1 . Everything comes with________ price; there is no such________ thing as a free lunch in the world.

A．a; a

B．the;/

C．the;the

D．a;/

2 . Most farmers live at _____________ mercy of nature where few water storage equipment is in ________ use.

A．／；／

B．the；the

C．a；／

D．the；／

3 . The driver was at ___ loss when ____word came that he was forbidden to drive for speeding.

A．a; /	B．a; the
C．the; the	D．/; /

4 . I don’t like talking on_____telephone,I prefer writing____letters.

A．a the

B．the /

C．the the

D．a /

5 . .There are over 58,000 rocky objects in________ space, about 900 of which could fall down onto_______earth.

A．the; the

B．不填;the

C．the;不填

D．a; the

6 . Sarah looked at      finished painting with      satisfaction.

A．不填；a

B．a; the

C．the;不填

D．the;a

7 . George couldn’t remember when he first met Mr. Anderson, but he was sure it was _____ Sunday because everybody was at _____ church.

A．/; the	B．the; /
C．a; /	D．/; a

8 . Thank you for sending us ______ fresh vegetables of many kinds. You have done us _____ great service.

A．/; a

B．the; a

C．./, /;

D．the; /

9 . Mr. Samuel, _______ president of our company, is now in _______ possession of many branches across China.

A．the; the	B．/; /
C．a; the	D．a; /

10 . It was ______ great shock to the girl when _____ word came that her close friend died in the severe earthquake of Haiti.

A．a; /

B．the; the

C．a; the

D．/; the