1 . Living in_________ ever increasingly fast-paced world, we are facing greater competition, so we must take _________ advantage of every opportunity to develop.

A．an; the	B．an; /
C．the; an	D．the; /

2 . As a businessman he was a success, but as a husband he was____ failure, so their marriage ended in _____failure.

A．/;/	B．/;a
C．a; a	D．a; /

3 . The police have ____ power to deal with such matters by ____ law．

A．the; the	B．不填；不填
C．不填；the	D．the；不填

4 . There must be a better way to teach our students __________value of __________life than just inviting an old professor to give a boring lecture.

A．the；a

B．／；the

C．a；the

D．the；／

5 . As a film star she was a success, but as a wife she was ________ failure, so their marriage ended in ________ failure.

A．/; /

B．/; a

C．a; a

D．a; /

6 . Sarah looked at      finished painting with      satisfaction.

A．不填；a

B．a; the

C．the;不填

D．the;a

7 . In most western countries, on April Fool’s Day, people often play __ ___ trick on each other; children especially have great ______ fun.

A．a; a

B．the; the

C．/; a

D．a; /

8 . Wouldn’t it be ____ wonderful world if all nations lived in ____ peace with one another?

A．a; /

B．the; /

C．a; the

D．the; the

9 . ______young(Young) man as he is , he has managed to have ______ knowledge of cultural differences of different countries.

A．A; the

B．A; a

C．/; /

D．/; a

10 . William, ______ monitor of Class Two, received awards at a ceremony yesterday for giving ______ first aid on a drowning woman.

A．the; the

B．/; /

C．the; /

D．/; the