2 . At the end of ______ 16th century, about five to seven million people speak ______   English.

A．the; /

B．the; the

C．/; the

D．/; /

4 . Going on a trip into _____ space must be quite _____ exciting experience.

A．/; the

B．/; an

C．the; the

D．the; an

5 . Many lifestyle patterns do such_______ great harm to health that they actually speed up_______ weakening of the human body.

A．a; /

B．/; the

C．a; the

D．/; /

6 . It is a pity that you missed the final game of the world cup in Brazil between Germany and Holland. Don’t be upset. You will have        second chance to see it on     TV.

A．a;不填

B．a; the

C．the; a

D．the;不填

7 . As the number of _______ newborn babies decreases, more couples should be encouraged to have _______ second child.

A．/; the

B．the; a

C．/; a

D．the; /

8 . In 1778, Banks was elected _______ president of the Royal Society, _______position he held for 42 years.

A．/, the	B．the, /
C．the, the	D．/, a

9 . Lily owns ______ larger collection of ______ books than any other student in our class.

A．the; /	B．a; /
C．a; the	D．/; the

10 . In Hangzhou Mr Green was so struck by ________ beauty of ________ nature that he stayed for another night.

A．/, /	B．/, the
C．the, /	D．the, the