1 . 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

2 . The Smiths don’t usually like staying at         hotels, but last summer they spent a few days at a very nice hotel by ________ sea.

A．/; a

B．the; the

C．/; the

D．the; a

3 . —Guess what? Tom has failed in the exam ____ second time.
—How come? He is ___ second to none in English in our class.

A．a; a	B．the; a
C．a; /	D．the; the

4 . Money plays______ important role in the material world. But expecting ______ money to give happiness may be missing the meaning of life.

A．a; the

B．an; /

C．a; /

D．the; the

5 . There was______time when everything to do with__nature could keep Anne spellbound.

A．a; the

B．the; a

C．a; /

D．the; the

6 . Despite the warm personal relations with Hu, Bush admitted that ___ differences remain between the two countries, which makes ____ dialogue imperative.

A．the; a

B．the; /

C．/; a

D．/;/

7 . 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

8 . Obesity is ________ major concern for public health officials and also may affect ________ test scores of students.

A．a; /

B．a; a

C．the; /

D．the; the

9 . Animals are obviously ______ lower form of life than _______ man.

A．a ; /

B．the ; the

C．a ; the

D．/ ; /

10 . Exploring ________space is exciting, yet dangerous. There is ________need for both robots and humans for space exploration.

A．the; a

B．a; a

C．/; a

D．/; the