1 . Sam has been appointed _____ manager of the engineering department to take _____ place of George.

A．/; /

B．the; /

C．the; the

D．/; the

2 . Attracting senior citizens, Florida is home to the largest population of elder Americans．

A．/; /

B．the; the

C．the; /

D．/ ; a

3 . —How do you find the guy who took ________ office last week?
—He’s always finding ________ fault with others.

A．/; a	B．the; a
C．/; /	D．the; /

4 . Early in ________morning word came that Mr. Black had been elected          ________president of the company.

A．a；不填	B．the；不填
C．a; the	D．不填；the

5 . —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

6 . Sometimes some children in my primary school would laugh, when I got out of _______ breath after running _____ short way or had to stop and rest halfway up the stairs.

A．the; a

B．不填; a

C．不填; the

D．a; the

7 . 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

8 . 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; /

9 . In America, if _______ friend has invited you to drop in at any time, it is _______ best to call before visiting to make sure it is convenient for him.

A．a; a

B．the; a

C．a; 不填

D．the; 不填

10 . 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