1 . When you finish reading the book, you will have __ better understanding of __ life.

A．a, the

B．the, a

C．/, the

D．a, /

2 . If my train is on ____ schedule, I will be home at   ____ midnight.

A．the ; the

B．\ ; the

C．a; \

D．\ ; \

3 . 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

4 . 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

5 . Hiking is _________ great fun. You will get close to________ nature and take exercise at the same time.

A．a; the

B．/; /

C．/; the

D．a; /

6 . We all sighed with ________ relief when ________ plane finally landed safely.

A．a; /	B．/; the
C．a; a	D．a; the

7 . Dr. Peter Spence, ____ headmaster of the school, told us, “____ fifth of pupils here go to study at Oxford and Cambridge.”

A．a; A

B．不填；The

C．the; The

D．不填; A

8 . Late in the afternoon, they arrived at ______ small village ______ north of the West Hill.

A．the, the

B．a, \

C．a, the

D．the, \

9 . 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．/;/