The winning of hosting ______ 2010 World Expo is ______ victory not only for Shanghai residents, but for the  people of the whole Chinese nation.

A. the; a                  B. a; the                           C. a; a                     D. the; the

There is no power like ______ power of confidence, and there is no student as competitive as ______

student who trusts his own abilities.

A. the; a               B. a; the              C. /; a                         D. the; /

There has been_____ rising demand for grain as_____ industrial material in spite of the nation’s

good harvests.

A. /, an                        B. a, an                       C. the, an                     D. a, /

Last month, thousands of workers in that city went on _____ strike, demanding lower taxes and ______ end to cutting staff members.

A. a; the                     B. a; an                      C. 不填; an    D. 不填; the

—Did Susanna visit you again ________ next year? 

    —No, it was almost ten years before she came to see me ________ second time.

A. the; a                  B. the; 不填           C. a; the                D. a, a

Pirates from Somalia who hijacked _____European carrier in ______ Indian Ocean threatened to kill its 25 crew members if any rescue operation was attempted.

   A. the; 不填             B. a; the               C. the; a                D.  the; the

Last month, thousands of workers in that city went on _____ strike, demanding lower taxes and ______ end to cutting staff members.

A. a; the                     B. a; an                      C. 不填; an    D. 不填; the

Born in Barcelona on July 17, 1920, Juan Antonio Samaranch enjoyed success as ______roller skater and led _______ Spanish team to the world title.

A./; a               B. a; a             C./; the          D. a; the

We were sad to hear the news that _______ eight Chinese peacekeeping policemen were killed in ______ Haiti earthquake.  

A. the; /                   B. /; the                     C. the; a                   D. an; the

Mr. Smith’s decision to attend       ceremony tomorrow can be seen as       gesture of his intention to improve         the relationship.

       A．the, a, the B．a, a, the    C．the, the, a D．a, the, a