—Have you seen ________ pen? I left it here this morning.

—Is it ________ black one? I think I saw it somewhere.

A. a; the

B. the; the

C. a; a

D. the; a

Beyond ________ stars, the astronaut saw nothing but _________ space.

A. the; /

B. /; the

C. /; /

D. the; the

John is ________ European and he is ________ university student now.

A. a; an

B. an; a

C. a; a

D. an; an

In 1864, Lincoln was elected ________ President of  ________ United States for the second time.

A. the; the

B. a; a

C. /; the

D. /; /

________ Suez Canal brought ________ east and  ________ west closer.

A. The; the; the

B. /; the; the

C. The; /; /

D. /; /; /

________ terrible life people in the small island lived at that time!

A. What

B. How

C. What a

D. How a

—You missed ________ “n” in the word “government”.

—My goodness. So I did.

A. a

B. the

C. /

D. an

________Pacific Ocean is ________ largest of all.

A. The; a

B. /; the

C. The; the

D. A; /

The sun gives us ________ heat and ________ light.

A. the; the

B. a; a

C. a; the

D. /; /

I don't like talking on ________ telephone; I prefer writing ________ letters.

A. a; the

B. a; /

C. the; the

D. the; /