48. A grand parade was held in Beijing to celebrate ______ National Day. We _____ Chinese were really proud of our great motherland.

　 A. our, the　　 B. X, X　　　 C. the, X　　 D. X, the

47. He used to go without ______ breakfast, but this morning he felt quite hungry and had _____ big breakfast.

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

46. My daughter takes ______ interest in drawing ______.

　 A. X, a horse　　 B. a, a horse　 C. an, the horses 　D. no, horses

45. As a whole, she is ______ success, ______ woman as she is.

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

44. Cooking calls for ______ patience and time. It is ______ enjoyable but difficult experience.

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

43. All these changes will lead to ______ stronger and powerful China, ______ country that can surprise and enrich our planet.

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

42. You made the same mistake for ______ second time, dropping ______ “n” in the word “government”.

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

41. According to the recent report, one of the animals, ______ crocodile, is in ______ danger of dying out.

　 A. the, the　　　 B. the, X　　　 C. X, X　　　　 D. X, the

40. Historically, _____ main material for making tables has been wood, but _____ metal and stone have also been used.

　 A. the, X　　　 B. the, the　　　 C. X, the　　　 D. X, X　　　　

39. ---Can you play ______ musical instrument?

　 ---Yes, I can play ______ violin and ______ Chinese Erhu .

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