12.(NMET 2000北京春季,8) Summer in _______ south of France are for _______ most part dry and sunny.

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

11.(NMET 2000, 10) Most animals have little connection with _______ animals of _______ different kind unless they kill them for food.

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

10.(2001上海春季,22) His daughter is always shy in _______ and she never dares to make a speech to _______.

A.the public;the public B.public;the public

C.the public;public D.public;public

9.(NMET 2001北京春季, 10) Mr Smith, there's a man at _______ front door who says he has _______ news for you of great importance.

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

8.(2001上海, 21) A bullet hit the soldier and he was wounded in _______ leg.

A.a B.one C.the D.his

7.(NMET 2001, 29) The warmth of _______ sweater will of course be determined by the sort of _______ wool used.

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

6.(2002 上海春季, 22) The cakes are delicious.He'd like to have third one because _______ second one is rather too small.

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

5.(NMET 2002 北京春季, 26) I don't like talking on _______ telephone; I prefer writing _______ letters.

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

4.(2002 上海, 21) One way to understand thousands of new words is to gain _______ good knowledge of basic word formation.

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

3.(NMET 2002, 26) Jumping out of _______ airplane at ten thousand feet is quite _______ exciting experience.

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