12. 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

11. According to the recent reports, one of the animals, _____ crocodile, is in _____ danger of dying out.

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

10. ---- What about _____ lecture?

　 ---- It’s too tiring, as is known, _____ lecture for me.

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

9. _____ friend of my sister’s will come to see her tomorrow. I’m wondering what _____ man he is going to be like.

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

8. 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

7. ---- The news is spreading from mouth to mouth.

　 ---- Yes, it’s become _____ talk of _____ town.

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

6. ______will conquer ______ nature.

　 A. The man; /　　　　 B. A man; the

C. Man; /　　 　　　D. The men; the

5. His brother likes ______ history very much. He knows a lot about ______Chinese history, especially ______history of social development.

A. /; / ; the　　 　　 B. / ; the ; /

C. the ; / ; /　 D. the ; / ; the

4. To tell you ______ truth, he is not _____ John I know before.

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

3. He is _____ honest man and now he is living in Belgium, _____ European country.

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