49.The report said a car went out of _________control on a highway _________south of the city and rushed into a river.

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

47. -Would you mind giving your advice on how to improve our business management? 　　 -if you make ____ most of the equipment, there will be ____ rise in production. 　　 A. 不填；不填　　 B. the；a　　 C. 不填；a　　 D. the；不填 48.-Did you happen to see _________ black and　 _________ white cat?

-Is she missing?I told you to take care of her.

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

45. Thank you for sending us ____ fresh vegetables of many kinds. You have done us ____ a great service. 　　 A. 不填；a　　 B. the；a　　 C. 不填；不填　　 D. the；不填 46. Young as he is, David has gained ____ rich experience in ____ society. 　　 A. the; the　　 B. a; 不填　　 C. 不填；不填　　 D. 不填；the

44.I wonder what it feels like to be one of______really rich. The Jenkinsons already have two Rolls Royces and now they are buying ____ third!

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

43. Many people are still in _____ habit of writing silly things in _____ public places.

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

42. What ______ public is concerned about is whether medical workers and scientists will be able to find for this new disease in a short time.

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

36. In the market, vegetables are sold by _______ kilogram, I mean, by _______ weight. 　　 A. the; 不填　　　 B.不填; 不填 　　 C. the; the　　　 D.不填；the 37. Many people agree that ______ knowledge of English is a must in _______ international trade today. 　　 A. the, an　　　 B. a, 不填　　　 C. the, the　　 D. 不填, the 38. The cakes are delicious. I’d like to have _______ third one as _______ second one I ate was too small. 　　 A. the, the　　　 B. a, the　　　 C. the, a　　　 D. a, a 39. ________ England of those years was _______ England in peace. 　　 A. 不填, 不填　　　 B. The, an 　　 C. The, 不填　　　 D. 不填, an 40. - Did you happen to see _______ black and _______ white cat? 　　 - Are they missing? I told you to take care of them. 　　 A. a; 不填　　 B. the; 不填　　 C. the; the　　 D. a; the 41. I smoke out of ____ habit, not for ____ pleasure; for I have been in the habit for twenty years.

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

30. The education of ______ young is always ______ hot and serious topic. 　　 A. 不填, 不填　　 B. the, a　　　 C. 不填, the　　 D. the, 不填 31. I often have conversations with John over ______ telephone, while keep in touch with Tom by ______ letter. 　　 A. 不填；the　　　 B. 不填；a　　　 C. the；不填　　 D. the; a 32. -John has put forward _______ most challenging question for us to answer. 　　 -Yes, it really is. I have never heard _______ harder one. 　　 A. the; 不填　　　 B. 不填; the　　　 C. the; the　　　 D. a; a 33. “What about ______ school?” “It is as good, as anybody can see, _____ school as No 1 Middle School Attached to Hunan Normal University.” 　　 A. a; the　　 B. the; a　　　 C. a; a　　　 D. the; the 34. The market for ______ used computers is getting larger and larger as______ years go on. 　　 A. 不填, 不填　　　 B. the, 不填 　　 C. the, the　　　　 D. 不填, the 35. “Charley Oakley, ______ NBA All-star, hasn’t missed ______ game in the past three years.” “I can hardly believe it.” 　　 A. an; the　　　 B. a; the　　　 C. the; a　　　 D. an; a

29. He is neither______ European, nor______ American. He is from______ Australia.

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

21. Since tasting the excitement of _____ big city life, she never wants to live in _____ country again. 　 A. the, the　　 B. 不填，不填　　 C. the, 不填　　 D. 不填，the 22. The operation is _____ success and the patient is now out of _____ danger.　 　 A. a, the　　 B. a, 不填　　 C. 不填, the　　 D. 不填，不填 23. As _____ writer, he was _____ complete failure. 　 A. a, a　　 B. a, the　　　 C. 不填，不填　　　 D. a, 不填 24. How strange! These years my birthday always falls _____. 　 A. on the Sunday　B. on a Sunday 　 C. on Sunday　　　　 D. at a Sunday 25. This is _____ best kind of _____ pen you can get here. 　 A. the, the　　 B. the, a　　 C. the, 不填　　 D. a, the 26. As is known to us all, _____ tiger is in _____ danger of becoming extinct. 　 A. the, a　　 B. the, 不填　　 C. a, 不填　　 D. 不填, the 27. He spent too much time talking on ______ phone while we were all busy at _____ work. 　 A. the, 不填　　 B. a, 不填　　 C. 不填, 不填　　 D. the, the 28. As _______ unemployment is very high at the moment, it’s very difficult for people to find _______ work. 　 A. the, 不填　　　 B.不填，不填　　 C. the, a　　 D. an, the