典型考题：（必做题）

1. My mother asked me to repeat ____ telephone number ____ second time so that she could write it down.

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

2. -Hey, Mr. Smith, you are wanted on ____ phone.

　-Who is calling?

　-____ Mr. Green. I don't know who he is.

　A. /; A B. the; / C. the; A D. /; /

3. -Did you happen to see ____ black and ____ white cats?

　-Are they missing? I told you to take care of them.

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

4. Susan, ____ university student from Europe, teaches me ____ art in her spare time.

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

5. He wrote ____ song, which turned out to be rather popular with ____ young.

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

6. -Where are you going, Mr. Johnson?

　-I am on my way to ____ hospital to see my wife, for she is seriously ill in ____ hospital now.

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

7. ____ singer and ____ dancer is to attend my birthday party, which will add to our pleasure.

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

8. ____ New York Times carried an article on how to protect the mother river of China-____ Yellow River.

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

9. -What did you have for ____ lunch?

-I had ____ delicious lunch at my friend's house and it is really unforgettable.

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

10. ____ shortest as he is, he runs fastest in our school.

A. The B. A C. / D. An

11. The apple pies are so tasty. I would like to have ____ third one because ____ second one is rather too small.

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

12. She was caught in ____ heavy rain on her way to the lonely island, which was quite ____ experience.

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

13. Last summer vacation, my parents took me to visit ____ Tian An Men Square and _____ Tsinghua University, and I really enjoyed myself very much.

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

14. George W. Bush, __ President of the United States, visited China ___ third time.

　　A. a; a B. the; a C. /; a D. /; the

15. People all know that it will take years of practice to gain ___ skills of ___ expert.

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