1.I don’t like talking on__telephone;I prefer writing__letters. (北京 2002 春招) A.a; the B.the; 不填 C.the; the D.a; 不填 2._____a wonderful sense of humour. A.The English have B.The English has C.English have D.English has 3.①The young often___the old in our town. A.helps B.wants to help C.help D.helping ②He had never envied the rich___money. A.his B.their C.one’s D.her 4.The more you listen to English, ___you’ll feel in speaking English. A.the well B.easily C.the more easily D.the easier 5.In China,___bicycle is___popular means of transportation(交通). A.the; a B.a; 不填 C.the; the D.a; the 6.___page of the book is torn and___cover looks very old. A.The; the B.A; a C.A; the D.The; a 7.He is___teacher that all of us like him. (MET’84) A.a such good B.such good a C.a so good D.so good a 8.Father went to his doctor for_____about his heart trouble. A.an advice B.advice C.advices D.the advices 9._____danger man is often much wiser than usual. A.In a time of B.In the times of C.In the time of D.In time of 10.Alice is fond of playing___piano while Henry is interested in listening to___music. A./; the B./; / C.the; / D.the; the 11.Beyond_____stars, the astronaut saw nothing but_____space. A.the;/ B./; the C./; / D.the; the 12.Alexander Graham Bell invented_____telephone in1876. A./ B.a C.the D.one 13.Which is_____country, Canada or Australia? A.a large B.larger C.a larger D.the larger 14.—— Where’s Jack? —— I think he’s still in___bed, but he might just be in___bathroom. A./; / B.the; the C.the; / D./; the 15. She is___new comer to____chemistry but she has already made some important discoveries. A.the; the B.the; / C.a;/ D.a; the 16.If there were no examinations, we should have_____at school. A.the happiest time B.a more happier time C.much happiest time D.a much happier time 17.—— I’d like_____information about the management of your hotel, please. —— Well, you could have _____ word with the manager. He might be helpful. A.some; a B.an; some C.some; some D.an; a 18.How beautifully she sings! I have never heard____. A.the better voice B.a good voice C.the best voice D.a better voice 19.Many people agree that___knowledge of English is a must in___international trade today. A.a; / B.the; an C.the; the D./; the 20.—— Have you seen___pen? I left it here this morning. —— Is it___black one? I think I saw it somewhere. A.a; the B.the; the C.the; a D.a; a 21.Professor White has written some short stories, but he is___known for his plays. 1 A.the best B.more C.better D.the most 22.Paper money was in__use in China when Marco Polo visited the country in__thirteenth century. A.the;/ B.the; the C./; the D./; / 23.The warmth of___sweater will of course be determined by the sort of___wool used. A.the; the B.the; / C./; the D./; / 24.Jumping out of_____airplane at ten thousand feet is quite_____exciting experience. A.不填; the B.不填; an C.an; an D.the; the 25.Boris has brains. In fact, I doubt whether anyone in the class has___IQ. A.a high B.a higher C.the higher D.the highest 26.Mr Wang gave us_____on how to improve our English. A.so good an advice B.a good advice C.some good advices D.a piece of good advice 27.The suggestion has been made___the basketball match___put off. A.for; to B.that; be C.which; should be D.to; being 28.Tom’s and John’s_____came to London last week. A.father-in-law B.fathers-in-law C.fathers-in-laws D.father-in-laws 29.His “Selected Stories”_____first published in 1990. A.were B.was C.has been D.have been 30.These tables and desks are all made of_____. A.a wood B.some wood C.the wood D.wood 31.—— Did you find your pen this afternoon? —— No, I didn’t find_____, but I’ve bought_____. A.it; it B.one; one C.it; one D.one; it 32.If these trousers are too big, buy a smaller___. A.set B.one C.copy D.pair 33.Three-fourths of the surface of the earth___sea. A.is B.are C.were D.has been 34.We have worked out the plan and now we must put it into___. A.fact B.reality C.practice D.deed 35.Here’s my card. Let’s keep in_____. A.touch B.relation C.connection D.friendship 36.He gained his___by printing___of famous writers. A.wealth; work B.wealths; works C.wealths; work D.wealth; works 37.—— Hello. Is Laura there, please? —— I’m sorry, she is not here right now.Can I take a_____? A.message B.letter C.sentence D.notice 38.The city government decided to keep the old temple for its historical___. A.price B.cost C.value D.usefulness 39.Shortly after the accident, two___police were sent to the spot to keep order. A.dozen of B.dozens C.dozen D.dozens of 40.Come along now and sit down. Tom,can you make_____for Mary? A.a face B.room C.some difference D.space 41.Four years had passed, and I found Mary had_____. A.little white hair B.some white hair C.much white hairs D.a few white hairs 42.Although the city had been attacked by the stormseveral times, _____was done. A.a few damages B.few destroy C.little hurt D.little damage 43.Sometimes I have a cup of coffee after lunch, but I don’t make a habit_____it. 2 A.for B.of C.about D.from 44.The price of vegetables is_____than before. A.much cheaper B.even higher C.still dearer D.a lot more expensive 45. Such a magazine has_____except when you have time to kill. A.little value B.much value C.a lot of values D.great value 46.I’m sorry I’m forgetting your name for_____. A.a moment B.moments C.the moment D.the moments 47.Opinions of that kind are best kept to yourself, and not voice_____. A.by public B.in public C.in a public D.in the public 48.Such men have made_____by developing oil businesses. A.great fortunes B.a huge fortune C.some huge fortune D.a great fortune 49.There are ten___teachers and two hundred___students in the school. A.women; girl B.woman; girls C.women; girls D.woman; girl 50.The boy wrote_____last week. A.a two-thousand-words article B.two two-thousand-words article C.a two-thousand-word article D.two two-thousand-words articles 1.B。on the telephone 的意思是“(在)打电话” ,可作状语或表语,表示正在进行的动作,其中的 the 不可省略。 2.A。指“全体国民”时,常用“定冠词+表示国民的单词” 。这一结构作主语时,谓语用复数形式。 3.①C;②B。英语中, 有些形容词或分词(如 old, young, poor, rich, injured, wounded, dead, living, deaf 等)与 the 连用时, 表示一类人。这种结构通常表示复数,应与复数动词或复数代词连用。 4.D。 “the+比较级,the+比较级”表示“越??,就越??” ,其中的定冠词 the 不可省略。 5.A。 “the/a(an)+单数名词”可表示“类属” ,故第一空的冠词用 the 或 a 均可。第二空指一种交 通方式,应用不定冠词。 6.C。一本书是由许多“页”构成的,指其中的一页,用不定冠词。 7.D。 “such+a(an)+形容词+单数名词"等于"so+形容词+a(an)+单数名词” 。 8.B。advice 表示“意见;忠告” ,为不可数名词。 9.D。in time of 的意思是“在??时刻” ,不与冠词连用。 10.C。play 后接表示球类的名词时,不用冠词(如 play basketball);后接表示西洋乐器的名词时,则 须用定冠词(如 play the violin)。listen to music 表示“听音乐” ,是固定短语。 11.A。特指天上的星星,应用定冠词;space 指“太空” ,一般不与冠词连用,但有形容词修饰时, 应使用定冠词。 12.C。特指某种事物,用定冠词。 13.D。用定冠词,特指两个国家中较大的那一个。 14.D。be in bed 表示“卧床” ,为习惯用语,不与冠词连用;in the bathroom 特指“在(说话双方都 知道的)浴室里” 。 15.C。表示学科的名词,不与冠词连用;comer“来者” ,为可数名词,在此表示泛指。 16.D。have a...time 指“过得??” ;修饰比较级时用 much,不用 more。 17.A。information 在此为不可数名词,故可排除 B、D 两个选项;have a word with sb. 为固定短语, 意思是“跟??说句话” 。 18.D。voice 指“啜音” 。此处不定冠词与比较级连用,表示“(以前)从未听过比她唱得更好的” 。 19.A。此处 knowledge 表示“知道;熟悉” ,是 know 的名词形式,常与不定冠词连用。trade 指“某 种贸易” ,通常不与冠词连用。 20.D。均表示泛指。 21.C。此处指剧本(plays)与短篇小说(short stories)两者之间的比较。 3 22.C。(be) in use 为习惯用语,意思是“在使用中” ,不与冠词连用;thirteenth 为序数词,序数词前 面通常使用定冠词。 23.B。wool“羊毛” ,为不可数名词,在此表示泛指,不与定冠词连用,故选项 A、C 均不对;sweater 在此表示“羊毛衫”这一类物品,与 the 或 a 均可连用。 24.C。均表示泛指。 25.B。此句暗指班里其他人的“智商”没有比 Boris 的更高的,故用比较级。 26.D。advice 表示“忠告;建议” ,为不可数名词,指数量时,常与 a piece of 连用。 27.B。suggestion,advice 等名词后面接 that 引导的名词性从句时,从句中的谓语常用“(should)+ 动词原形"构成的虚拟结构。 28.B。A's and B’s 表示“A 和 B 各自的” ,后面的可数名词要用复数形式;father-in-law 为复合 名词,复合名词的复数形式通常是将其中的名词或主要的名词变为复数。 29.B。书名作主语时,谓语应用单数形式。 30.D。wood 指“木头” ,为不可数名词,此处的 wood 指材料,是物质名词,不与 the 连用。 31.C。it 指代前面的同一物品;one 则指代与前面事物同类的物品。 32.D。trousers, scissors, gloves, socks, glasses 等表示成双成对物品的名词,其数量单位为 pair。 33.A。分数修饰主语时,若主语为不可数名词,谓语用单数形式;若主语为可数名词,谓语通常用 复数形式。 34.C。put... into/in practice 为习惯用语,意思是“把??付诸实施” 。 35.A。指“(与??)保持联系” ,应说 keep in touch (with...)。 36.D。wealth 指“财富” ,为不可数名词;work 指文学、艺术作品时,常用复数形式。