1. Some people are still in ____ habit of writing silly things in ____ public places.

A. the; the                    B. /; /

C. the; /                      D. /; the

2. She is ____ newcomer to ____ chemistry but she has already made some important discoveries.

A. the; the                     B. the; /

C. a; /                         D. a; the

3. The boy led the blind man by ____ arm to cross ____ street.

A. an; the                      B. the; the

C. the ; a                       D. an; a

4. Sometimes ____ weak can defeat ____ strong.

A. /; /                         B. the; the

C. the; a                       D. /; the

5. He is ____ younger of the two brothers.

A. a                           B. the

C. /                           D. one

6. I like watching ____ TV and listen to ____ radio.

A. the; the                      B. /; /

C. the; /                        D. /; the

7. He has tried twice but is asked to have ____ third try.

A. another                      B. a

C. one                         D. the

8. There is ____ “n” in the word “north”.

A. an                          B. a

C. the                         D. /

9. Mr. Brown was elected ____ head of our company.

A. a                          B. the

C. /                          D. one

10. I usually have ____ lunch at home but yesterday I had ____ good lunch at that restaurant.

A. /; a                        B. the; /

C. the; a                      D. the; the

11. ____ Jacksons have come, We can begin our party now.

A. A                          B. One

C. The                        D. /

12. The Changjiang River is one of ____longest rivers in the world.

A. the                         B. a

C. many                       D. /

13. Your tie and mine are of ____ color.

A. same                        B. /

C. the                          D. a

14. China has many beautiful ____ lakes, including ____ West Lake.

A. /; /                           B. /; the

C. the; the                       D. /; a