29. ____　 _ on-going division between English-speaking Canadians and French-speaking Canadians is _____ major concern of the country.

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

28. -I heard that as many as 4,000 people were killed in 9.11 Horror Attack.

　 -Yes, _____ news came as _____ shock to us.

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

21. Most English people have _____ names: _____ name, a middle name and the family name. 　 A. three...first　　 B. three...a first　　　　　　 C. the three...the first　　 D. the third...one first 22. _____ of the world’s books and newspapers are written in English. 　 A. Three quarter　B. Three of quarters　　　 C. Third fourths　　　　　　 D. Three fourths 23.Today we’re going to learn the _____ lesson.　　　　　

　A. twenty　　　 　 B. 20　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. twentieth　　　　　　　　　 D. twentyth 24. -How deep is the hole?

-It is _____.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　 A. four metre deep　　 B. four metres deep　C. four-metre deep　　　 D. four-metres-deep 25. _____ books must be produced for the children.　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 A. Many thousands 　 B. Many thousands of　 C. Many thousand of　 D. Many thousand 26.There are _____ days in June and _____ day is Children’s Day.　 　A. thirteen, first　　　　　 B. thirty...the second　 　 C. thirty...the first　　　　 D. thirteen...the first 27. When you finish reading the book, you will have ____ better understanding of _____life.

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

10. When you come here for your holiday next time, don’t go to _____ hotel. I can find you _____ bed in my flat.

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

a is _______ larger than the United States. 　 A. one six　　　 　　　　 B. one sixth　　　　　 C. one sixes　　　　　　　　　 D. a sixths 12.Two ______ died of cold last winter. 　 A. hundreds old people　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. hundreds old peoples 　 C. hundred old people　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. hundred old peoples 13. 999 reads nine hundred ______. 　 A. and ninety ninth　　 B. and ninety-nine　　　　 C. ninety and nine　　　　　　　　 D. and nine nine 14.Our teacher told us to write a _________ composition. 　 A. two-thousand-word　　　　　　　 　　　　　　 B. two-thousand-words 　 C. two thousands words　　　　　　 　　　　　　 D. two-thousands-word 15.Henry is ______ tallest in their class. 　 A. three　　　　 　 B. the three　　　 　　　　　 C. third　　　　　 　　　　　　　 D. the third 16.　Would you like to try _______ time?

A. two　　　　　　　 B. second　　　　 　　　　　　 C. a two　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. a second 17.　When spring comes, _______ trees are planted in our city. 　 A. millions of　　 B. a million of　　 　　　　 C. two millions　　　　　　 D. million of 18.　The number of the girls in our school ______ more than six ______. 　 A. are...hundreds　　　 B. is...hundred　　 C. are...hundred　　　　　　 D. is...hundred 19. _______ is a happy time for _______. 　 A. Chinese New Year…children　　 　　　 B. The Chinese New Year…children

C. Chinese New Year…the children　　 　 D. The Chinese New Year…the children 20. In _____ Marx began to learn Russian. 　 A. a 1870　　　　　 B. the 1870　　　　 　　　　 C. the 1870’s　　　　　　　　 D. his 1870

7. -What date is it?

-It’s _______.

　 A. the April thirteenth　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. the thirteenth of April　

C. thirteenth April　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. April thirteen 8. His uncle has lived at _______ for ten years. 　 A. No.103 Xinhua Street　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. 103 Xinhua Street 　 C. Xinhua Street 103　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Xinhua Street No.103 9. Please wait here. I’ll be back in _______ hours. 　 A. two and half a　　　 B. two and a half　　 C. half and two　　　　　　 D. two a half.

5. ______ book on the desk is _______ useful one. 　A. The...an　　　　 B.A...a　　　　　　　　 C. The...a　　　　　　　 D. The.../ 6 My good friend Liqing studies at ______ Middle School.

A. 18　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. the 18　　　　　 　　 C. 18th No.　　　　 　　　　 D. No.18

4. -By the way, have you got ________ E-mail address?

-Oh, yes, it’s cthsc @.

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

3. For a long time they walked without saying _____ word. Jim was the first to break _____

silence.

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

2. They had ___wonderful train ride to Chengdu before they went on to ___Mount Emei by bus. A. a…the　　　　　　　　　 B. /… the　　　　　 　 C. a…/　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. the…a

例1、I earn 10 dollars_________ hour as _________ supermarket cashier on Saturdays.

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

答案为C。

[解析] hour以元音开头，前面加不定冠词an，an hour“每小时”；a表示“一个”，放在supermarket cashier前面表示类指，说明属哪类人。译文：星期六我作为超市出纳员每小时挣10美元。a/an的用法规则：以元音音素开头的单词前用an，以辅音音素开头的单词前用a。

例2、One way to understand thousands of new words is to gain________ good　 knowledge of basic word formation.

A. /　　　　 B. the　　　　 C. a　　　　 D. one

答案为C。

[解析] knowledge是不可数名词，当被某些修饰语修饰时，前面要加不定冠词，如：He has a very good knowledge of English.他在英语方面有丰富的知识。

例3、Alexander Graham Bell invented ________telephone in 1876.

A. /　　 B. a　　 C. the　　 D. one

答案为C　。

[解析] the+可数名词单数表示一类泛指。

例4、The cakes are delicious. He'd like to have ________ third one because _______ second one is rather too small.

A. a…a　　　 B. the…the　　　 　C. a…the　　　 D. the…a

答案为C。

[解析] 注意序数词前面的冠词的用法：当序数词表示顺序时用定冠词the；表示再来一次使用不定冠词a (an)。从句子的意思可知，third one表示再吃一个，所以填a；second one表示所吃的第二个，所以填the。这句话的意思是：蛋糕很好吃。他想再吃一个，因为他吃的第二个太小了。

例5、A bullet hit the soldier and he was wounded in　 ________leg.

A. a　　　　 B. one　　　　 C. the　　　　 D. his

答案为C。

[解析] 伤及某人某部位或拍、打、拉某人某部位要用句式wound/bit/beat/pat/take+sb+介词+the+部分。译文：子弹击中了战士，他的腿受了伤。

例6、________people in the world are sending information by email every day.

A. Several million　 　B. Many million　　　 C. Several millions　 D. Many million

答案为A。

[解析] 在million，hundred等前如果有具体数字或several等词时，要用单数形式。many一般不与million等词连用。在表示不确切数目时用复数，例如：表示“数百万”，英语为millions of。译文：每天，世界上有百十万人通过email传递信息。　

例7、________ of the land in that district　 ________covered with trees and grass.

A. Two fifth...is　　 B. Two fifth...are　 C. Two fifths...is　 D. Two fifths...are

答案为C。

[解析] 分数的分子用基数词，分母用序数词表示。如果分子大于1，序数词后加-s。分数和百分比作主语时，谓语动词的形式取决于分数和百分数后的名词。句子中的主语land是单数，所以谓语动词要用is covered。　

例8、Paper produced every year is ________ the world's production of vehicles.

A. the three times weight of　 　　　B. three times the weight of

C. as three times heavy as　　　　 D. three times as heavier as

答案为B。

[解析] 表示倍数的词数放在the weight of前，意思是“……重量的几倍”。　

例9、 An accident happened at_________ crossroads a few metres away from_______ bank.

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

答案为A。

[解析] at a crossroads表示“在十字路口”，crossroads“十字路口”是复数形式单数用法；bank是可数名词，不能单独使用(要加冠词或复数)，又非特指，不能用the。此处是泛指，前面要用不定冠词a。

例10、Smith _____ me to buy several _____ eggs for the dinner

A、asked…dozen　　　 B、suggested…dozens of

C、had…dozen　　　　 D、persuaded…dozens of

答案为A。

[解析] “dozen +复数名词”前除了用具体数词修饰外，还可以用several, many 修饰，如several dozen people, many dozen students等，dozen 不加s。

第三节 巩固练习

Direction: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer that completes the sentence.

1. It takes us ________ hour or more to go to my hometown by ________ train. 　A. an…a　　　　　 B. a…an　　　　 C. an… /　　　　　　　 D. a…/