9、（2011·四川绵阳中学月考）—It’s reported that over 1billion people watched the live opening ceremony of___ 2010 South Africa World Cup on TV.

—Yes, news came as____ shock to me.

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

8、（2011·浙江杭州西湖中学检测） Mr White, who comes from ___________ European country, has formed _________ habit of attending ______________ church on Sundays.

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

7、（2011·云南昆明一中第一次月考）There is       small temple on the island, which can only be reached by       water.

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

6、（2011·广西玉林、南宁二中9月联考）The artist, whose early career was far from being      success, is now widely recognized as

         master of painting.

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

5、（2011·浙江学军中学月考）21. In China, ______ pressure to pass _____ exams tends to cause lack of students’ creativity.

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

4、（2011·浙江温州八校返校联考）Shall we take ________ short break? I want to make ________ call．

       A．the；a                                             B．a；the              

       C．the；the                                             D．a；a

3、（2011·浙江温州十校联考）Pirates from Somalia who hijacked _____European carrier in ______ Indian Ocean threatened to kill its 25 crew members if any rescue operation was attempted.

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

2、（2011·唐山市摸底）In       week or so．I’11 be among_____ unemployed，I’m afraid．

       A．小填；a           B．a；不填           C．a；the                D．me：不填

1、（2011·重庆师大附中月考）While he was investigating ways to improve the telescope, Newton made ________ discovery which completely changed ________ man’s understanding of color.

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

33、高三学生面临着沉重的学习压力，很多学生利用课间十分钟的休息时间学习,实际上没有什么效果。假如你是淮安中学高三年级的学生李立，就此现象给中学生英语报写封信，发表自己的看法。信的内容须包括以下要点：

   1．十分钟的课间休息很有必要（说明理由）； 2．你是怎样利用这十分钟的。

   注意：1、词数100左右； 2、信的开头已经给出（不计入总数）。

Dear Editor,

   I’m a Senior 3 student from Huaian Middle School. ________________________