1.Tom is ________ younger of the two newcomers. To be honest, I have never seen ________ cleverer one.
A./; / B.a; the
C.the; a D./; a
[解析]表示两个中较……的用 the;a+形容词比较级+one 表示“一个更……的”。
[答案]C
2.—Excuse me, what can I do for you?
—Yes. I'd like to place ________ advertisement for ________ used car in your paper.
A.the; a B.an; /
C.an; a D./; the
[解析]an advertisement 一则广告;a used car 一辆二手车。
[答案]C
3._______ successful launch of TiangongⅠ on September 29th marked ________ significant step in our country's plan to build a space station.
A.The; a B./; a
C.A; the D./; the
[解析]第一空为定指用 the;第二空为“数量一”，用 a。句意：天宫一号9月29号的成功发射标志着我国建立太空站计划的有重大意义的一步。
[答案]A
4.Each country, of course, in________ Copenhagen has its own particular priorities and concerns, which is why ________ agreement is so difficult to reach.
A.the; an B./; an
C.a; the D./; the
[解析]专有地名前不需冠词;第二空为“数量一”，用 an。
[答案]B
5.Whether early in ________ morning or late at ________ night, he may be in his office.
A.the; the B.the; /
C./; the D./; /
[解析]in the morning 早晨;at night 夜晚，二者均为固定搭配。
[答案]B
6.It's no such ________ long distance from here to ________ supermarket. We can walk there.
A.a; the B.the; a
C./; the D./; a
[解析]no such+单数名词相当于not such a+单数名词，第二空为定指，用 the。
[答案]C
7.In the job interview, a sincere and ________ positive attitude is ________ must.
A.a; a B.a; /
C./; a D./; the
[解析]第一空不需冠词，因为 a sincere and positive 同时修饰 attitude, 意为一个真诚积极的态度;第二空 a must (一个必需品)。
[答案]C
8.Chen Zhijiang is______ papercutting expert whom I interviewed for my article on ________ Chinese Art.
A.a; the B.an; /
C.a; / D.an; the
[解析]a papercutting expert 一名剪纸专家;第二空为专有名词，不需冠词。
[答案]C
9. The winning of hosting ________ 2014 Youth Olympic Games is ________ victory not only for Nanjing residents, but for ________ people of the whole Chinese nation.
A.the; a; the B.a; the; a
C.a; a; the D.the; the; a
[解析]第一空为定指，用 the;第二空为“数量一”，用 a;第三空为定指，用 the。
[答案]A
10.She came in for ________ coffee and told me the noise of ________ traffic kept her awake last night.
A. a; the B. a; /
C. the; the D. the; /
[解析]句意：她进来喝杯咖啡，告诉我，嘈杂的交通使她昨晚一夜没睡。coffee 为不可数名词，但有时前面加不定冠词 a，表示“一杯咖啡”;traffic 这里应是特指，故需用定冠词 the，所以A项正确。
[答案]A
11. Cooking calls for ________ patience and time but it is ________ enjoyable experience.
A.a; the B./; an
C.the; an D.a; /
[解析]第一空为抽象名词泛指，其前不需冠词;第二空为“数量一”。an enjoyable experience 一次令人愉快的经历。
[答案]B
12.She removed ________ hat she was wearing and tried on ________ black silk one.
A. a; a B. the; the
C. the; a D. a; the
[解析]句意：她摘下她戴着的帽子，试了一顶黑色的丝帽。第一空 hat 为特指，特指“她正戴着的帽子”，第二空为泛指，泛指“一顶黑色的丝帽”，故C项正确。
[答案]C
13. I don't like talking on ________ telephone; I prefer writing by ________ letter.
A. the; a B. /; a
C. /; the D. the; /
[解析]句意：我不喜欢打电话交谈;我喜欢用书信交流。on the telephone“在电话里”;by letter“通过书信”，均为固定搭配，故D项正确。
[答案]D
14.I was told that ________ 10：15 flight would take us to Shanghai in time to reach ________ Fudan University.
A. /; the B. the; a
C. a; the D. the; /
[解析]句意：我被告知10：15分那趟航班会带我们去上海，及时到达复旦大学。第一空特指10：15分那趟航班，前面应加定冠词 the;而第二空为专有名词，表示大学的名词前面不加冠词，故D项正确。
[答案]D
15.She is ________ newcomer to ________ chemistry but she has already made some important discoveries.
A. the; the B. the; /
C. a; / D. a; the
[解析]句意：她刚涉足化学界，但已经有一些重要发现。a newcomer to“是……的新手，初涉……”;chemistry 为科目名称，前面不加冠词，故C项正确。
[答案]C
