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

答案為C。

[解析] hour以元音開頭，前面加不定冠詞an，an hour“每小時”；a表示“一個”，放在supermarket cashier前面表示類指，說明屬哪類人。譯文：星期六我作為超市出納員每小時掙10美元。a/an的用法規(guī)則：以元音音素開頭的單詞前用an，以輔音音素開頭的單詞前用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

答案為C。

[解析] knowledge是不可數(shù)名詞，當(dāng)被某些修飾語修飾時，前面要加不定冠詞，如：He has a very good knowledge of English.他在英語方面有豐富的知識。

例3、Alexander Graham Bell invented ________telephone in 1876.

A. /　　 B. a　　 C. the　　 D. one

答案為C　。

[解析] the+可數(shù)名詞單數(shù)表示一類泛指。

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

答案為C。

[解析] 注意序數(shù)詞前面的冠詞的用法：當(dāng)序數(shù)詞表示順序時用定冠詞the；表示再來一次使用不定冠詞a (an)。從句子的意思可知，third one表示再吃一個，所以填a；second one表示所吃的第二個，所以填the。這句話的意思是：蛋糕很好吃。他想再吃一個，因為他吃的第二個太小了。

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

A. a　　　　 B. one　　　　 C. the　　　　 D. his

答案為C。

[解析] 傷及某人某部位或拍、打、拉某人某部位要用句式wound/bit/beat/pat/take+sb+介詞+the+部分。譯文：子彈擊中了戰(zhàn)士，他的腿受了傷。

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

答案為A。

[解析] 在million，hundred等前如果有具體數(shù)字或several等詞時，要用單數(shù)形式。many一般不與million等詞連用。在表示不確切數(shù)目時用復(fù)數(shù)，例如：表示“數(shù)百萬”，英語為millions of。譯文：每天，世界上有百十萬人通過email傳遞信息。　

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

答案為C。

[解析] 分?jǐn)?shù)的分子用基數(shù)詞，分母用序數(shù)詞表示。如果分子大于1，序數(shù)詞后加-s。分?jǐn)?shù)和百分比作主語時，謂語動詞的形式取決于分?jǐn)?shù)和百分?jǐn)?shù)后的名詞。句子中的主語land是單數(shù)，所以謂語動詞要用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

答案為B。

[解析] 表示倍數(shù)的詞數(shù)放在the weight of前，意思是“……重量的幾倍”�！�

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

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

答案為A。

[解析] at a crossroads表示“在十字路口”，crossroads“十字路口”是復(fù)數(shù)形式單數(shù)用法；bank是可數(shù)名詞，不能單獨(dú)使用(要加冠詞或復(fù)數(shù))，又非特指，不能用the。此處是泛指，前面要用不定冠詞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

答案為A。

[解析] “dozen +復(fù)數(shù)名詞”前除了用具體數(shù)詞修飾外，還可以用several, many 修飾，如several dozen people, many dozen students等，dozen 不加s。

第三節(jié) 鞏固練習(xí)

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…/