解密01冠词-备战2019年高考英语之高频考点解密

解密01冠词-备战2019年高考英语之高频考点解密

考点详解 ‎【命题解读】‎ ‎ 冠词是历年高考的必考点，对于冠词的考查主要集中在冠词的基本用法和习惯用法，高考中常见的考点如下：‎ ‎① 冠词的泛指、特指 ‎② 在形容词和副词比较等级前的用法 ‎③ 固定搭配 ‎④ a 和an的区别（2017新增）‎ ‎【命题预测】‎ 预计2019年的高考仍然会以考查冠词在具体语境中的正确使用为主，以语篇型语法填空和短文改错的形式出现，它可能把冠词的各种用法结合名词一起进行考查。‎ ‎【名师指导】 ‎ 复习冠词须把握好以下三个原则：‎ ‎①单数可数名词用不定冠词a/an表示泛指；‎ ‎②复数可数名词及不可数名词表示泛指时，其前不加冠词；‎ ‎③无论可数名词还是不可数名词，表示特指时，其前都要加定冠词the。‎ 考向1 不定冠词 ‎1. 与可数名词单数连用, 表示类别，泛指一类人或事物。 ‎ ‎ ☞—I knocked over my coffee cup. It went right over the keyboard.‎ ‎ —You shouldn’t put drinks near a computer. ‎ ‎2. 用来表示不确定的某一个, 相当于 a certain。 ‎ ‎ ☞—Hello, could I speak to Mr. Smith? ‎ ‎ —Sorry, wrong number. There isn’t a Mr. Smith here.‎ ‎3.用于数量、时间等名词前, 表示＂每一（单位）的……＂。 ‎ ‎ ☞I earn 10 dollars an hour as a supermarket cashier on Saturdays. ‎ ‎4. 在抽象名词、物质名词前(特别是这两种名词有定语修饰时)用不定冠词, 使之意义具体化, 表示＂一种＂、‎ ‎ ＂一件＂、＂一份＂等。‎ ‎ ☞It is an honour for me to be invited to the party.我被邀请参加聚会是一种荣誉。(honour是抽象名词,an ‎ ‎ honour指一件荣誉的事)‎ ‎5. 不定冠词用在序数词前不表示排序，而表示＂再一，又一＂。‎ ‎ ☞She didn’t like the color of the two bags and asked for a third one.‎ ‎ 她不喜欢这两个包的颜色，又要了一个。‎ ‎1.（2017·新课标1卷语法填空）As 65 result, people will eat more food to try to make up for that something missing.‎ ‎【答案】a ‎ ‎【解析】考查冠词。固定短语as a result表示＂结果＂。句意：结果，人们将吃更多的食物去弥补损失的东西。故填a。‎ ‎2.（2017·新课标3卷语法填空）But unlike her school friends, 16-year-old Sarah is not spending half-term resting (rest). Instead, she is earning £6500 a day as 62 model in New York.‎ ‎【答案】a ‎【解析】考查冠词。model是可数名词，前面没有限定词，而此处泛指 ＂一个＂，故填a。‎ ‎3. I wonder what it feels to be one of _________really rich. The Browns already have two Rolls Royce and now ‎ ‎ they are buying ________ third.‎ ‎ A. the; a B. the ;the ‎ ‎ C./;a D./;the ‎【答案】A ‎【解析】考查冠词。第一句表示＂我想知道当有钱人是什么滋味＂；＂the+形容词＂表示＂一类人＂；the third则表示＂第三＂，而a third则表示＂再一个＂，这里并不是要强调＂第三＂这个顺序，而是表示＂又一个＂。故选A。‎ ‎4. The foreigners here are greatly impressed by the fact that _______ people from all walks of life are working hard ‎ ‎ for ________ new Tianjin.‎ ‎ A./; a B./; the ‎ ‎ C. a; a D. the; the ‎【答案】A ‎【解析】考查冠词。外国游客们对这个事实有深刻的印象：来自各行各业的人们正在努力建设一 个新天津。people from all walks of life是个固定搭配，意思是＂各行各业的人们＂；a new Tianjin泛指＂一个新天津＂，a表示＂一＂的意思。故选A。‎ ‎5.（2016·全国新课标2卷语法填空）Give your body and brain a rest by stepping outside for 48 while, exercising, or doing something you enjoy. ‎ ‎【答案】a ‎【解析】介词短语for a while意为＂一会儿＂，本句是指通过锻炼或做一些你喜欢的事情，让你的身体和大脑休息一会儿。‎ ‎【巧学妙记】‎ 不定冠词的用法口诀 泛指单数和首提，某个/每个/又一个；‎ 物质名词具体化，相同还是抽象词；‎ 三餐四季有修饰，感叹句中有名单。‎ 注释：‎ ‎①泛指的单数可数名词前和首次提到的单数可数名词前；‎ ‎②表示又一个，某一个(a second；a certain...)；‎ ‎③具体化的物质名词和抽象名词前(a success，a surprise...)；‎ ‎④有修饰词的三餐和四季前(a wonderful supper…)；‎ ‎ ⑤感叹句中有单数可数名词(What a lovely girl！...) 。‎ 有些单词以元音字母开头，但读音却以辅音开头，这些单词前要用不定冠词a； ‎ 相反，有些以辅音字母开头、读音却以元音开头的单词前要用不定冠词an。如：‎ a useful book，an hour，an honest child等。‎ 考向2 定冠词 ‎1. 用来特指某（些）人或某（些）事物。所特指的名词常被短语或定语从句所修饰。 ‎ ‎ ☞Of all the reasons for my decision to become a university professor, my father’s advice was the most ‎ ‎ important one.‎ ‎2. 指说话的双方都知道的人或事物。 ‎ ‎ ☞Don’t worry if you can’t come to the party. I’ll save some cake for you. ‎ ‎3. 复述上文中提到的事物。 ‎ ‎ ☞There is a shelf in my father’s room. The shelf is new.‎ ‎4. 用于单数可数名词之前, 表示该类事物, 相当于 a。 ‎ ‎ ☞When you come here for your holiday next time, don’t go to the hotel; I can find you a bed in my flat. ‎ ‎5. 序数词和形容词最高级前。比较级前若表示特指时也要用定冠词 the。 ‎ ‎ ☞The cakes are delicious. He’d like to have a third one because the second one is rather too small. ‎ ‎6. 用于复数姓氏之前, 表示＂夫妇＂或＂全家＂。 ‎ ‎ ☞The Whites settled down in Canada last year.‎ ‎ 去年怀特一家在加拿大定居。‎ ‎7. 表示世界上独一无二事物的名词前。 ‎ ‎ ☞the sun, the moon, the earth, the world ‎8. 用于由普通名词构成的专有名词、江河、山脉、湖泊、海洋、群岛、海峡、海湾运河及些建筑物等 ‎ 名称前。 ‎ ‎ ☞According to the World Health Organization, health care plans are needed in all big cities to prevent the ‎ ‎ spread of AIDS. ‎ ‎9. 定冠词the和形容词、过去分词连用，表示一类人或事物。‎ ‎ ☞Many of the injured are still in danger.‎ ‎ 许多受伤者仍处于危险中。‎ ‎ ☞the rich the poor, the old ‎ the wounded the living the dead ‎10. 用在方位名词和西洋乐器名词前。‎ ‎ ☞the east 东部　 play the piano 弹钢琴 ‎1.（2018·新课标2卷语法填空）Corn production has jumped nearly 125 percent over ___62___ past 25 years, while rice has increased only 7 percent.‎ ‎【答案】the ‎【解析】考查冠词。句意：玉米产量在过去25年里增长了近125%，而大米只增长了7%。故是特指在过去的25年里。故填the。‎ ‎2.（2018·新课标3卷语法填空）Unexpectedly, I'm face-to-face with the gorilla, who begins screaming at ___62___ top of her lungs. That makes her baby scream, and then a 400-pound male appears. ‎ ‎【答案】the ‎ ‎【解析】考查冠词。此处为固定短语at the top of，此处表示以最大的肺活量喊叫。‎ ‎3. （2017·新课标3卷短文改错）Around me in picture are the things which were very important in my life at that ‎ ‎ time: car magazines and musical instruments.‎ ‎【答案】 picture前加the或this ‎ ‎【解析】考查限定词的用法。单数可数名词前应该有限定词，根据句意可知在picture前加the或者this。‎ ‎4. Xi Jinping met with Hung Hsiu-chu, chairwoman of Kuomintang (KMT) Party, and called for ‎ ‎ officials on both sides of the Taiwan Straits to remain committed to one-China consensus(共识).‎ ‎ A. the; the B.不填; the ‎ ‎ C.不填; a D. the; 不填 ‎【答案】B ‎【解析】考查冠词。句意：习近平会见洪秀柱，国民党的主席，并呼吁海峡两岸的官员继续致力于＂一个中国＂。名词在句中作表语、同位语时，当它所表示的职位、头衔等是独一无二的，则不用冠词，故第一空不用冠词；第二空特指＂一个中国＂的共识。故选B。‎ ‎5. This type of machine is on way out, so what on earth shall I buy it for?‎ ‎ A. /; / B. a; the ‎ ‎ C. the; / D. the; the ‎【答案】C ‎【解析】考查冠词。句意：这种机器即将过时，所以我到底为什么买它呢？on the way out＂即将过时；即将被淘汰＂是固定搭配，on earth＂究竟；到底＂是固定搭配。故选C。‎ ‎6. This book tells _________ life story of John Smith, who left _________ school and worked for a newspaper at ‎ ‎ the age of 18.‎ ‎ A. the; the B. a; the ‎ ‎ C. the; / D. a; /‎ ‎【答案】C ‎【解析】考查冠词。句意：这本书讲述了John Smith的生平。他在18岁时辍学为一家报纸工作。第一空由of短语可知表特指；第二空leave school＂毕业、辍学＂表抽象意义不用冠词。故选C。‎ ‎7. Jane’s grandmother had wanted to write children’s book for many years, but one thing or another ‎ ‎ always got in way.‎ ‎ A. a;不填 B. the;the ‎ ‎ C. 不填;the D. a;the ‎【答案】D ‎【解析】句意：多年来，简的奶奶想写一本有关于儿童的书，但总是被这样或那样的原因阻碍了。第一个空使用不定冠词表泛指，第二个in the way 是固定搭配，意为挡道或阻碍。定冠词用于特指或者是固定搭配，不定冠词用于泛指。选D。‎ ‎【巧学妙记】‎ 定冠词的用法口诀：‎ 特指双知上文提，独一无二普遍专；‎ 方位顺序最高级；赛项乐器影剧院；‎ 姓氏复数一家人，形容词前可数单；‎ 群岛河山江湖海，沙漠海峡和海湾。‎ 阶级党派国全名，组织团体与机关。‎ 连续应用比较级，朝代年代按天算。‎ 考向3 零冠词 ‎1. 不可数名词、复数名词表泛指，用零冠词。‎ ‎ ☞Teachers are badly needed in the remote districts. ‎ ‎ 偏远地区非常需要教师。‎ ‎2. 称呼语及表示独一无二的头衔、职务的名词作表语、补足语或同位语时，不加冠词。‎ ‎ ☞Dr. Peter Spence，headmaster of the school，told us，＂A fifth of pupils here go on to study at Oxford and ‎ ‎ Cambridge.＂‎ ‎ 这所学校的校长Peter Spence博士告诉我们，这里五分之一的学生将继续到牛津或剑桥大学深造。‎ ‎3. 月、季、星期、节假、洲前；三餐、球类、惯用语前；学科、棋类名词前，用零冠词。‎ ‎ ☞A year can be divided into four seasons — spring，summer，autumn and winter.‎ ‎ 一年可以分为四季——春、夏、秋、冬。‎ ‎4. no与such连用时应放在such之前，such后的名词不用冠词。‎ ‎ ☞There is no such thing as a free lunch in the world.‎ ‎ 天下没有免费的午餐。‎ ‎5. 在turn(变成)作表语的名词前不用冠词，但become后的可数名词作表语时前要加冠词。‎ ‎ ☞He became a doctor while his brother turned teacher.‎ ‎ 他成了一名医生而他弟弟当了教师。‎ ‎1. However, we refer to Donald Trump as _______ great success not merely because he has been elected ‎ ‎ President of the USA.‎ ‎ A. a; the B. 不填;the ‎ ‎ C. a;不填 D. 不填；不填 ‎【答案】C ‎【解析】考查冠词。在此句中success是可数名词，指＂一个成功的人物＂；President 是职务名词，前面不需要冠词。句意：然而，我们认为唐纳德•特朗普是一个成功的人，不仅仅因为他被选为美国总统。故选C。2. George couldn’t remember when he first met Mr. Anderson, but he was sure it was _____ Sunday because ‎ ‎ everybody was at _____ church.‎ ‎ A. /; the B. the; / ‎ ‎ C. a; / D. /; a ‎【答案】C ‎ ‎【解析】a Sunday指某一个星期天；at church为固定搭配，意为＂做礼拜＂，中间不用冠词。‎ ‎【巧学妙记】‎ 下列情况应免冠，代词限定名词前；‎ 专有名词不可数，学科球类三餐饭；‎ 复数名词表泛指，两节星期月份前；‎ 颜色语种和国名，称呼习语及头衔。‎ 难点剖析 ‎ ‎ 一、序数词前冠词的使用问题 ‎ ‎ 强调顺序时用定冠词；当不强调顺序，而是表示＂又，还，再＂时用不定冠词。如： ‎ ‎ 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】C ‎【解析】第一空表示＂还，再＂用不定冠词；第二空强调顺序用定冠词。句意为：蛋糕很好吃，因为他第二块太小了，所以他想再吃一块。 ‎ 二、school, bed等前面冠词的使用问题 ‎ ‎ 像bed, table, class, school, college, church, hospital, prison等名词，在指这些家具、建筑或场所本身时用冠词，但若抽象地指它们所具有的作用或功能时，则不用冠词，此时多用于go to或者be in / at之后。如： 1. —Where is Jack? ‎ ‎ —I think he is still in ________ bed, but he might just be in ________ bathroom. (全国卷) ‎ ‎ A. 不填；不填 B. the；the ‎ ‎ C. the; 不填 D.不填；the ‎ ‎【答案】D ‎【解析】题中bed是指其用途，即：be in bed在睡觉。第二空指双方都知道的洗手间。 ‎ ‎2. 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; 不填 ‎ ‎ C. a; the D. a; 不填 ‎ ‎【答案】A ‎【解析】题中bed不是指其用途，而是泛指＂床＂这类事物中的一个。hotel是特指这次住的那个旅馆。句意是：你下次来这里度假，就不要住那个旅馆了，我在我的公寓里帮你弄一张床。 ‎ ‎3. When he left ________ college, he got a job as ________ reporter in a newspaper office. ‎ ‎ A. 不填；a B. 不填；the ‎ ‎ C. a ; the D. the; the ‎ ‎【答案】A ‎【解析】题中college指在大学的功用，即：供人＂求学＂，leave college指＂大学毕业＂。在as后表示职业或身份的单数名词前要用不定冠词。 ‎ 三、专有名词前的冠词使用问题 ‎ ‎ 一般不用冠词，如John, China等。但以下几种情况用冠词： ‎ ‎ ①＂the＋姓氏复数＂表示＂某某夫妇＂或＂姓某的一家人＂。如： ‎ ‎ ________ will make a trip around the world during the coming Christmas. ‎ ‎ A. The Evens B. The Evens’ ‎ ‎ C. The Evenses D. Evenses’ ‎ ‎ 【答案】C ‎ 【解析】＂the＋姓氏复数＂表示＂某某夫妇＂或＂姓某的一家人＂。 ‎ ‎ ②＂a(n)+人名＂表示＂……式的人物＂或＂有一个名叫……的人＂，如：‎ ‎ ☞He is a Lei Feng. 他是一个雷锋式的人物。‎ ‎ ☞A Smith is waiting for you at the school gate. 有一个叫史密斯的人在门口等你。 ‎ ‎ ③由普通名词构成的专有名词前通常要加the，如the Summer Palace, the United Nations。但若是在＂专 有名词(人名或地名)＋普通名词＂构成的专有名词前不用冠词，如Beijing University, Yale U niversity。 如： ‎ ‎ The most important thing about cotton in history is ________ part that it played in ________ Industrial Revolution. ‎ ‎ A. 不填；不填 B. the；不填 ‎ ‎ C. the; the D. a; the ‎ ‎ 【答案】C ‎ 【解析】因为part后面有一定语从句修饰，是特指，用the；又因为工业革命是由普通名词构成的专有 名词，所以前面也要用the。 ‎ ‎ ④表示特指时专有名词前也可能用the，如：‎ ‎ the Gorge of China (中国的高尔基)‎ ‎ the China of the 1960s(20世纪60年代的中国)‎ ‎ the Smith you’re looking for(你在找的那个史密斯) ‎ 四、物质名词和抽象名词前冠词的使用问题 ‎ ‎ 一般不用冠词，如We all need water. (我们都需要水。) 但是下列情况要用冠词： ‎ ‎①特指时要加the，如： ‎ ‎ In Hangzhou Mr Green was so struck by ________ beauty of ________ nature that he stayed for another night. A. /, / B. /, the ‎ ‎ C. the, / D. the, the ‎ ‎ 【答案】C ‎ 【解析】beauty后有of 短语表示特指，用the；nature作＂大自然， 自然界＂解是不可数名词，通常 不用冠词。 ‎ ‎②有的抽象名词具体化后，前面要加不定冠词，如：‎ ‎ a surprise一件预料之外的事 a pity / shame (一件令人遗憾的事)‎ ‎ a success(一件成功的事或一个成功的人) a pleasure(一件快乐的事)，a time(一段时间)‎ ‎③不定冠词可在coffee, tea, beer, drink等物质名词前表示＂一杯 / 罐 / 瓶＂。如：‎ ‎ I’d like a tea(=a cup of tea), please. 我要来杯茶。 ‎ 五、表示三餐的名词前的冠词使用问题 ‎ ‎ breakfast, lunch, supper等前一般不用冠词，但若受形容词修饰时用a / an；特指时要用the。如：‎ ‎ a good lunch(丰盛的午餐)‎ ‎ How do you like the lunch?(你觉得这顿午餐怎么样？) ‎ 六、play后的乐器和球类名词的冠词使用问题 ‎ ‎ play后接西洋乐器名词时，要加定冠词。但象erhu(二胡)之类的汉语拼音的中国民乐名称前就不用冠词；play后面接球、棋、牌等之类的名词前也不用冠词，如play football / chess / bridge踢足球 / 下棋 / 打桥牌。 After watching ________ TV, she played ________ violin for an hour. ‎ ‎ A. 不填, 不填 B. the, the ‎ ‎ C. the, 不填 D. 不填, the ‎ ‎ 【答案】D ‎ 【解析】play作＂弹、演奏＂讲，后接的西洋乐器名词前要用the。watch TV是习惯说法，不用冠词。 ‎ 七、表示季节、月份、星期的名词前的冠词使用问题 ‎ ‎ 一般不用冠词，但特指时用the；受形容词修饰表示具有某种特点时可用a / an。如：‎ ‎ the spring of 1998 1998年的春天 a hard winter 一个严寒的冬天 ‎ 八、表示节日的名词前的冠词使用问题 ‎ ‎ 含有day的节日前一般不用冠词，如May Day, New Year’s day, Christmas Day, April Fool’s Day, ‎ Mother’s Day等；但仅中国才有的传习统节日名称前常用the，如the Spring Festival(春节), the Mid-autumn Festival(中秋节)。 ‎ 九、有后置定语的名词前的冠词使作问题 ‎ ‎ 特指某人或某物时用the；但若指一类事物时用a / an。如： ‎ ‎ I’d like to buy a present that is useful but not expensive. ‎ ‎ 我想买一件价格不贵但又有用的那样一类礼物。(from www.nmet168.com) ‎ 十、两个并列名词前冠词的使用问题 ‎ ‎ 指同一人、同一物或同一概念时，第二个名词前不用冠词，如a teacher and writer(一位教师兼作家)，a horse and cart(一辆马车)，a knife and fork(一付刀叉)；但若是指两个人时，第二个名词前一般也要加冠词，如a man and a woman(一个男人和一个女人)。 ‎ 十一、冠词的非前位用法 ‎1. 不定冠词用在quite，rather，many，half，what，much等词之后。如：‎ ‎ ☞He is rather a fool.‎ ‎ ☞—What did you think of the concert？‎ ‎ —Oh，it was quite a success.‎ ‎2. 不定冠词用在so（as，too，how）+形容词之后。如：‎ ‎ ☞She is as clever a girl as you can wish to meet.‎ ‎ ☞It’s too difficult a book for us to read.‎ 注意：以元音音素开头的名词前加不定冠词时用＂an＂。例如：an apple。‎ ‎ 即使单词拼写以辅音字母开头，但该词的读音是元音音素开头，加不定冠词时也要用＂an＂，例如：an hour，an honest boy；反之，拼写以元音字母开头，但读音是辅音，加不定冠词时要用＂a＂，例如：a university。‎ ‎3. so…that与such…that:‎ ‎①so…that和such…that都作＂如此……以至于＂解，that引导结果状语从句。常见句型如下：‎ so ‎ ‎②such…that和so…that有时可以换用，条件是such所修饰的名词必须是一个单数可数名词，且该名词还带有表性质的形容词。转变公式如下：such a/an+形容词+名词→so+形容词+a/an+名词。如：‎ ‎ ☞He is such a good student that we all like him.→He is so good a student that we all like him。‎ 但是，如果是不可数名词或复数可数名词，则只能用such，不能用so修饰。如：‎ ‎ ☞It was such bad weather that he had to stay at home。‎ ‎③如果复数名词前有many，few，不可数名词前有much，little等表示量的形容词时，应该用so而不用such。如：‎ ‎ ☞I’ve had so many falls that I’m black and blue all over.‎ ‎ ☞Mr White got so little money a month that he could hardly keep body and soul together（维持生活）。‎ 但little不表示数量而表示＂小＂的意思时，仍用such。如：‎ ‎ ☞They are such little children that they cannot clean the house by themselves.‎ 检测训练 题组一 真题在线 ‎1.（2016·浙江）______prize for the winner of the competition is ______two-week holiday in Paris.‎ ‎ A. The ; 不填 B. A ; 不填 ‎ ‎ C. A ; the D. The ; a ‎2.（2015·陕西） more learned a man is, more modest be usually become.‎ ‎ A. The ; the B. A; a ‎ ‎ C. The ; a D. A; the ‎ ‎3.（2015·四川）Brian is gifted in writing music; he is very likely to be Beethoven.‎ ‎ A. a B. an ‎ ‎ C. the D.不填 ‎4.（2015·浙江）Jane’s grandmother had wanted to write children’s book for many years, but one thing ‎ ‎ or another always got in way.‎ ‎ A. a;不填 B. the; the ‎ ‎ C. 不填;the D. a; the ‎5.（2015·重庆）I just heard____ bank where Dora works was robbed by____ gunman wearing a mask.‎ ‎ A. the; / B. a; / ‎ ‎ C. the; a D. a; the ‎6.（2014·重庆）I can’t tell you _______ way to the Wilsons’ because we don’t have _______ Wilson here in the ‎ ‎ village.‎ ‎ A. the; a B. a; / ‎ ‎ C. a; the D. the; /‎ ‎7.（2014·天津）Life the like ________ ocean; Only ________strong-willed can reach the other shore.‎ ‎ A. an; the B. the; a ‎ ‎ C. the ;/ D. / ; a ‎8.（2014·江西）They chose Tom to be ________captain of the team because they knew he was _______smart ‎ ‎ leader.‎ ‎ A. a; the B. the; the ‎ ‎ C. the; a D. a; a ‎ ‎9.（2014·陕西）________ village where I was born has grown into ________ town.‎ ‎ A. The; a B. A; the ‎ ‎ C. The; the D. A; a ‎10.（2014·浙江）The paper is due next month, and I am working seven days ______ week, often long into ______ ‎ ‎ night.‎ ‎   A. a; the                B. the; 不填          ‎ ‎ C. a; a                 D. 不填；the ‎ 题组二 名校模拟 ‎1. The foreigners here are greatly impressed by the fact that _______ people from all walks of life are working hard for ________ new Tianjin.‎ ‎ A. /; a B. /; the C. a; a D. the; the ‎2. No one hopes the two countries will be at ________ war, because ________ peace is what everyone wants.‎ ‎ A. the; the B. a; a C. the; / D. /; /‎ ‎3. They had to bring the project under ________ construction to ________ end because of lack of money.‎ ‎ A. the; an B. /; / C. /; an D. the; the ‎4. This type of machine is on ________ way out, so what on ________ earth shall I buy it for?‎ ‎ A. /; / B. a; the C. the; / D. the; the ‎5. Xi Jinping met with Hung Hsiu-chu, ________ chairwoman of Kuomintang (KMT) Party, and called for officials on both sides of the Taiwan Straits to remain committed to ________ one-China consensus(共识).‎ ‎ A. the; the B.不填; the ‎ C. 不填; a D.the; 不填 ‎6. I wonder what it feels to be one of _________really rich. The Browns already have two Rolls Royce and now they are buying ________ third.‎ ‎ A. the; a B. the; the C. /;a D. /;the ‎7. Being able to afford ________ drink would be ________ comfort in those tough times.‎ ‎ A. the; the B. a; a C. a; / D./; a ‎8. ________ prize for the winner of the competition is ________ two-week holiday in Paris.‎ ‎ A. The; / B. The; a C.A; / D./; the ‎9. —The show is just amazing! It’s hard to believe you fell asleep.‎ ‎ —There is no such ________ thing ________ everyone likes.‎ ‎ A. a; that B./; what C./; as D. a; /‎ ‎10. The most amazing thing about ________ nature is its creation of human beings.‎ ‎ A. a B. an C. / D. the