1. I ate __________ sandwich while I was waiting for __________ 20:08 train. (2008陕西卷)

　　A. the, a           B. the, the      C. a, the        D. a, a

　　2. In many places in China, __________ bicycle is still __________ poplar means of transportation. （2008重庆）

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

　　3. We went right round to the west coast by __________ sea instead of driving across _________ continent.（2008江苏卷）

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

　　4. In the United States, there is always ____ flow of people to areas of ______ country where more jobs can be found. （2008四川卷）

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

　　5. Students should be encouraged to use ______ Internet as ______ resource.（2008山东）

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

　　6. It's not ___ good idea to drive for four hours without ___ break. （全国卷II）

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

　　7. My neighbor asked me to go for ______ walk, but I don't think I've got ______energy. (2008辽宁卷)

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

　　8. --- I am so sorry to have come late for the meeting.

　　--- It is not your fault. With ______ rush-hour traffic and ______ heavy rain, it is no wonder you were late. （2008江西卷）

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

　　9. Have you heard       news? The price of       petrol is going up again！(2008湖南卷)

　　A. the, the         B. 不填，the     C. the, 不填     D. 不填，不填