A．单句填空
1．I just heard ________ bank where Dora works was robbed by ________ gunman wearing a mask.
答案 the; a [句意：我刚听说Dora工作的银行被一个戴着面罩的持枪歹徒抢了。第一空，句中where引导的定语从句修饰bank，由此可知这里特指Dora工作的银行，故用定冠词；第二空，泛指“一个持枪歹徒”，因此用不定冠词。]
2．He owned ________ farm, which looked almost abandoned.
答案 a [句意：他拥有一家看起来几乎荒芜的农场。farm在句中是第一次出现，而且表示泛指，所以用不定冠词。]
3．________village
where
I
was
born
has grown
into________
town.
答案 The; a [句意：我出生的那个村庄已经变成一个城镇了。由village后的定语从句where I was born可知这里特指“我”出生的村庄，用定冠词the；第二空后town为可数名词，在本句中表泛指，泛指一个城镇，故用不定冠词a。]
4．The paper is due next month, and I am working
seven days ________week,
often long into ________night.
答案 a; the [句意：论文下个月要上交了。我现在每周工作七天，经常工作到深夜。第一空表示“每一”，故用不定冠词a；第二空是固定搭配long into the night，意为“直到深夜”，故用定冠词the。]
5．They chose Tom to be ________captain of the team
because they knew he was
________
smart leader.
答案 the; a [句意：他们选择汤姆为这个队的队长，因为他们知道他是一个聪明的领导。第一空后的名词captain是特指，特指这个队的队长，故用定冠词the；第二空后的名词leader表示泛指，故用不定冠词a。]
6．We can become ________ smart shopper by choosing for value, not for looks; in other words, choose good quality goods with plain packages.
答案 a [句意：如果我们买东西是为了价值而不是为了包装，那么我们就能成为一个明智的消费者；也就是说，应选择普通包装的质量好的产品。shopper为单数可数名词，此处泛指“一个明智的消费者”，故填不定冠词a。]
7．________ news
of the mayor's
coming to our school for a visit was given out on the radio yesterday.
答案 The [句意：市长来我们学校参观的资讯昨天通过收音机发布了。名词news后有介词短语修饰，起限定作用，表特指，故填The。]
8．In Germany, ________ successful project, which roughly translates as “adopt a grandparent”， has been running with a great success.
答案 a [句意：在德国，一个名为“领养祖父母”的项目已成功运行。project为单数可数名词，此处意为“一个成功的项目”，表泛指，故填不定冠词a。]
9．—Mom,
why can't I have ________ new bike?
—Dear, you know, money doesn't grow on trees.
答案 a [句意：——妈妈，我为什么不能要一辆新自行车？——亲爱的，你要知道，赚钱可不是件容易的事。bike为单数可数名词，是首次提到，此处表泛指，故用不定冠词a。]
10．________ wish
always
remains unrealistic that you can come first in the final exam when you make no efforts at all.
答案 The [句意：你不付出任何努力而想在期末考试中得第一名的愿望是不现实的。wish后有that引导的同位语从句修饰，表特指，故填定冠词The。]
B．单句改错
1．Brian is gifted in writing music; he is very likely to be Beethoven.
________________________________________________________
答案 在Beethoven前加a [此处表示泛指“一个像贝多芬的人”。]
2．She apologized for the mistake and gave us a spare VIP room on a top floor.
________________________________________________________
答案 把第二个a→the [floor前有top修饰，此处表示特指，故用the。]
3．Life is like a ocean; only the strong－willed can reach the other shore.
________________________________________________________
答案 a→an [ocean是以元音音素开头的单词，且此处表泛指，故用an。]
4．A best moment for the football star was when he scored the winning goal.
________________________________________________________
答案 A→The [best为最高级，故用the。]
5．An exact year which Angela and her family spent together in China was 2008.
________________________________________________________
答案 An→The [year后有定语修饰，表示特指，故用the。]
6．I think good habit that in our spare time we read more books of great use.
________________________________________________________
答案 good前加a [ habit意为“习惯”，是可数名词，此处为泛指，故用不定冠词a修饰。]
7．Three
years
ago
I
failed
an
important exam in my life and became a student in a ordinary school.
________________________________________________________
答案 第二个a→an [ordinary是以元音音素开头的形容词，故其前应用不定冠词an。]
8．Last
Sunday
I
saw
a worst storm in years. It came suddenly and went on for over three hours.
________________________________________________________
答案 a→the [根据in years可知，此处表示“最严重的暴风雨”，形容词最高级前应加定冠词the。]
9．Rock climbing is great fun. You will get close to the nature and take adventures at the same time.
________________________________________________________
答案 第一个the去掉 [nature意为“自然，自然界”时，其前不能加冠词。]
10．Once you click the button, a e－mail will be sent to you via your e－mail address.
________________________________________________________
答案 a→an [e－mail是以元音音素开头的名词，故其前应用不定冠词an。]