13. It is often said that _____ teachers have _____ very simple life.

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

　　14. ______ are very popular with people all over the world, but do you know who was it that invented ______ telephone?

　　A. The telephone; 不填 B. Telephone; a

　　C. The telephones; the D. Telephones; the

　　15. ____ trains are faster than ____ buses.

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

　　16. 【2012江西】The Smiths don’t like staying at _____ hotels, but last summer they spent a few days at a very nice hotel by ________ sea.

　　A./; a B.the; the C./; the D.the; a

　　17. ___ is known by its note,___ is known by his talk.

　　A. A bird/a man B. One bird/one man

　　C. The bird/the man D. Bird/man

　　18. 【2011全国I】 It is generally accepted that _____ boy must learn to stand up and fight like____ man.

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

　　19. In China, ____ car is becoming ____ popular means of transportation.

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

　　20. The invention of _____ wheel is a great contribution to _____ man.

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

　　21. 【2009北京】The biggest whale is ___ blue whale, which grows to be about 29 meters long—the height of ___ 9-story building.

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

　　22. 【2008湖南】Have you heard ______ news?The price of _______ petrol is going up again!

　　A. the, the B. 不填，the

　　C. the, 不填 D. 不填，不填

　　② 不可数名词泛指时不用冠词，特指时用定冠词

　　Water is a liquid.水是液体。

　　Music is an art. 音乐是艺术。

　　The water in the bottle goes bad.

　　23. Money plays an important role in ______ material world. But expecting ______ money to give happiness may be missing the meaning of life.

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

　　24. Since he has no sense of ______ humor, I’m sure he didn’t catch ______ humor in your remarks.

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

　　25. The city assigned a policeman to the school crossing because ______ traffic there was so heavy.

　　A. a B. an C the D. one

　　26. It is known to all that ___ light travels faster than ___ sound.

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

　　27. 【2010福建】 It’s good feeling for people to admire the Shanghai world expo that gives them ______ pleasure

　　A.不填，a B. a,不填 C. the ,a D. a, the

　　28. 【2012全国新课标】 Sarah looked at finished painting with satisfaction.

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