27. Tom owns ______larger collection of ______books than any other student in our class.

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

26. The Wilsons live in ______A-shaped house near the coast . It is _______17th century cottage.

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

25. It is ___world of wonders, _____world where anything can happen.

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

24. While he was investigating ways to improve the telescope Newton made _______discovery which completely changed ____ man’s understanding of color.

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

23.The most important thing about cotton in history is ___part that it played in ____Industrial Revolution.

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

22. When he left _____college ,he got a job as ______reporter in a newspaper office .

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

21. ____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, /

20. If you buy more than ten, they will knock 20 pence off________.

　A. a price　　　　 B. price　　　　　　　 C. the price　　　　 D. prices

19. When you come here for your holiday next time, don’t go to _____hotel ; I can find you ______bed in my flat.

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

18. The book tells ____life story of John Smith ,who left _______school and worked for a　 newspaper at the age of 16.

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