58. He sat at the table and ate his breakfast with _____.

　 A. a knife and fork　　　　　　 B. a knife and the fork

　 C. the knife and a fork　　　　 D. knife and fork

57. The city has enjoyed ______ astonishing economic success, ______ fact which is familiar to the public.

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

56. ______ China he saw now was not the same as he had left 30 years ago.

　 A. The　　　 B. A　　 　　C. X　　　　 D. Such

55. Jumping out of ______ airplane at ten thousand feet is quite ______ exciting experience.

　 A. X, the　　　 B. X, an　　　 C. an, an　　　 D. the, the

54. Many people agree _______ knowledge of English is a must in ______ international trade today.

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

53. ______ Mount Chomolungma, which many mountain climbers want to conquer, is one of the leading peaks of ______ Himalayas.

　 A. The, the　　 B. X, the　　　 C. X, X　　　 D. The, X

52. _____ Chinese language is ______ most difficult one. Even ______ Chinese themselves sometimes can’t write all the commonly used characters right.

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

51. For _____ first time in his life, he had such a good meal. He even wondered whether it was ______ mistake for them to have invited him.

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

50. Never lose _____ heart. There is always a chance of _______ weak defeating _____ strong.

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

49. He was followed by _____ one-eyed man until they both reached the gate of _____ university whose name neither of them knew.

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