9. The manager has got a good business ____ so the company is doing well.(2003北京春招　 28)

　A. idea　 B. sense 　C. thought 　D. thinking

8.The new law will come into _____ on the day it is passed.(99上海　 29)

　　 A. effect　　 B. use　　 C. service　　 D. existence

7. My parents always let me have my own_______ of living.(99上海　 25)

　　 A. way　　 B. method　　 C. manner　　 D. fashion

6. We all know that _____ speak louder than words.(99上海　 24)

　　 A. movements　　　 B. performances　　　 C. operations　　　　　 D. actions.

5.---Who did you spend last weekend with?(98上海　 1)

　　 ---________.

　　 A. Palmer's　　　 B. The Palmens'　　　　 C. The Palmers　　　　 D. The Palmer's

4. You'll find this map of great _____ in helping you to get round London.(NMET98　 21)

　　 A. price　　　　　　 B. cost　　　　　 C. value　　　　　　 D. usefulness

3. _____ friends Betty had made there were all invited to her birthday party.(97上海　 21)

　　 A. Few of　　　　　　 B. Few　　　　　 C. The few　　　　　　　　　 D. A few

2. These football players had no strict ______ until they joined our club. (97上海　 20)

　　 A. practice　　 　B. education　　 C. exercise　　　　　　 D. training

1. If by any chance someone comes to see me, ask them to leave a______.(NMET97　 18)

　　 A. message　　　 B. letter　　　　　　 C. sentence　　　　　　　 D. notice

12.B最佳 分析:考查冠词用法。on the news today,特指今天的新闻;关于……的报道应为there were reports of...。