.The policeman caught the thief by ________ arm.
16. I returned home with some roses and only then __________ find my favorite vase missing.
15. She was lifting handfuls of fine sand and letting it pour __________ her fingers.
14. — Excuse me. Do you happen to have change for a 50-pence piece? — __________. I’ve just used up all my coins.
12. -- Why didn’t you come to see the film with your parents last weekend? -- I _____ my lessons for the month- exam.
第三节语法和词汇知识(共15小题, 每小题1分,满分15分)从每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。11. We are living in ______ world of developing, ______ world where any problem can be solved in a peaceful way. A. the; a B. a; the C. the; the D. a; a