高中英语冠词的用法辨析单选题

As a rule, domestic servants doing odd jobs are paid ______.

A．by the hour

B．by hour

C．by an hour

D．by hours

On ______ news today, there were ______ reports of heavy snow in that area.

A．the; the

B．the; 不填

C．不填; 不填

D．不填; the

For a long time they walked without saying ______ word. Jim was the first to break ______ silence.

A．the; a

B．a; the

C．a; 不填

D．the; 不填

______ on-going division between English-speaking Canadian and French- speaking Canadians is ______ major concern of the country.

A．The; 不填

B．The; a

C．An; the

D．An; 不填

When he left ______ college, he got a job as ______ reporter in a newspaper office.

A．不填; a

B．不填; the

C．a; the

D．the; the

If you buy more than ten, they knock 20 pence off ______.

A．a price

B．price

C．the price

D．prices

When you come here for your holiday next time, don’t go to ______ hotel; I can find you ______ bed in my flat.

A．the; a

B．the; 不填

C．a; the

D．a; 不填

Tom owns ______ larger collection of ______ books than any other student in our class.  

A．the; 不填

B．a; 不填

C．a; the

D．不填; the

The Wilsons live in ______ A-shaped house near the coast. It is ______ 17th century cottage.

A．the; 不填

B．an; the

C．不填; the

D．an; a

When you finish reading the book, you will have______ better understanding of ______ life. 　

A．a; the

B．the; a

C．不填; the

D．a; 不填

There was ______ time ______ I hated to go to school.

A．a; that

B．a; when

C．the; that

D．the; when

While he was investigating ways to improve the telescope, Newton made ______ discovery which completely changed ______ man’s understanding of colour.

A．a; 不填

B．a; the

C．不填; the

D．the; a

The most important thing about cotton in history is ______part that it played in ______ Industrial Revolution. 　

A．不填；不填

B．the; 不填

C．the; the

D．a; the

— John, there is ______ Mr Wilson on the phone for you.
— I’m in ______ bath.

A．a; the

B．the; a

C．a; 不填

D．the; 不填

An accident happened at ____ crossroads a few metres away from ____ bank.

A．a; a

B．不填；a

C．不填；the

D．the; 不填