33．The Day of the Dead, an ancient Mexican festival, is not a sad day, but _________time to celebrate__________cycle of life.
| A．a, the | B．不填, the | C．不填,a | D．the, a |
（届浙江省“六市六校”联盟高考模拟考试英语试卷）
As the quality of the city’s air continues to give rise to ______, the residents are encouraged to set off fewer fireworks.
| A．concerns | B．descriptions |
| C．catastrophe | D．emergency |
（届江西省六校高三下学期联考英语试卷）
-- What impressed you most during your stay in Britain?
-- I had the _____ of meeting the Queen when she visited our school.
| A．treaty | B．privilege | C．inspiration | D．exploration |
（2014届福建省龙岩市高三毕业班教学质量检查英语试卷）
Our English teacher often creates a(n) in class for us to communicate like native speakers
| A．situation | B．condition | C．position | D．occasion |
（届江西省九所重点中学高三下学期3月联合考试英语试卷）
John began to feel little beads of sweat going down the back of his neck．His words seemed to have had no visible ___ on the man．
| A．affect． | B．effect． |
| C．affection． | D．impact． |
（2014届湖北省黄冈市高三年级3月测试英语试卷）
Selig formally announced on Thursday his intention to retire in January 2015. “It remains my great______to serve the game I have loved throughout my life.” he said.
| A．contribution | B．pattern | C．competition | D．privilege |