I couldn’t understand _____ with you.
| A.the matter was what | B.what the matter was | 
| C.that was the matter | D.what was the matter | 
– I hear that as many as 150 people were killed in the earthquake. 
 – Yes,_____ news came as ______ shock to us.
| A.a; a | B.the; a | C./; / | D./; a | 
¾What do you remember Alexander Graham Bell as?
  ¾As ______ inventor of ______ telephone. 
| A.an; / | B.the; a | C.the; the | D./; the | 
Recently some studies have found that learning ____________ second language can lead to _______________ increase in one’s brain power.
| A.a; the | B.不填; the | C.a; an | D.the; an | 
In china,pressure to pass exams gives students the impression that learning comes from textbooks.
| A./; / | B.the; the | C.the; / | D./; the | 
All these changes will lead to ________ strong and powerful China, ________country that can surprise and enrich our planet.
| A.a; a | B.the; a | C.the; the | D.a; the |