______ the meeting himself gave them a great deal of encouragement.
| A．The president will attend | B．The president to attend |
| C．The president attended | D．The president’s attending |
The parents were shocked by __________ news that their son needed __________ operation on his knee.
| A．a; / | B．the; / |
| C．the; an | D．a; an |
People develop __________ preference for a particular style of learning at __________ early age and these preferences affect learning.
| A．a; an | B．a; / |
| C．/; the | D．the; an |
India attained __________ independence in 1947, after __________ long struggle.
| A．/; a | B．the; a |
| C．an; / | D．an; the |
Four and __________ half hours of discussion took us up to midnight, and __________ break for cheese, chocolate and tea with sugar.
| A．a; a | B．the; the |
| C．/; the | D．a; / |
Marco Polo is said to have sailed on __________ Pacific Ocean on his way to Java in __________ thirteenth century.
| A．the; a | B．a; / |
| C．/; the | D．the; the |