冠词是一种虚词，在句子中不重读，本身不能独立使用，下面是名词与冠词专题限时提升训练及答案，希望对考生有帮助。

1.As expected, the boy who shows great ________in playing badminton has been admitted to the sport university for his talent.

A.requirement B.respect

C.addition D.promise

2.The lead singer was ill and couldn't sing that night, and her ________ didn't perform well, which made the audience disappointed.

A.attitude B.substitute

C.institute D.altitude

3.Clare has offered a ________ of $100 to anyone who can find her lost cellphone.

A.benefit B.cost

C.reward D.price

4.Nowadays people are more likely to go to ________ mall than visit the tailor when shopping for clothes, so tailors have adapted to ________ new reality.

A.the; a B./; the

C.the; the D.a; a

5.The price of gold has jumped to________ new all­time high as debt worries in the US and ________ Europe continue to trouble the world.

A.the; / B.the; the

C.a; / D.a; the

6.It's incredible that you made ________ mistake alike for ________ third time. How can you be so forgetful?

A.a; a B.a; /

C.the; the D.the; /

7.When you talk about a person's ________， you are referring to the country, race, or social class of his parents or ancestors.

A.origin B.nationality

C.generation D.relation

8.Sarah looked at________finished painting with ________ satisfaction.

A./; a B.a; the

C.the; / D.the; a

9.Making ________ good impression on the interviewers is of ________ vital importance.

A.a; / B.a; a

C./; / D./; a

10.In order to put an end to poverty, the World Bank has switched its ________to providing technical assistance and long­term loans to developing countries.

A.concern B.process

C.struggle D.focus

11.There are still many problems ahead of us, but by this time next year we can see light at the end of the ________.

A.battle B.day

C.road D.tunnel

12.Due to the unreasonable individual income ________， the gap between the rich and the poor has become an outstanding issue.

A.contribution B.association

C.accommodation D.distribution

13.The ________ is just around the corner and you won't miss it.

A.bicycle's shop B.bicycle shop

C.bicycles shop D.bicycles' shop

14.The doctor told me to take the medicine ________.

A.every fourth hours B.each fourth hour

C.each four hours D.every four hours

15.The teacher wants his students to know more about modern science and tries hard to develop a(n) ________ about nature among his students.

A.curiosity B.habit

C.ability D.independence

16.In ________ old society many young women died by so strange and cruel ________ custom.

A./; a B./; the

C.the; a D.an; a

17.It is acknowledged that ________ shortest distance between persons is ________ sincere smile.

A.a; the B.the; a

C.a; / D.the; /

18.The priest made the ________ of the cross when he entered the church.

A.mark B.signal

C.sign D.gesture

19.—Katherine, ________ Mr Heller is waiting for you outside.

—Just a second. I'm on ________ phone.

A.a; the B./; the

C.a; / D./; /

20.In fact, the reform is just one move in a huge project to improve Chinese teachers' housing ________ in recent years.

A.situations B.equipment

C.circumstances D.conditions