As we all know, ________life is hard for any of us.If we want to live________happy life，we must work harder.

The strong earthquake was at ______ end quickly, but the whole town lay in ______ ruins.

Sarah looked at ______ finished painting with ______ satisfaction.

The two men discussed and came to ____________ conclusion that the helicopter would take _______________ place of the car some day.

The White Deer Plain directed by Wang Quan’an is one of_______most moving films and I really want to see it for ______second time.

The first day of ______ year is called ______New Year’s Day. 
A. the; /     B a; /      C. the; a       D. the; the

When it comes ______ a foreign language, many people wish they had a ______  for it.

______ in the snowstorm for two hours, the driver called 110 and he was rescued in _____ end.

Though he failed many times in election, he never lost______ heart and at last he was elected_______ President of the USA.
A. the ; a             B. a ; the             C. his; the            D. / ; /

In recent days ,with the help of our teacher , I have made ___ great progress in _____mathematics.