一．单项选择（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
从A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
1. Teaching ______ child to cook will improve many of ______ skills that he or she will need later in life.
A. /; the B. a; the C. the; the D. the; a
2. There is far less than _______ rain this year, so some provinces in Southwest China are suffering from severe drought.
A. efficient B. permanent C. adequate D. extra
