1. — Have you heard __________ news that the famous cartoonist Hua Junwu died?
—Yes, it’s __________ great regret to us all.
A. ／; the B. the; a C. the; the D.／;a
2. To make China __________ the USA in science and technology, we need more talents.
A. as a strong country as B. strong as a country as
C. as strong a country as D. as stronger as
