1. About 698,000 laptops were sold in China in second quarter, 12.1 % increase from a year ago.
A. a; a B. the; a
C. the;the D. a; the
2. I can’t go to the New Year’s concert, ________, 100 dollars is just too much for me to spend in one evening.
A . in other words. B that is.
C in particular. D I mean