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