二、知识运用(共两节，满分45分)

第一节  单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)

从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

例：It’s nice to hear from her again. ________, we last met more than thirty years ago.

A. What’s more                       B. That’s to say 

C. In other words                    D. Believe it or not

答案是D。

21. I invited Joe and Linda to dinner, but ______ of them came.

A. neither                                B. either      C. none   D. both

22. —What’s that terrible noise?

—The neighbors _______ for a party.

A. have prepared                      B. are preparing 

C. prepare                               D. will prepare

23. My advisor encouraged _______ a summer course to improve my writing skills.

A. for me taking                      B. me taking 

C. for me to take                     D. me to take

24. The Foreign Minister said, “______ our hope that the two sides will work towards peace.”

A. This is                                B. There is  C. That is       D. It is

25. Now that she is out of a job, Lucy _____ going back to school, but she hasn’t decided yet.

A. had considered                    B. has been considering 

C. considered                          D. is going to consider

26. George Orwell, _______ was Eric Arthur, wrote many political novels and essays.

A. the real name                       B. what his real name

C. his real name                       D. whose real name

27. The mayor of Beijing says that all construction work for the Beijing Olympics _____ by 2006.

A. has been completed              B. has completed      

C. will have been completed      D. will have completed

28. The teacher, with 6 girls and 8 boys of her class, _______ visiting a museum when the earthquake struck.

A. was                                    B. were       C. had been    D. would be

29. _____ in the queue for half an hour, Tom suddenly realized that he had left his wallet at home.

A. To wait                              B. Have waited

C. Having waited                     D. To have waited

30. There’s _____ cooking oil left in the house. Would you go to the corner store and get _____?

A. little; some                          B. little; any

C. a little; some                        D. a little; any

31. We cannot figure out _______ quite a number of insects, birds, and animals are dying out.

A. that                                    B. as    C. why    D. when

32. _____ on-going division between English-speaking Canadians and French-speaking Canadians is _______ major concern of the country.

A. The; 不填                          B. The; a     C. An; the       D. An; 不填

33. ______ two exams to worry about, I have to work really hard this weekend.

A. With                                   B. Besides   C. As for D. Because of

34. ______ is reported in the newspapers, talks between the two countries are making progress.

A. It                                       B. As   C. That   D. What

35. I don’t _________ rock’n’roll. It’s much too noisy for my taste.

A. go after                              B. go away with

C. go into                                D. go in for