第二部分　英语知识运用（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 is generally considered unwise to give a child ________ he or she wants.
A.however B.whatever C.whichever D.whenever
答案是B。
21.—Do you enjoy your present job?
—________. I just do it for a living.
A.Of course B.Not really C. Not likely D.Not a little
22. — Our holiday cost a lot of money.
— Did it? Well, that doesn't matter ________ you enjoyed yourselves.
A.as long as B.unless C.as soon as D.though
23. I have told you the truth ________ I keep repeating it?
A.Must B.Can C.May D.Will
24. The lady walked around the shops, ________ an eye out for bargains.
A.keep B.kept C.keeping D.to keep
25. Parents ________ much importance to education. They will do their best to give their children that priceless gift.
A.attach B.pay C.link D.apply
26. Smell the flowers before you go to sleep, and you may just ________ sweet dreams.
A.keep up with B.put up with C.end up with D.catch up with
27. Swimming is my favorite sport. There is ________ like swimming as a means of keeping fit.
A.something B.anything C.nothing D.everything
28. Computers and mobile phones, though they are indeed making our life ________ and more ________ have reduced the need for face-to-face conversations.
A.easily; efficient B.easy, efficient C.easy; efficiently D.easily; efficiently
29. We give dogs time, space and love we can spare, and ________, dogs give us their all.
A.in all B.in fact C.in short D.in return
30. Mother wanted to be a good provider, a role she ________ since her marriage to Father.
A.shoulders B.shouldered C.is shouldering D.has been shouldering
31. The girl arranged to have piano lessons at the training centre with her sister ________ she would stay for an hour.
A.where B.who C.which D.what
32. There were many talented actors out there just waiting ________.
A.to discover B.to be discovered C.discovered D.being discovered
33. Not until he left his home ________ to know how important the family was for him.
A.did he begin B.had he begun C.he began D.he had began
34. Nowadays some hospitals refer to patients ________ name, not case number.
A.of B.as C.by D.with
35. Last year the number of students who graduated with a driving licence reached 200,000, a(n) ________ of 40,000 per year.
A.average B.number C.amount D. quantity