第二节：单项填空 (共 20 小题，每题0.5分，共10分)

21. Please ask the salesgirl ____.

A. how much did it cost B. how much it costs C. how much it costed D. it cost how much

22. Mr. Blake ____ Shanghai in a few days. Do you know when the earliest plane ____ on Sunday?

A. is le aving, takes off B. leaves, takes off C. is leaving, is taking off D. leaves, is taking off

23. Mr . White was made ___ general manager of the company yesterday. Look, ___ new manager is coming!

A. a; a B. a; the C. the;/ D. /; the

24. Oh, it’s you! I never ____ meeting here.

A. dreamed of we B. dreamed our C. dreamed of our D. dreamed that we

25. His teacher insisted that he ____ his hair ____ the next day.

A. had, to cut B. have, cut C. would have, to be cut D. should have, to cut

26 We’ll have to finish the work, ____.

A. no matter how long does it take B. it takes however long

C. however long it takes D. however it takes long

27. – Do you know the West Lake in Hangzhou?

– Yes, this is the third time that I ____ this beautiful city.

A. visit B. visited C. have visited D. had visited

28. —Smoking is bad for your health. — Yes, I know. But I simply can’t ____.

A. give it up B. give it in C. give it out D. give it away

29.This tree looks high and strong but ____ its trunk is hollow.

A. really B. truly C. actually D. surely

30. The scientists are now trying to discover what use could be ____ such material.

A. made out B. made up C. made of D. made from

31. He’s ____ working in Germany as a representative of a Chinese company.

A. at once B. at a time C. at present D. on time

32. – Are you getting a new apartment this year?

– ____ I can’t afford to pay my bills, let alone buy a new apartment.

A. Not at all. B. You must be joking. C. Are you sure? D. Good idea!

33. The way ____ he spoke English is more like that of an American.

A. which B. how C. in which D. in that

34. When we climbed to the top of the mountain, we had a good ______ of the whole city.

A. scenery B. scene C. view D. sight

35. The treatment will continue until the patient reaches the point _____ he can walk correctly and safely.

A. when B. where C. which D. whose

36. It wasn’t until nearly a month later ____ I received the manager’s reply.

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

37. We went through a per iod _____ communications were very difficult in the rural areas.

A. which B. whose C. in which D. with which

38. Soon after Hitler______ power in Germany, Einstein was _____ in his life.

A. came to the ; in the trouble B. came to ; in trouble

C. came to the; in trouble D. took; in troubles

39. Sarah was ____ to study medicine to help the poor when she was a middle school student.

A. devoted B. concerned C. used D. determined

40. It was last week ____ the famous writer visited the village ____ he grew up as a child.

A. that; where B. which;that C. when;where D. that;which