第二部分 知识运用(两部分，共20小题，计20分)

第一节语法填空 从所给的A、B、C三个选项中选择最佳答案填空。(共10小题，计10分)

21. I visited ____ European country named Italy last summer vacation.

A. a B. an C. the

22. The old man prefers donating his money to the charity to _____ himself expensive things.

A. to buy B. buying C. buy

23. The woman _____ son won the first prize in the competition was very proud.

A. who B. which C. whose

24. —How’s it going with your project?

— I don’t think I can finish it perfectly unless I _____ more time.

A. will give B. am given C. will be given

25. —Look! What are those?

— ________ sheep! They make the grassland so lively!

A. What beautiful B. What a beautiful C. How beautiful

26. —Help ________ to some fruit, children

—Thank you, Miss Green.

A. you B. yourself C. yourselves

27. —May I try this skirt?

— Yes, you _____.

A. can B. should C. may

28. — _______ is the plane taking off?

—In twenty minutes.

A. How far B. How long C. How soon

29. Changsha is _______ than any other city in Hunan Province.

A. the busiest B. much busier C. busy

30. He asked the man outside ________.

A. what is he doing.

B. for whom he was looking

C. how long he has been waiting