第一节：语法和词汇知识(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. The field research will take Joan and Paul about five months; it will be a long time _____ we meet them again.

A. after B. before
C. since D. when

22. Little _______ that we were watching his every move, so he seemed to be going his own way in this business.

A. he realized B. he didn’t realize
C. didn’t he realize D. did he realize

23. The teacher __ have thought Johnson was worth it or she wouldn’t have wasted time on him, I suppose.

A. should B. can
C. would D. must

24. -- Was Martin sorry for what he’ d done?

-- ___________. It was just like him!

A. Never mind B. All right
C. Not really D. Not surprisingly

25. In my opinion, life in the twenty-first century is much easier than ________.

A. that used to be B. it is used to
C. it was used to D. it used to be

26. They became friends again that day. Until then, they _______ to each other for nearly two years.

A. didn’t speak B. hadn’t spoken
C. haven’ t spoken D. haven’ t been speaking

27. -- Didn’t you have a good time at the party?

-- Of course I did. As a matter of fact, I had such fun that time seemed to _______ so quickly.

A. go by B. go away
C. go out D. go over

28. The school’ s music group will be giving a big show tomorrow night and two______ on the weekend.

A. more B. other
C. else D. another

29. John received an invitation to dinner, and with his work ________, he gladly accepted it.

A. finished B. finishing
C. having finished D. was finished

30. -- Robert is indeed a wise man.

-- Oh, yes. How often I have regretted ______ his advice!

A. " to take B. taking
C. not to take D. not taking

31. -- Bill, if it doesn’t rain, we can go straight on and spend more time in Vienna.

--______ I just want to hear Mozart.

A. Well done ! B. No problem.
C. That’ s great ! D. That’ s it.

32. The practice of hanging clothes across the street is a common ______ in many parts of the city.

A. look B. sign
C. sight D. appearance

33. You can only be sure of you have at present; you cannot be sure of something _____ you might get in the future.

A. that; what B. what; /
C. which; that D. /; that

34. Last week, only two people came to look at the house, _______ wanted to buy it.

A. none of them B. both of them
C. none of whom D. neither of whom

35. -- Did Peter fix the computer himself?

-- He ________, because he doesn’t know much about computers.

A. has it fixed B. had fixed it
C. had it fixed D. fixed it