第二部分 英语知识运用 (共两节,满分35分) 
第一节 单项填空 (共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分) 
请认真阅读下面各题,从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。   
21. Ukraine’s people elects Yulia Tymoshenko as _______ prime minister, _______ step that could accelerate the nation’s push to become close to the west. 
A. the; a               B./; a                  C. the; the              D./ ; the 
22. It was reported that 208 couples tied the knot in a group of wedding ceremony held in front   of the Bird’s Nest in Beijing, _______ 230 had taken part in the Olympic security work. 
A. whom                   B. which               C. in which                   D. of whom 
23. _______ we can’t remove our troubles in life for ever, we can leave them behind when we are on vacation.  
A. When                 B. While                  C. Unless                D. Until