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。
21. According to ______ 12th Five-Year Plan, our government will pay more attention to getting ______ pay rise.
A. /; a B. the; a C. a; a D. the; /
22. _____, I slid into the bed and fell fast asleep.
A. Exhausting B. Being exhausted C. Exhausted D. Having exhausted
23. Your father likes playing golf; he is really enthusiastic _____ it.
A. by B. with C. on D. about
24. It seemed strange that the man who had developed communism _____ have lived and died in London.
A. should B. would C. could D. might
25. My study of English has ______ much of my spare time, but it has given me a great deal of enjoyment.
A. taken in B. taken down C. taken off D. taken up
26. Life is like a long race ____ we compete with others to go beyond ourselves.
