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）
从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中，选出最佳选项。
21. Though he failed many times in election, he never lost______ heart and at last he was elected_______ President of the USA.
A. the ; a B. a ; the C. his; the D. / ; /
22. I like a house in a coast village more than _______ in such big cities _______Sydney.
A. It ; as B. it ; like C. one ; as D. one ; like
23. It was only with the help of the local guide _______.
A. was the mountain climber rescued B. that the mountain climber was rescued
B. when the mountain climber was rescued D.then the mountain climber was rescued
