第二部分：词汇知识运用（共两节，满分40分）
第一节：多项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10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。
21. Obviously, strengthening strategic partnership is consistent with the ____________ interests of the two countries and their people.
A. traditional B. potential C. fundamental D. secure
22. At least 11 people, mostly students from primary and middle schools, were _________ dead after a boat sank in a river in central Hunan Province on Friday afternoon.
A. confirmed B. condemned C. confused D. concluded
23. The atmosphere was very unpleasant, local ____________ was being fuelled against us and we were actually prisoners at our hotel.
A. feature B. hostility C. routine D. boundary
24. The new bank is aimed at both mainland Europe and the UK where the market for deals of this size is ___________ by the American investment banks such as Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley.
A. involved B. prohibited C. preserved D. dominated
