第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
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。
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意， 然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
21. Greatly _________, _I read diary after diary, each _______a similar theme.
A. surprising, expressing B. surprising, expressed
C. surprised, expressing D. surprised, expressed
22. What a big snake! It ______one and a half meters long.
A. is measured B. is measuring
C. measures D. will measure
23. ---I’m terribly sorry to interrupt , but may I use your phone? It’s rather urgent
---_Yes, ______
A. a pleasure B. no hurry C. it doesn’t matter D. of course
24. The two men discussed and came to __ conclusion that the helicopter would take ___ place of a car some day.
A. / ; / B. a ; the C. a; / D. /; the
25. A completely new situation will _ when the examination system comes _______ existence.
