第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节：单项选择（共15小题，每题1分，共15分）
21. When _____ word came that he didn't pass the final examination, Tom got lost in _____ thought.
A. a; / B. the; a C. /; / D. the; the
22. --- I’ll come to see your performance at 9:00 tomorrow evening.
--- I’m sorry, but by then my performance ____ and I ____ reporters in the meeting room.
A. will have ended; will be meeting B. will end; will meet
C. will be ended; am going to meet D. is to end; will meet
23. Tony, mind your manners! Don’t ____ while others are talking.
A. cut in B. cut off C. cut down D. cut up -
24. We shouldn’t complain about being poor, because many families are much______ after the big earthquake.
A. better off B. badly off C. well off D. worse off
25. In a sports team each player has a clear role, and there are few_______ when members are uncertain of
