第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节：单项填空（共20小题；每小题0.5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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
21. The driver was at ______ loss when ______ word came that he was forbidden to drive for speeding.
A. the ; the B. a ; / C. /; / D. a ; the
22. ______ different life today is from ______ it was fifty years ago.
A. What a; what B. What a; how C. How; what D. What; what
23. ---Good evening. ______ ?
---Yes, that’s right. We’d like a table on the side.
A. What for B. Can I help you C. What’s the matter D. Two for dinner
24. Our school has a library and it ______ more than one million books.
A. hides B. remains C. receives D. houses
25. ---What do you think made Celia so happy?
