第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 单项填空（共40小题, 每小题0.5分，满分20分）
21. Barack Obama’s decision to attend ________ ceremony tomorrow can be seen as ________ gesture of his intention to improve the relationship.
A. the; the B. a; a C. the; a D. a; the
22. _______, as it seems to me, the problems can be settled. Come on. Victory is around the corner.
A. If you double your efforts B. Double your efforts
C. A bit more efforts D. Making greater efforts
23. To some people, happiness is ____ by family and friends, while to others, it means _____ success.
A. being surrounded; achieving B. being surrounded; to achieve
C. to surround; achieving D. surrounding; to achieve
24. I would appreciate _______, to be honest, _______the package could be delivered as soon as possible.
A. this; when B. it; if C. you; when D. that; if
25. The moment the teacher took the ________, the excited students ________thunderous cheers.
A. floor; ran into B. speech; turned into C. floor; burst into D. speech; came into
26. One reason _______ there are so many French words in English is _______ the French ruled England for quite a number of years.
