第一部分：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和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
1. --- I think you’d better type this letter again before Mr. Smith sees it.
--- Oh, dear! _____
A. Who cares? B. No problem.
C. I don’t mind at all. D. Is it as bad as that?
2. An accident happened at _____ crossroads a few meters away from _____ bank.
A. a; a B. /; a C. /; the D. the; /
3. Police are now searching for a woman who is reported to _____ since the flood hit the area last Friday.
A. have been missing B. have got lost C. be missing D. get lost
4. The old lady’s hand shook frequently. She explained to her doctor _____ this shaking had begun half a year before, and _____, only because of this, she had been forced to give up her job.
A. when; how B. how; when C. how; how D. why; why
5. I intended to compare notes with a friend, but unfortunately _____ couldn’t spare me even one minute.
A. they B. one C. who D. it
