第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节 单项填空（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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
21．After ______ long, eager wait, the world at last met ______ mascots (吉祥物) for Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on Friday, Nov. 11, 2005 -- the five friendlies.
A. the; the B. a; the C. a; / D. the; /
22．Everybody said it was an ideal marriage; no one had ever known couple.
A．the happier B．a happier C．a happiest D．the happiest
