___ waiting for the bus.
| A．They both are | B．They are both | C．They both will be | D．Both they are |
22．In many places in China, ______ bicycle is still ______ popular means of transportation.
| A．a; the | B．/; a | C．the; a | D．the; the |
第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分 45分）
单项选择（共15小题；每题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。
21. The manager of the company told us that very little ____ was made of the waste material in the past.
A. cost B. vale C. use D. matter
– Can you read the sign, sir? No smoking allowed in the lift!
– ________.
| A．Never mind | B．Don’t mention it |
| C．Sure. I don’t smoke | D．Pardon me |
– Mary never does any reading in the evening. – ________.
| A．So does John | B．John does too |
| C．John doesn’t too | D．Nor does John |
They couldn’t say _____ it was _____ troubled them.
| A．that; what | B．what; what | C．what; that | D．what; who |