Mr. King, manager of a big department store, is about to pay a visit ___ Chian next month.
| A．for | B．to | C．about | D．in |
Lots of coal miners died on the job last year, ______ the government to shut nearly 800 small mines in Shanxi Province alone.
| A．forced | B．to force | C．forces | D．forcing |
— Mom, can you give me an extra 200 yuan a month?
— Son, we have just bought a house, and from now on we need to practice strict ______.
| A．economy | B．medicine | C．self-control | D．patience |
— How many pages have you covered of that book on financial crises?
— I have given up, for it’s ______ me.
| A．ahead of | B．above | C．apart from | D．on |
第二部分：知识运用（共两节, 满分35分）
第一节单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
请认真阅读下面各题，从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It is believed that ______ European chemist called Felix Hoffmann first produced ASA which completely changed ______ man’s understanding of aspirin.
A. an; a B. the; a C. a; / D. an; /
The possibility that he knew about the stolen files cannot be ________.
| A．made up | B．looked into | C．ruled out | D．turned out |