二、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）
从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
21．Besides the others, there was still____third one who said he was second to reach the end.
A．a; a B．a; the C．the; the D．the; a
．Many sailors think that a thick fog is their _______ enemy.
| A．dead | B．dying | C．death | D．deadly |
第一节单项填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
What surprised me was not what he said but________ he said it .
| A．the way | B．in the way that | C．in the way | D．the way which |
My mother always _______ the importance of mixing well with my classmates in school.
| A．reminds of me | B．impresses on me | C．strikes me | D．stresses me |
Though what she had been doing went against the tradition of the family, she ________to make them change their minds.
A. succeeded B. persuaded B. managed D. tried
Rather than ______ to a secure life, the young man prefers wandering about in big cities, enjoying himself.
| A．settle down | B．to settle down | C．settling down | D．settled down |