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，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。
21．In order to find _______ better job, he decided to study _______ second foreign language.
A．the; a B．a; a C．the; the D．a; the
Sir, do you have anything _________ this afternoon? If there is nothing to do, I wonder if I can ask for a leave．
| A．typing | B．typed | C．to type | D．to be typed |
When we _______the railway station, the train _______for 5 minutes．
| A．got to, had been away | B．reached, had left |
| C．arrived, has been away | D．arrived at, has left |
Two years has passed since I ______you the first time．
| A．meet | B．have met | C．met | D．had met |
_______, nobody was injured in the accident．
| A．As it may seem strange | B．Because it may seem strange |
| C．Strange as it may seem | D．Strange as may it seem |
—Patrick has won $ 1,000．
—_____? He isn’t any happier．
| A．So what | B．So where | C．So why | D．So how |