第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节：单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分, 满分15分）
21．The experiment turned out to be______ failure, but as we know, Success often comes after_____ failure.
| A．a；a | B．/；/ | C．a；/ | D．/；a |
Gary Locke , a Chinese-American, once______ as the governor of Washington for 8 years and now is U．S．Commerce Secretary．
| A．had worked | B．worked | C．is working | D．has been working |
______ almost all our time to our schoolwork in the past three months, we have almost no time for fun and play．
| A．Having devoted | B．Devoted | C．To devote | D．To have been devoted |
Nowadays in India, women with independent incomes are refusing to______to the traditional practice of arranged marriage．
| A．give in | B．pick up | C．hand in | D．make up |
Well, you can buy $20 tickets or 30 $ tickets, ______ you prefer．
| A．which | B．whichever | C．whatever | D．what |
_____ sports teams, group work can only be successful when group members respect, help and support each other．
| A．As for | B．As to | C．As with | D．As of |