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题；每小题1分，满分15分)
21.He spent too much time talking on________phone while we were all busy at________work..
| A．the; / | B．a; / | C．/ ; / | D．the; the |
.The house rent is increasing sharply nowadays. I’ve got about half the space I has five years ago but I am paying D now.
| A．as five times much | B．as much five times |
| C．much as five times | D．five times as much |
Mrs. Brown was much disappointed to see the washing machine she had had _______ went wrong again.
| A．it | B．it repaired |
| C．repaired | D．to be repaired |
The teacher together with the students _______ discussing Reading Skills that _______ newly published in America.
| A．are; were | B．is; were | C．are; was | D．is; was |
Nowadays children have easy _______ access to computers, so most of them spend lots of time playing computer games after _______ class.
| A．an; the | B．/; the | C．an; / | D．/; / |
— Have you ever read The Brief History of Time?
— Yes. While in Britain, I ______ it a couple of times.
| A．have read | B．read | C．had read | D．would read |