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 |
--- How did you sleep last night?
--- Like a log. Never slept ________.
| A．well | B．worse | C．badly | D．better |
Doing your homework is a sure way to improve your test scores, and this is especially true ________ it comes to classroom tests.
| A．before | B．as | C．since | D．when |
________ there, the southwest desert contains a remarkable variety of plants.
| A．Rarely as it rains | B．Sometimes it rains |
| C．It rarely rains | D．Although rarely rains |
You can use a large plastics bottle, _________ cut off, as a plot to grow flowers in.
| A．its top is | B．the top of which |
| C．whose top | D．with its top |
If you show your respect for your mother’opinions, though you may not _______them, she will feel _______ to you.
| A．agree; closely | B．admit; close | C．share; close | D．use; closely |