第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分 45分）
单项选择（共15小题；每题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。
21. The manager of the company told us that very little ____ was made of the waste material in the past.
A. cost B. vale C. use D. matter
--- I promise her daughter ______ get a nice present on her birthday.
---Will it be a big surprise to her?
| A．should | B．must | C．would | D．shall |
Before the final examination, many students have shown ______of tension. Some have trouble in sleeping while others have lost their appetite.
| A．anxiety | B．marks | C．signs | D．remarks |
If you read fast every day, you ______ improve your English.
| A．are bound to | B．are bounded to | C．bound | D．bound to |
They were determined to carry out the plan at first, but then we ________ persuade them to change their minds.
| A．would | B．could | C．were able to | D．had to |
In many countries in the world, breakfast is a snack _______ a meal, but the traditional English breakfast is a full meal.
| A．other than | B．more than | C．rather than | D．less than |