第二节 语法和词汇知识（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
--- It’s reported that more than 200,000 people lost their lives in Haiti Earthquake.
--- Yes, ______ news came as ______ shock to us.
A.the , a B. the, the C. a, a D. a, the
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g the news that he had been ______as general manager of the big company, he ______ with excitement and joy, forgetting that he was showing some visitors around.
| A．named; broke out | B．appointed; erupted | C．made; was filled | D．chosen; was full |
Prices keep _______and people have to keep a close eye on their wallet.
| A．going up | B．rising up | C．lifting up | D．raising up |
Thousands and thousands of people attended the president’s inaugural ceremony, with ages _______from 5 to 100.
| A．varying | B．changing | C．ranging | D． rating |
Large quantities of solid fuel ______consumed every day and too much carbon dioxide is sent into the air, which in turn _______ the going up of temperature.
| A．is; results in | B．are; results in | C．is; leads to | D．are; results from |
_______the fact that there was great prejudice against women entering men’s profession then, she succeeded as a manager of a big company.
| A．While | B．In spite of | C．Despite of | D．As |