第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节；满分35分）
第一节：单项选择 (共15小题；每小题1分, 满分15分)
请认真阅读下面各题, 从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出最佳选项, 并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。
—Congratulations! I have heard that you will be a volunteer for ________2010 Shanghai Expo.
—Thank you, and I firmly believe it will be ________ great success.
A.不填; the B. the; a C. the; the D.不填; a
_______ the U.S.-China relationship as “the most consequential(重要的)” in the world, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry called for greater cooperation between the two powers.
| A．Described | B．To describe |
| C．Describing | D．Having described |
Seeing his father’s angry expression on his face, Andy _______ the conversation from one subject to another.
| A．switched | B．concluded |
| C．announced | D．rejected |
If you are to take up the challenge of ice bucket, _______.
| A．I do either | B．so will I |
| C．I will so | D．so do I |
_______ in ancient times, the book is still welcomed by lots of readers today.
| A．Though written | B．Though it written |
| C．It was written | D．Written it was |
My cousin doesn't know what to _______ at the university; he can't make up his mind about his future.
| A．take on | B．take away |
| C．take up | D．take after |