第二部分：知识运用（共两节, 满分35分）
第一节单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
请认真阅读下面各题，从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It is believed that ______ European chemist called Felix Hoffmann first produced ASA which completely changed ______ man’s understanding of aspirin.
A. an; a B. the; a C. a; / D. an; /
It rained that day and ________ the basketball game was called off.
| A．however | B．still | C．though | D．consequently |
China Daily is ________a newspaper. It helps improve our English.
| A．no more than | B．no less than | C．not more than | D．more than |
If you had lived in the Middle Ages，you ________the chance to appreciate the art works of Leonardo da Vinci.
| A．won’t have had | B．wouldn’t have |
| C．wouldn’t have had | D．mustn’t have had |
The flowers have ___________ to the little room. All things appeared fresh.
| A．made trouble | B．made a difference | C．made room | D．made way |
The girl ________to figure out the boy’s attitude towards her but without success.
| A．managed | B．succeeded | C．attempted | D．predicted |