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小题，每小题1分，满分15分）
In face o______failure , it is the most important to keep up_______good state of mood .
| A．/; a | B．a; / | C．the; / | D．/; the |
“Be careful, do not stand ___________ to the fire, Jim.” Mrs. Thompson said to her little son.
| A．closed | B．closely | C．close | D．closing |
Several pages were found _________ when the book _________ me.
| A．missing; returned | B．gone; was returned to |
| C．lost; was returned | D．disappeared; was returned to |
--- How many students are there in your school?
--- There are 2,000 students here __________.
| A．first of all | B．in all | C．after all | D．at all |
____________ two exams to worry about, I have to work really hard this weekend.
| A．As for | B．Besides | C．With | D．As |
While shopping, people sometimes can't help ________ into buying something they don't really need.
| A．persuade | B．to persuade | C．being persuaded | D．be persuaded |