第二部分语言知识及应用（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）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The Chinese astronauts Liu Boming,Zhai Zhigang and Jin Haipeng were so stuck by _____ beauty of _______ nature that they took some pictures in space.
A./; / B./; the C.the; the D.the; /
Even if they are on sale, these refrigerators are equal in price to, if not more expensive than, _____ at the other store.
| A．anyone | B．the others | C．that | D．the ones |
Evidence obtained from observation and experiment is often used to _____ a scientific theory.
| A．confirm | B．confine | C．conform | D．conceive |
Because of the strong sun Mrs. William’s new dining room curtains _____ from dark blue to gray within a year.
| A．faded | B．fainted | C．paled | D．diminished |
. I asked the tailor to make a small _____ to my trousers because they were too long.
| A．change | B．variation | C．revision | D．alteration |
It was necessary to _____ the factory building as the company was doing more and more business.
| A．extend | B．increase | C．lengthen | D．magnify |