第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节: 单项填空（共20小题；每小题0．5分，满分10分）
从A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
— You won’t believe it, Sam．I was chosen as an exchange student to China．
— Congratulations! _______
A．That’s something． B．You did a good job．
C．That’s all right． D．You got it．
On _______ side of the river there are a lot of trees.
| A．both | B．any | C．either | D．neither |
At last she made herself ______ by drawing a picture.
| A．understand | B．to understand | C．understood | D．understanding |
I was about to go shopping _______ the telephone rang.
| A．as | B．while | C．when | D．as soon as |
The apartment caught fire last night. Fortunately, most of the people there _______ escape.
| A．could | B．were able to | C．meant to | D．tried to |
This is _______ I have come to Yuanyang.
| A．for the first time | B．the first time | C．every time | D．the time |