第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节, 满分35分）
第一节：语法和词汇知识（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。
Mr. Smith owns collection of coins than anyone else I have ever met.
A．larger B．a larger C．the larger D．a large
____________ production up by 60%, the company has had another excellent year.
| A． As | B．For | C．With | D．Through |
The home improvements have taken what little there is _________my spare time.
| A． from | B．in | C．of | D．at |
Shortly after the accident, two ________ police were sent to the sport to keep order .
| A． dozens of | B．dozens | C．dozen | D．dozen of |
The number of people invited __________ fifty, but a number of them __________ absent for different reasons.
| A． were ; was | B．was ; was | C．was ; were | D．were ; were |
____________ people in the world are sending information by E-mail every day.
| A．Several million | B．Many millions | C．Several millions | D．Many million |