The traveler couldn’t make himself _____ in his poor English.
| A．understand | B．understanding | C．to understand | D．understood |
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．White was appointed director of our department.
—Then we have two Whites now including ___________ Mr．White, the doorkeeper.
A．The; a B．A; the C．A; 不填 D．不填; a
A lot of tents, drinking water and food ______ to the homeless earthquake survivors in the past several weeks.
| A．are sent | B．were sent | C．have been sent | D．had been sent |
—I’ve read another book this week.
—Well, maybe _______ is not how much you read but what you read that is important.
| A．this | B．that | C．there | D．it |
I like this jacket better than that one, but it costs almost three times _______.
| A．as much | B．as many | C．so much | D．so many |
The lazy waiter ______ to his boss that he had ______ the table.
| A．lay; laid | B．lied; lay | C．lied; laid | D．laid; laid |