第二部分：英语知识运用（共三节，满分45分）
第一节语法和词汇知识（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
16._____ ,she is the sort of woman to spread sunshine to people through her smile.
| A．Shy and cautious | B．Sensitive and thoughtful |
| C．Honest and confident | D．Light-hearted and optimistic |
–Bob’s tape recorder is so wonderful.
--Mine is at least ___good, if not ___.
| A．as; better | B．so; very good |
| C．the same; the best | D．so; better |
Take your time—it’s just ___short distance from here to __ restaurant.
| A．/; the | B．a; the | C．the; a | D．/; a |
______ his nose, he’s quite good looking.
| A．Besides | B．Apart from | C．except that | D．Now that |
— It sounds like something is wrong with the car’s engine.
—______, we’d better have it repaired immediately.
| A．Where possible | B．If not |
| C．But for that | D．If so |
What a(n) ______ it is that they were born in the same year and on the same day!
| A．coincidence | B．accident | C．incident | D．confidence |