第二部分：英语知识运用（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。
---It is reported that there is____ big breakthrough in the cancer treatment.
---If only my son could be brought back to ____ life!
A.a; / B./; a C.the;the D.a;the
As I walked_____ the countryyards, I noticed how the peasants devoted hours to cleaning it.
| A．across | B．down | C．through | D．along |
The rainy season_____ for six months and water gets in among the stones.
| A．stays | B．remains | C．continues | D．lasts |
_____, tears came down.
| A．Hearing the bad news | B．Heard the bad news |
| C．when to hear the bad news | D．When he heard the bad news |
They peasants did what they____ the crops, but failed.
| A．could save | B．could saving | C．could to save | D．could saved |
When the old man _______ to walk back to his house, the sun ________ itself behind the mountain.
| A．started; had already hidden | B．had started; had already hidden |
| C．had started; was hiding | D．was starting; hid |