第二节：语法和词汇知识（共15小题，每小题1分，共15分）
从每小题所给A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Our teachers are really ______. They often work in their office far into the night.
A. open-minded B. hard-working C. self-confident D. warm-hearted
The finance minister has not been so _____ since he raised taxes to such a high level.
| A．popular | B．well-known | C．favorable | D．preferable |
It is wrong for someone in such a high _____ in the government to behave too badly in public.
| A．situation | B．position | C．employment | D．profession |
We all knew from the very _____ that the plan would fail.
| A．outcome | B．outset | C．income | D．output |
. He looked rather untidy as there were two buttons _____ from his coat.
| A．loosing | B．losing | C．off | D．missing |
Lawyers often make higher _____ for their work than they should.
| A．bills | B．charges | C．prices | D．costs |