第二节语法和词汇知识（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。
The reason______ being late for the meeting was______ his little son fell ill this morning.
A. for, that B. why, that C. for, because D. why, because
Not until they left school ______ how much their teachers loved them and helped them.
| A．they realized | B．had they realized | C．they would realize | D．did they realize |
. Although the teacher didn’t mention any names, everybody in the class knew who he was ________.
| A．attending to | B．turning to | C．referring to | D．talking to |
When caught ______ in the exam, he begged for the teacher’s pardon and tried ______ punishment.
| A．cheating; escaping | B．cheating; to escape |
| C．to be cheating; escaping | D．to be cheating; to escape |
Experts predict that the earthquake and tsunami will _________ among the costliest natural disasters on record.
| A．clarify | B．group | C．separate | D．rank |
It is the best for this kind of plant to grow in ______ is warm and rainy.
| A．that | B．what | C．which | D．where |