The boy said ________ couldn’t he work out the problem but his teacher didn’t know how to do it.
| A．though | B．never | C．hardly | D．not only |
25．____in the Kooris for years, I decided to learn their language.
| A．Having interested | B．Have been interest |
| C．Having been interested | D．Being interested |
24．As we all know, newspapers, magazines and radios as well as television broadcasts can keep us
____about what is happening at home and abroad.
| A．informing | B．informed | C．to inform | D．being informed |
23．Mike is handsome, kind and full of energy____, I can’t speak too highly of him.
| A．As a result | B．By the way | C．In a word | D．On the contrary |
22．The purpose of their explorations is as important to them as____to us.
| A．they are | B．they have | C．it is | D．it has |
二、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）
从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
21．Besides the others, there was still____third one who said he was second to reach the end.
A．a; a B．a; the C．the; the D．the; a