Buses here are always crowded with passengers, so I prefer _____ there rather than take a bus.
| A．cycle | B．cycling | C．to cycle | D．being cycled |
5．The police are offering a $ 60,000 _____ for information about the killer.
| A．price | B．prize | C．award | D．Reward |
4．—Where does your little daughter want to go during her holiday ?
—She is always looking forward to _____ to the Wu Yi Mountain.
| A．take | B．taking | C．being taken | D．b taken |
3．I’m preparing the report for tomorrow’s meeting. Would you please _____ the radio a little?
| A．turn on | B．turn off | C．turn up | D．turn down |
2．Great changes ______ in China in the past 20 years.
| A．took place | B．have taken place |
| C．were taken place | D．have been taken place |
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20小题；每小题1分，满分20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。
1．--- What can I do for?
--- I’d like to buy a gift for my sister’s birthday, one at a proper price but of _____ great use and it’d better be ______ surprise.
A./; a B. the; a C. a; / D. /; the