—Do you know what EU stands for, Tommy?
—Sure.It stands for the European Union，________ European political and economic organization that encourages trade and friendship between ________ countries that are members.
| A．an; the | B．a; the |
| C．the; / | D．an; / |
On the day I was to take the driving test, so ______ was I that I could not understand what I was
| A．nervous | B．anxious | C．upset | D．Shy |
The house rent is expensive. I’ve got about half the space I had at home but I’m paying _____ here.
| A．as much three times | B．three times as much |
| C．much as three times | D．twice times much |
He ______ his paper to see if there are any obvious mistakes.
| A．looked into | B．looked up | C．looked around | D．looked through |
--- Are you still thinking about yesterday’s game?
--- Oh, that’s _____ .
| A．how I feel about it | B．whatever I feel excited |
| C．what makes me feel excited | D．when I feel excited |
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，选出可以入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
--- It’s reported that more than 200,000 people lost their lives in Haiti Earthquake.
--- Yes, ______ news came as ______ shock to us.
A.the , a B. the, the C. a, a D. a, the