It is the prevention of disease ______its successful treatment that has led to the rapid increase of the world’s population.
| A．rather than | B．other than |
| C．more than | D．better than |
After the party, the boy apologized to the girl for the trick he had_______on her.
| A．taken | B．played | C．undertaken | D．conducted |
Watch out !_________caught smoking here will be fined.
| A．Whoever | B．No matter who | C．Anyone | D．Who |
The children started planning how to spend the holiday, their lessons________ for the term.
| A．finishing | B．finished | C．had finished | D．were finishing |
It’s none of your business _________ my private life is like.
| A．how | B．what | C．when | D．which |
第二部分：英语知识运用的（共两节，满分45）
第一节：单项填空（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。
Baird invented _________ television, _________ invention that would later completely change people’s life.
A．/; the B．a ;/ C．the; an D．/; an