Working as a manager, Rebecca found it hard ______ between work and her family.
| A．balancing | B．to balance |
| C．to have balanced | D．having balanced |
23．Prices of houses_______sharply in the past decade.
| A．rise | B．are rising | C．have risen | D．Rose |
22．Who do you think will take_____office next month and become____president of the country?
| A．the; a | B．a; 不填 | C．the; the | D．不填；不填 |
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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
21．－Mom, I’m so tired. I can’t walk any further.
－_______, my dear. You can make it.
A．Come on B．No worry C．That’s impossible D．No problem
34. China has a population of 1.3 billion, ____ it the largest country in the world by population.
A. making B. made . makes D. to make
33. Most female workers in Beijing suffer from ____ connected to the global financial crisis, according to a recent survey.
| A．curiosity | B．eagerness | C．thirst | D．Anxiety |