第二部分：英语语言知识运用（共两节，满分40分）
第一节：多项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10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。
21. There being no witness on the spot, the police were delayed by the ________of information about the crime.
A. analysis B. disappearance C. absence D. consideration
22. He refused to sell the old house, for it had too many pleasant ________with his childhood.
A. associations B. communications C. contacts D. combinations
