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）
21. Everybody showed great respect to the old doctor, who devoted everything he had to _____ the poor conditions of the local hospital.
A. improving B. improve C. improved D. being improved
A. that did I begin B. had I begun C. then I began D. that I began
23．Maybe all Americans realize that______ they expect to be next president will face lots of problems.
A．no matter who B．whoever
C．whomever D．no matter whom
24．There is no doubt，in my opinion， ________matters is not the speed，but the quality of the product.
A. that B. which C. what that D. that what
25. Ｉstill remember the day when I said goodbye to my family, ________on the plane and started my journey to London.
A. to step B. stepping C. stepped D. having stepped
26．As we have known from the map of the world，this is ________.
A．twice as large an island as that B．twice as larger as that island
