PART TWO LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE (45 marks)
SECTION A (15marks)
Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.
21. A poet and artist with high fame ______ coming to speak to us about Chinese literature
and painting tomorrow afternoon.
A. is B. are C. was D. were
22. To keep healthy, you should eat any of the food that is offered on the table _______ it is not well cooked.
A. if B. until C. that D. unless
23. When his wife returned from abroad, Kevin ____ his paintings at the art museum in his hometown.
A. was exhibiting B. exhibited C. would exhibit D. had been exhibiting
24. I would prefer _______ a low-income job that I am interested in rather than _________ my interest.
A. to do; abandon B. doing; abandon C. to do; to abandon D. doing; to abandon
25.______ the point that we should be punctual the next day, our director left the meeting room ahead of time.
A. Stressing B. Having stressed C. To stress D. Being stressed
26.The naughty boy had wanted to play football with the kids in the street, but his parents warned him ____.
A. not to B. not to do C. to do D. of doing
27. Faced with challenges, your ability is makes a difference.
A．that B. which C. how D. what
