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. ［2012太原模拟］_______ earthquake which happened in March, 2011, is _______ great disaster to Japan. It needs a long time to recover from it.
A. The; a B. An; a
C. An; the D. The; the
22. —Were you busy last weekend?
—Very. Rather than _______ time playing cards as usual, I devoted every effort to _______ an advertisement.
A. waste; make B. wasting; making
C. to waste; make D. a waste of; making
23. —Anything more about Anna’s family life?
—Well, she makes _______ a rule to go shopping once a week.
A. this B. that C. herself D. it
24. People think “SOS” is the simplest and commonest _______ to make in time of danger or disaster.
A. mark B. sign C. signal D. remark
25. ［2012哈尔滨模拟］_______ is announced in the papers，a nation-wide sports
