第二部分英语知识运用（共两节, 满分45分）
第一节：单项选择（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）
从A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填在空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
16.The president _____________his intention to retire before the next election.
A. informed B. told C. announced D. promised
17.Only that factory ____________yesterday___________this kind of machines.
A. we visited; produces B. did we visit ;does it produce
C. we visited; does it produce D. did we visited; produces
18. Perhaps the best example of universally __________body language is the smile.
A. understood B. understanding C. understand D. to understand
19.____________deep down in the earth, the dead forests rotted away and became coal.
A. Burying B. Buried C. To bury D. Being burying
20.-----Who would you rather _____the Olmplic Maths Competition?
------Jack., I think, is the best choice.
