第一节：单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15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，在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
21. Whether by accident or _______, he arrived too late to help us.
A. purpose B. aim C. design D. chance
22. There was ______ time ______ I hated to go to school.
A. a; that B. a; when C. the; that D. the; when
23. He was_______ by his colleagues though he didn’t think he had done anything special.
A. thought little of B. thought poorly
C. highly thought of D. highly thought
24.--- She looks very happy. She ____ have passed the exam.
--- I guess so. It’s not difficult after all.
A. should B. could C. must D. might
25. The two girls compete ____ each other ____ the highest mark.
A. with; for B. with; in C. against; in D. in; for
26. There are many people present at the meeting, 80% of whom _____ the same school.
