二．英语知识运用(共两节，满分35分)
第一节 单项填空 (共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
21. What I’ve just got for Christmas is ________ attractive ipad, ______ present I have been longing for.
A. an; a B. an; the C. the; a D. the; the
22. __________he had only practiced the part a few times; he did it successfully beyond expectation.
A. Unless B. If C. Because D. Although
23. Dad is used to smoking and drinking. There is no chance________I am able to talk him into ________.
A. whether；giving it up B. of whether；giving them up
C. which；stopped it D. that; getting rid of them
24. She lay lazily in the armchair under the tree, the sun _______down through the broad leaves.
A. shone B. shining C. was shining D. to shine
25. As the job-hunting season_________，many graduates are suffering from anxiety.
A. kicks off B. takes off C. puts off D. sets off
26. --How do you find James Cameron's 3D version of Titanic?
---Fantastic! It can't be _______ and has brought us a wonderful experience.
A. as impressive B. more impressive C. most impressive D. so impressive
27. ________ is known to us all is that the old worker, for _______ life was hard in the past, still works hard in
