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）
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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
21. Mrs ,Taylor has ___8-year-old daughter who has _____gift for painting – she has won two national prizes.
A. a; a B. an; the C. an; a D. a; the
22. ------ Would you like some coffee?
------ Yes, and please get me some milk, too. I prefer coffee ____ milk.
A. to B. with C. in D. for
23. _______ in the book, he didn’t notice my coming.
A. Devoted B. Absorbed C. Applied D. Dedicated
24. In the future, care for the environment will become very important as earth's natural rescources __________.
A. run out B. use up C. run out of D. use out
25. Why ____it get colder when we go up a mountain? We are getting nearer to the sun!
