第二部分： 英语知识运用 （共两节，满份45分）
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.
21. My father was out of ______ work for almost a year, and we lived _____ hard life at the time.
A. a; the B. a; a C. 不填; the D. 不填; a
22.---- Learning a language isn’t easy. It takes time.
------- __________. Rome wasn’t built in a day.
A. It doesn’t matter B. I’m with you
C. I don’t believe you D. It depends
23. Two fifths of the land in the two cities______ covered with trees and grass.
A. is B. are C. has D. have
24. Peter’s mother was very ______ ; she never bought him any new clothes.
A. calm B. mean C. upset D. reliable
