一、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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
21. ____73-year-old woman, who died of respiratory failure on Dec. 6, was confirmed to have been carrying ____H10N8 virus.
A. A, the B. The, the C. A, \ D. The, a
22. Chinese new traffic rules in 2013 give more severe punishment to offenders compared with ______ carried out in previous years.
A. that B. those C. one D. it
23. — Where did you get robbed of your handbag, Madam?
— It was at the stop ______ I usually wait for my bus for work.
A. that B. when C. which D. where
24. Being determined is a good quality and that’s _____it takes to do anything well.
A. where B. which C. what D. how
25. --Whenever I come to visit, he is always watching TV.
--You’re reallyobservant. He can’t help but ________ some TV during meals or before bed.
A. watch B. watching C. to watch D. watched
26. ---Has anything caught your eye in today’s newspaper?
---Yes. A new eight-kilometer-long road is under ________ that links the port area with the motorway system.
A. consideration B. construction C. conservation D. constitution
27. The greatest pleasure I know is to do a good action quietly, and to have it _____ by accident.
