第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，45分）
第一节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案写在答题卡标号为21--30的相应位置上。
Stephen Hawking, who is the most famous physicist, was born in Britain on January 8th, 1942. As a child, he was enthusiastic about 21 (design) complicated toys but 22 (fortune), in his twenties, he suffered 23 a disease that was impossible to be cured, 24 was a great challenge for him. However, not only was he positive about the misfortunes 25 eventually he defeated all the obstacles but also he was 26 (absorb) in his research in the universe. In 1988, his best-seller A Brief History of Time was published, 27 which he put forward the idea 28 time itself has a beginning, and that it will have 29 end. In conclusion, he has made outstanding 30 (contribute) to the fields of cosmology and quantum gravity.
