第一部分：英语知识运用
第一节：单项填空
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
1. _____ I admit that there are problems, I don’t agree that they cannot be solved.
A. While B. When C. As D. For
2. Peter was so excited _______ he received an invitation from his friend to visit Chongqing.
A. where B. that C. why D. when
3. The medicine works more effectively ______ you drink some hot water after taking it.
A as B until C although D if
4. The incomes of skilled workers went up. ______, unskilled workers saw their earnings fall.
A. Moreover B. Therefore C. Meanwhile D. Otherwise
5. My uncle’s house in the downtown area is much smaller than ours, but it is twice ______ expensive.
A. as B. so C. too D. very
6. Owen wouldn’t eat anything _______ he cooked it himself.
A. if B. since C. unless D. while
7. You can’t borrow books from the school library ______ you get your student card.
A. before B. if C. while D. as
8. The Great Wall is _______ tourist attraction that millions of people pour in every year.
A. so a well-known B. a so well-known
C. such well-known a D. such a well-known
9. My parents don’t mind what job I do ______ I am happy.
A. even though B. as soon as C. as long as D. as though
10. —Shall we have our picnic tomorrow?
—______it doesn’t rain.
A. Until B. While C. Once D. If
11. Someone called me up last night, but they hung up ______ I could answer the phone.
A. as B. since C. until D. before
12. Peter’s jacket looked just the same as Jack’s, but it cost ______ his.
A. as much twice as B. twice as much as
C. much as twice as D. as twice much as
13. It just isn’t fair. ______ I was working as a waiter last month, my friends were lying on the beach.
A. whenever B. though C. for D. while
14. According to statistics, a man is more than twice as likely to die of skin cancer _______ a woman.
A. than B. such C. so D. as
15. After the war, a new school building was put up ______ there had once been a theatre.
A. that B. when C. which D. where
16. ______ the police thought he was the most likely one, since they had no exact proof about it, they could not arrest him.
A. Although B. As long as C. If only D. As soon as
17. She had just finished her homework ______ her mother asked her to practice playing the piano yesterday.
A. when B. while C. after D. since
18. You may use the room as you like ______ you clean it up afterwards.
A. so far as B. so long as C. in case D. even if
19. John plays basketball well, ______ his favorite sport is badminton.
A. so B. or C. yet D. for
20. —I wonder how much you charge for your services.
—The first two are free ______ the third costs $30.
A. while B. until C. when D. before
