第一部分： 英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节：单项填空(共20小题；每小题0.5分，满分10分)
1. — Jennifer, you seem to be overjoyed
— ______? I have just received the offer from the National University of Singapore.
A. So what B. Guess what C. What if D. What for
2. Nowadays people are more likely to go to ______ mall than visit the tailor when shopping for clothes, so tailors have adapted to _________ new reality.
A. the; a B. \; the C. the; the D. a; a
3. I’m always ________ about what I say because careless remarks are likely to hurt others’ feelings.
A. enthusiastic B. curious C. doubtful D. cautious
4. The water was now two feet deep, making it difficult, if not impossible,________ the car out.
A. getting B. got C. to get D. get
5. _______ early warnings from forecasters, residents were able to prepare and no deaths or serious injuries were reported.
A. In spite of B. According to C. Regardless of D. Thanks to
6. Good news never goes beyond the gate, ______ bad news spreads far and wide.
A. when B. as C. while D. before
7. It was playing video games that took the boy too much time that he _______ have spent learning．
A. could B. must C. might D. ought to
8. By now, no one has come up with a（n）_____ explanation of why dinosaurs died out, and it remains a mystery．
A. astonishing B. amusing C. convincing D. puzzling
9. —You look tired, Jack. What's wrong with you?
—Oh, I worked quite late last night. Nothing wrong with me, ________．
A. although B. though C. yet D. still
10. The Internet allows us quick ______ to all the data and research findings in the fields available worldwide.
A. entrance B. charge C. access D. advance
