第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）
第一节：单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、 B、 C 、D 、四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
1. I had decided to give it up, but on ________ second thoughts, I decided to try ________ third time.
A. /; the B. /; a C. the; the D. the; a
2. ________ seems to have been a strong competition in China for school leavers to enter college or university.
A. It B. That C. There D. Here
3. I was close to being killed the day before yesterday. A truck passed me at ________ I thought was a crazy speed.
A. what B. which C. as D. that
