第二部分：英语知识运用（共85分）
第一节：单项选择（共15小题，每题1分，共15分）
21. ______ recent report stated that the number of Spanish speakers in the U.S. would be higher than the number of English speakers by ____ year 2090.
A. A; the B. A; / C. The; / D. The; a
22. Americans eat ______ vegetables each person today as they did 20 years ago.
A. more than twice B. as twice as many
C. twice as many as D. more than twice as many
23. It’s such lovely weather. How about the two of us _____ a walk down the garden after supper?
A. to take B. take C. taking D. to be taking
24. When Mr. Lee came to life, he found himself lying on the floor with his hands _____ behind his back.
A. tying B. to be tied C. tied D. having tied
25. ----We’ll put on the play but we can’t find suitable clothes.
---- Of course. Such clothes are out of ______ now.
