单项选择【2】
第一节 单项填空(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
21.--- Do you know Uncle Tom is crazy about gardening?
---Sure. He ____ his flowers in the garden now.
A. may be watering B. must be watering
C. could look after D. ought to watch
22.____ the temperature falling so rapidly, we couldn't go on with the experience.
A. Since B. With C. As D. For
23. I'd love ___ to your party last Sunday if not because of the unexpected guests.
A. to go B. going C. having gone D.to have gone
24. --Will you two go to the show tomorrow?
---No. We're going to a lecture, or at least I'm planning ____.
A. it B. to C. that D. so
25. The rescue team ______to help but failed to get there in time.
A. had wanted B. have planned C. were expecting D. hoped
26.1 haven't got a single ______from Aunt Mary since I last saw her.
A. advice B. news C. message D. information
27.---Is it Pro. King that will give the lecture on radiation?
--- I can't __ I know it for sure.
A. say B. tell C. speak D. talk
28. "No, no ", he whispered,____ talking to himself.
A. while B. even if C. as if D. when
29. --- Any phone call for me?
--- Yes.____ telephoned 10 minutes ago.
A. A Doctor Simpson B. The certain doctor
C. The Tim Smith D. A Simpson Doctor
30. ____ is mentioned above, the number of the cattle here has been limited to 200.
A. It B. Which C. That D. As
31. ---Would you please give him the paper the moment he ____?
--- No problem.
A. arrives B. appearing C. came D. reaches
32.I wonder ____ we can solve this hard problem.
A. what else B. how else C. that D. as if
33.--- Excuse me, can you tell me the way to the bank?
---Oh, that's ____, it's either the second or the third road on the left.
A. the difficult one B. a hard one
C. an easy one D. the very one
34. The newly-founded company is faced with lots of trouble, ____ the financial problem ia not the worst.
A. which B. of which C. to whom D. with which
35. To his surprise, his new play well ____ by the public in China, met a cold welcome abroad.
A. received B. accepted C. accepting D. receiving
