单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空格的最佳选项。21．The football player had ______ gift for football when he was a child. Now he is _______ second to none in the football field.A. the; the B. the; / C. a; the D. a; /22. The flowers ______ my mother, but my sister thought they were for her and took them.A. were intended for B. intended for C. intended to give D. intended giving23. —Do you think that the 11th Chinese National Games were a success?—Yes，________！It couldn't be________ .A．relatively；better B．approximately；worseC．absolutely；better D．fortunately；worse24. —Do you know about the accident?—It was Tom rather than his two younger sisters who________injured in the car accident.A．was B．wereC．has been D．have been25.I told Sally how to get here, but perhaps I ___ for her.　 A. had to write it out B. must have written it out 　 C. should have written it out D. ought to write it out 26. — I'll help you prepare for the party on Wednesday.— Please don't_____. My sisters have promised to help me.A．promise B．annoy C．bother D．disturb27. Obviously, we each______strong points and each of us, on the other hand, ______weak points. A.have; has B.has; have C.has;has D.have; have 28. ______angry the netizens(网民) are, Obama expressed his opinions about the phone-hacking scandal(窃听门) without regret. A. Whatever B.Whenever C. Wherever D. However29. Only ______ a human being.A. when is it hungry a lion will attack B. when it is hungry a lion will attack C. when it is hungry will a lion attack D. when is it hungry will a lion attack30. — What gave them a great deal of encouragement? — ____________ the meeting himself.A. The president will attend B. The president to attend C. The president’s attendingD. The president attended 31．It was the fact _______ his father was ill in hospital ________ kept him awake for the whole night.A. which; that B. which; which C. that; which D. that; that32. Victor apologized for _____ to inform me of the change in the plan.A. his being not able B. his not being able C. him not to be able D. him to be not able33. ______ air conditioning, the office is comfortable for them to work in. A. Equipping with B. It’s equipped with C. It’s equipping with D. Equipped with34. —The final exam is coming.Would you mind my staying up late，going over my lessons?—I'd rather you________. With the light on，I can't fall asleep.A．don't B．didn't C．won't D．haven't35. —Do you regret________2,000 yuan for the trip?—No.I would gladly have paid________for it.A．to pay；twice so muchB．to have paid；as much twiceC．paying；twice as muchD．having paid；so much twice