C. A fashion designer.

18.What was most extraordinary at the Grammy Awards?

A. The moving set pieces.

B.The song from the album 25.

C. George Michael singing “Fastlove”.

19. Why did Adele stop during one of her performances?

A. The sound system had problems.

B. She wanted to talk about a legend.

C. She had problems with her voice.

20. Who did Adele owe her award to?

A. Beyoncé.

B. Rihanna.

C. Drake .

第二部分英语知识运用 (共两节, 满分35分)

第一节单项填空 (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，并在答题卡该项涂黑。

21.There are no ______ proposals to reduce the road accidents. We are still seeking inspiration.

A. contradictory B. concrete C. confidential D. controversial

22. If yowant to go further in the new sport, the best way is to ______ and practise more frequently.

A. dive in B. drop out C. catch on D. spring up

23. To the couple’s great surprise, the house was in a mess as if ______.

A. breaking into B. having broken into C. broken into D. being broken into

24. The online word “selfie” is gaining ______ and more and more people tend to use it

nowadays.

A. access B. admission C. control D. currency

25. —I can’t think why he ______ so angry. I meant no offence.

—It’s typical of him to be sensitive.

A. should have been B. must have been C. might have been D. can have been

26. The headmaster in our school hopes that we will be more ambitious when we graduate than when we ______ admitted.

A. will get B. get C. got D. have got

27. Efforts will be made to______ new teaching models to exploit the students’ potential.

A. accelerate B. innovate C. differentiate D. compile

28. Yocan use this room for your club activities tomorrow ______ yokeep it tidy and clean.

A. for fear that B. in case C. on condition that D. even if

29. The inner thoughts of the two young persons are revealed in the book, ______ both of them fail toexpress.

A. where B. when C. who D. which

30. What made them miss the deadline was not their lack of funding, but ______ their lack of planning.

A. even B. still C. rather D. ever

31. Most of the money for the reconstruction of the quake-stricken town has been allocated by the

government, the rest ______ from the coming charity concerts.