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PART TWO　LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE  (45 marks)
SECTION A (15 marks)
Directions： Beneath each of the following sentences there are 4 choices marked A， B， C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.
21. You can skim a text when you want to get _____ general idea of _____ it is about.
A. a; that   B. a; what  C. the; /   D. the; what
22. In some parts of London, missing a bus means _____ for another hours.
A. waiting  B. to wait   C. being waiting D. to be waiting
23. _____ the good news, she jumped with joy.
A. To hear  B. Heard   C. On hearing  D. My sister heard