第二部分：英语语言知识运用（共二节，满分35分）
第一节：单项选择（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.The news that an earthquake happened in Yushu ______ throughout the whole world quickly.
A. was spread B. were spreading C. spread D. had been spread
22. _______ houses were knocked down in the earthquake.
A. A great many of B. The number of C. A great many D. A large amount of
