第一节：语法和词汇知识 (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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
21. He began to work at ______ dawn every morning because he was heavily in ______ debt.
A. 不填; 不填 B. 不填; the C. the; 不填 D. the; the
22. No matter how long the candle is, it will ______ go out of itself.
A. on time B. at time C. in time D. by time
23. —What do you think of the dictionary?
—It’s useful, ______ for us middle school students.
A. specially B. particularly C. naturally D. extremely
24. —What makes you so happy?
—Oh, the story I was reading ______ me of the interesting days working in Xinjiang.
A. informed B. warned C. reminded D. persuaded
25. It was so dark in the cinema that I could hardly ______ my friend.
A. turn out B. bring out C. call out D. pick out
