、单项填空(15分)
( ) 21. What_______ heavy rain it is! That's_______ very thing that farmers want!
A. the; a B. a; the C. ／;the D. the;/
( ) 22. _______ different kinds of plants and animals are disappearing fast every year.
A. Many hundreds of B. Many hundreds
C. Hundred of D. Eight hundreds of
( ) 23. There are only_______ new words in the passage, but I know_______ of _______them．
A. few; none B. few; all C. a few; none D. a few; nothing
( ) 24. None of them knew what had happened_______ they were told about it.
A. since B. after C. while D. until
( ) 25. How_______ the wind sounds! Why not stay at home______
