答案： D
39. What he said sounds __________.
A. nicely B. pleasantly C. friendly D. wonderfully 答案： C
40. Playing __________ is the most important principle in a competition, and all competitors should be treated __________. A. fair … fairly B. fair ... fair C. fairly ... fair D. fairly … fairly 答案： A
41. You can never expect a person who __________ works to work __________ even when he intends to. A. hardly ... hard B. hard ..hard C. hardly ... hardly D. hard ... hardly
答案：hardly adv．意为“几乎不”，有否定的意思。hard adv．意为“努力 地”。本句意为：你永远不会指望一个从不工作的人去努力工作，即使 是他想要努力工作也不可能(会努力工作)。 (答案A) 42. A piece of __________ music will make you happy. A. fond B. pleased C. merry D. glad
答案： C
43. The question is __________ easy. A. completely B. widely C. fairly D. mostly 答案： C
44. The fire broke __________ after they had gone home. A. in B. out C. off D. down
答案： B
45. --How __________ was Tom driving when the policeman stopped him? -- Eighty miles an hour.
A. rapid B. long C. far D. fast
答案： D
46. I don’t think they will come tonight. It’s __________ impossible. A. very B. quite C. much D. most
答案： B
47. China is __________ larger than the United States. A. one six B. one sixth C. one sixes D. one sixths
答案： B
48. To my joy, the flower seeds came __________ after the rain. A. up B. off C. on D. in 答案： A
49. Tom’s parents were very __________ of him because he won the first __________ in the competition. A. pride ... prize B. pride ... price C. proud ... prize D. proud ... price 答案： C
50. The careless driver was fined, __________ so because he parked his car __________ in front the police station.
A. rightly... right B. right ... rightly C. right ... right D. rightly ... rightly 答案： A
51. --I think her performance in this movie is not __________ so good as I imagine. --But you know, __________ no other, actress has ever got so many praises as she. A. almost ... nearly B. nearly ... almost C. nearly ... nearly D. almost ... almost
答案：在英文里，“几乎不，远不如……”用almost和nearly时，有固定的说 法：almost no或者not nearly。如：
Almost nobody saw it．
I have twenty yuan but that will not be nearly enough for my journey． (答案B)
52. This is __________ mistake among the students. A. a constant B. a common C. an often D. a natural 答案： B
53. These two boys are very active; the __________ one is even more __________. A. old ... that B. older ... so C. oldest ... that D. eldest ... so
答案： B
54. He wasn’t sure whether the idea he’s just had was good enough, but he wrote it down __________. A. anyway B. in a way C. anywhere D. somewhat
答案： A
55. Li Ming did __________ in the English exam, I did even __________.
A. worse ... worst B. bad ... more badly C. badly ... also D. badly ... worse
答案： D
56. My father is fast __________, so I don’t want to wake him up. A. sleep B. asleep C. sleeping D. sleepy 答案： sleep是动词，而asleep是表语性形容词，意为“睡着的”。sleepy意为 “疲倦的”。be fast asleep意为“酣睡”。 (答案B)
57. The building is taller than __________ tree around it. A. any B. any other C. all the other D. the other
答案：在“比较级状语从句”中，比较“同类事物”时，要排除主语。比较“不同 类事物”时，不排除主语。如：
正：Xiao Ming is taller than any other student in her class．(同类事物) 误：Xiao Ming is taller than any student in her class．
正：China is larger than any county in Europe．(不同类事物) 误：China is larger than any other country in Europe． (答案A)
58. The MP3 player is a __________ invention, which has become very __________ with young people. A. comparatively new ... welcome B. new comparative ... popular C. newly comparative ... welcome D. comparatively new ... popular 答案： D
59. Betty is __________ that everyone likes her.
A. so pretty girl B. so pretty a girl C. such pretty girl D. such pretty a girl 答案： B
60. I must stay at home to look after my __________ father. A. ill B. illness C. sickness D. sick 答案： D
61. The weather gets __________ than it was yesterday. A. much more cold B. much more colder C. much colder D. more colder 答案： C
62. The cake she made looks __________ but it tastes __________. A. bad ... good B. well ... bad C. bad ... well D. badly ... well
答案： A
63. Remember you must never waste anything, but __________ never waste time. A. most of all B. above all C. after all D. as a matter of fact
答案： above all意为“最重要的是”。after all意为“毕竟”。 (答案B) 64. __________, older people appear more interested in morning exercise.
A. Curiously enough B. Curious enough C. Enough curious D. Enough curiously 答案： A
65. Bob is the __________ of the two brothers. A. old B. older C. oldest D. more old
答案： B
66. Write __________ carefully so that you will make __________ mistakes in your homework. A. much ... less B. more ... less C. more ... fewer D. very ... fewer
答案： C
67. I am so tired that I __________ walk any longer.
A. can hard B. can’t hardly C. can hardly D. hardly can 答案： C
68. The dog looked __________, but its weak breath suggested that it __________ still __________. A. died ... was ... alive B. dead ... be ... living C. dead ... was ... alive D. died ... was ... living 答案： C
69. It was __________ story that we nearly fell asleep.
A. two-third B. three-fourths C. a so long D. so long a
答案：请注意：such a long story=so long a story=too long a story。 (答案D) 70. --Let’s take a walk before we start to study. --Oh, I think it is __________ for walking.
A. very much not B. much too hot C. too much hot D. too hot much
答案： B
71. The weatherman says that it is going to be __________ warmer tomorrow. A. even B. more C. very D. much more 答案： A
72. At Chicago Airport, we looked __________ for the sign \because the airport was huge. A. up B. out C. round D. in
答案： C
73. It is said that a deer can run __________ as a goat.
A. as three times fast B. as fast three times C. three times faster
D. three times as fast
答案： D
74. John is __________ but not __________ as Peter. A. cleverer ... so polite B. so clever ... polite C. clever ... more polite D. so clever ... so polite 答案： A
75. --I thought you were going to the mountains last week. --I’d want to, but I was __________ busy to leave. A. too much B. so much C. more much D. much too 答案： D
76. --I bet you enjoy drinking brandy __________.
--Yes. I __________ drink brandy, but sometimes I drink Scotch whisky. A. mostly ... most B. most ... mostly C. mostly ... mostly D. most ... most 答案： B
77. Who is the third __________ student in your school? A. tall B. taller C. very tallest D. tallest
答案： D
78. I __________ recommend to you Mr. Robinson, my best friend, who always aims __________ in his work.
A. highly ... high B. high ... highly C. highly ... highly D. high ... high 答案： A
79. The streets are very wet because there was a __________. rain last night. A. heavy B. strong C. deep D. thick
答案： A
80. You know __________ about it than Tom does.
A. even little B. even less C. more little D. more less 答案： B
81. Bill is a man of __________ words. A. little B. less C. few D. fewer 答案： C
82. Tom and Bob passed __________ without noticing me. A. by B. off C. on D. away 答案： A
83. The salesman showed her several wallets and she chose __________ one as she didn’t want to spend too much on it.
A. the less expensive B. less expensive C. the least expensive D. least expensive 答案： C
84. --I feel a bit hungry.
--Why don’t you have __________ potato chips? A. any B. some C. little D. few 答案： B
85. It’s time for us to go to bed. Let’s go __________.
A. upstairs B. the upstairs C. to upstairs D. to the upstairs 答案： A
86. New cities appeared on __________ sides of the river. A. each B. every C. all D. both
答案： D
87. English is a __________ language and should not be taught as if it were a __________ one. A. living dying B. alive ... dying C. living ... dead D. alive ... dead 答案： C
88. Sometimes the weather is __________ bad, sometimes it is __________ fine. A. fairly ... quite B. quite ... rather C. rather ... fairly D. fairly ... rather 答案： C
89. The quicker we walk, __________ we shall get there. A. sooner B. the soon C. the sooner D. the soonest
答案： C
90. All too __________ it was time for the kids to go back to school after the most merry summer holidays.
A. soon B. fast C. quick D. late
答案： A
91. His health is __________.
A. as poor, if not poorer than, his sister B. poor as his sister’s if not poor C. as poor as if not poorer than, his sister’s D. as poor, if not poorer than sister’s 答案： C
92. The raincoat is two sizes __________ for me.
A. large enough B. larger C. as large as D. too large 答案： D
93. --Won’t you have more coffee?
--No, thanks. I’ve had __________ enough already. A. more than B. plenty C. much than D. too much 答案： A
94. Because of the heavy rain, the game was put __________ for a few days. A. out B. off C. up D. away 答案： B
95. The kite flew __________ in the sky and everyone spoke __________ of it. A. high ... high B. highly ... highly C. high ... highly D. highly ... high 答案： C
96. It is well known that he has __________ memory. A. comfortable B. remarkable C. reasonable D. visible 答案： B
97. He left in such a hurry that I __________ had time to thank him. A. nearly B. hardly C. almost D. even 答案： B
98. I got up early this morning. Now I am feeling a bit __________. A. asleep B. sleep C. sleepy D. sleeping
答案： C
99. __________, the medical team is made up of 122 doctors. A. Altogether B. Entirely C. Completely D. Wholly 答案： A
100. The patient’s progress was encouraging as he could __________ get out of bed without help. A. nearly B. only C. hardly D. badly 答案： A
101. Mr. Smith has __________ that he is unable to get a job. A. a so small education B. a such little education C. so little education D. such small education 答案： C
102. John made __________ no mistakes in the test. A. hardly B. near C. almost D. mostly 答案： C