26. Do just what I tell you. Open your mouth ＿＿＿＿, and raise your hand. A. wide/ high B. widely/ highly C. wide/ highly D. widely/ high 27. ＿＿＿＿to dinner!
A. How very thoughtful of you to take me B. How very thoughtful of you taking me C. How very thoughtful of you and take me D. How so thoughtful of you that take me 28. The wood of some trees is ＿＿＿＿.
A. harder than others B. harder than that of others C. harder than of others’ D. harder than that of others’ 29. Shanghai has a larger population than ＿＿＿＿ in China.
A. any city B. any cities C. any other city D. all the cities 30. There is no ＿＿＿＿ who gives his life to his friends.
A. greater love than that of a man B. greater love than a man C. greater love than a man's D. as greater love as a man
31. My father is a classic music fan. He has bought hundreds of classic music CDs. ＿＿＿＿ however, he has changed his taste. He listens to Jazz piano every evening. A. Late B. Later C. Lately D. Latter 32. Linda is never ＿＿＿＿
A. so careful as her father B. so more careful as her father C. so careful as her father’s D. so careful as that of his father’s 33. The more friends that come, ＿＿＿＿ it will be.
A. the merry B. the most merry C. the more merry D. the merrier 34. You must study, ＿＿＿＿, or even harder than your sister.
A. so hard as B. so hard than C. as hard than D. as hard as
35. The door was ＿＿＿＿ shut, but we could still hear their heated discussion loud and ＿＿＿＿.
A. close/ clear B. close/ clearly C. closely/ clearly D. closely/ clear 36. Can the best student become ＿＿＿＿?
A. as best as ever B. as better as ever C. as good as ever D. better than ever 37. Sam is ＿＿＿＿.
A. one of the tamest, if not the tamest dog, I know B. one of the tame, if not the tamest dog, I know
C. one of the tamest clogs I know, if not the tamest D. one of the I know tamest dog if not the tamest 38. ＿＿＿＿ is the cleverest.
A. Smallest of boys B. The small of boy
C. The smallest of boy D. The smallest of the boys 39. What he said sounds ＿＿＿＿.
A. nicely B. pleasantly C. friendly D. wonderfully
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
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
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42. A piece of ＿＿＿＿ music will make you happy.
A. fond B. pleased C. merry D. glad 43. The question is ＿＿＿＿ easy.
A. completely B. widely C. fairly D. mostly 44. The fire broke ＿＿＿＿ after they had gone home.
A. in B. out C. off D. down
45. - How ＿＿＿＿ was Tom driving when the policeman stopped him? - Eighty miles an hour.
A. rapid B. long C. far D. fast 46. I don't think they will come tonight. It’s ＿＿＿＿ impossible. A. very B. quite C. much D. most 47. This country is ＿＿＿＿ larger than that one.
A. one six B. one sixth C. one sixes D. one sixths 48. To my joy, the flower seeds came ＿＿＿＿ after the rain. A. up B. off C. on D. in
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
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 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 52. This is ＿＿＿＿ mistake among the students.
A. a constant B. a common C. an often D. a natural 53. These two boys are very active, the ＿＿＿＿ one is even more ＿＿＿＿. A. old/ that B. older/ so C. oldest/ that D. eldest/ so
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 55. Li Ming did ＿＿＿＿ in the English exam, I did even ＿＿＿＿.
A. worse/ worst B. bad/ more badly C. badly/ also D. badly/ worse 56. My father is fast ＿＿＿＿, so I don’t want to wake him up.
A. sleep B. asleep C. sleeping D. sleepy 57. The building is taller than ＿＿＿＿ tree around it.
A. any B. any other C. all the other D. the other
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 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 60. I must stay at home to look after my father.
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A. ill B. illness C. sickness D. sick 61. The weather gets ＿＿＿＿ than it was yesterday.
A. much more cold B. much more colder C. much colder D. more colder 62. The cake she made looks ＿＿＿＿ but it tastes ＿＿＿＿.
A. bad/ good B. well/ bad C. bad/ well D. badly/ well 63. Remember you must never waste anything, but ＿＿＿＿ never waster time.
A. most of all B. above all C. after all D. as a matter of fact 64. ＿＿＿＿, older people appear more interested in morning exercise.
A. Curiously enough B. Curious enough C. Enough curious D. Enough curiously 65. Bob is the ＿＿＿＿ of the two brothers.
A. old B. older C. oldest D. more old
66. Write ＿＿＿＿ carefully so that you will make ＿＿＿＿ mistakes in your homework. A. much/ Iess B. more/ less C. more/ fewer D. very/ fewer 67. I am so tired that I ＿＿＿＿ walk any longer.
A. can hard B. can't hardly C. can hardly D. hardly can
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 69. It was ＿＿＿＿ story that we nearly fell asleep.
A. two-third B. three-fourths C. a so long D. so long a 70. - Let’s take a walk before we start to study. - Oh, I think it is ＿＿＿＿ for walking.
A. very much hot B. much too hot C. too much hot D. too hot much 71. The weatherman says that it is going to be ＿＿＿＿ warmer tomorrow. A. even B. more C. very D. much more
72. At Chicago Airport, we looked ＿＿＿＿ for the sign \find it at first because the airport was huge.
A. up B. out C. round D. in 73. It is said that a deer can run ＿＿＿＿ as a goal.
A. as three times fast B. as fast three times C. three times faster D. three times as fast 74. John is ＿＿＿＿ but not ＿＿＿＿ as Peter.
A. cleverer/ so polite B. so clever/ polite C. clever/ more polite D. so clever/ so polite 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 76. - I bet you enjoy drinking brandy ＿＿＿＿
- Yes, l ＿＿＿＿ drink brandy, but sometimes I drink whisky.
A. mostly/ most B. most/ mostly C. mostly/ mostly D. most/ most 77. Who is the third ＿＿＿＿ student in your school?
A. tall B. taller C. very tallest D. tallest
78. I ＿＿＿＿ recommend to you Mr. Robinson, my best friend, who always aims ＿＿＿ in his work.
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A. highly/ high B. high/ highly C. highly/ highly D. high/ high 79. The streets are very wet because there was a ＿＿＿＿ rain last night. A. heavy B. strong C. deep D. thick 80. You know ＿＿＿＿ about it than Tom does.
A. even little B. even less C. more little D. more less 81. Bill is a man of ＿＿＿＿ words.
A. little B. less C. few D. fewer 82. Tom and Bob passed ＿＿＿＿ without noticing me.
A. by B. off C. on D. away
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 84. - l feel a bit hungry.
- Why don't you have ＿＿＿＿ potato chips?
A. any B. some C. little D. few 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 86. New cities appeared on ＿＿＿＿ sides of the river.
A. each B. every C. all D. both
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 88. Sometimes the weather is ＿＿＿＿ bad, sometimes it is ＿＿＿＿ fine. A. fairly/ quite B. quite/ rather C. rather/ fairly D. fairly/ rather 89. The quicker we walk, ＿＿＿＿ we shall get there.
A. sooner B. the soon C. the sooner D. the soonest
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 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 92. The raincoat is two sizes ＿＿＿＿ for me.
A. large enough B. larger C. as large as D. too large 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 94. Because of the heavy rain, the game was put ＿＿＿＿ for a few days. A. out B. off C. up D. away 95. The kite flew ＿＿＿＿ in the sky and everyone spoke ＿＿＿＿ of it. A. high/ high B. highly/ highly C. high/ highly D. highly/ high 96. It is well known that he has ＿＿＿＿ memory.
A. comfortable B. remarkable C. reasonable D. visible 97. He left in such a hurry that I ＿＿＿＿ had time to thank him.
A. nearly B. hardly C. almost D. even
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98. I got up early this morning. Now l am feeling a bit ＿＿＿＿
A. asleep B. sleep C. sleepy D. sleeping 99. ＿＿＿＿, the medical team is made up of 122 doctors.
A. Altogether B. Entirely C. Completely D. Wholly
100. The patient’s progress was encouraging as he could ＿＿＿＿ get out of bed without help.
A. nearly B. only C. hardly D. badly 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 102. John made ＿＿＿＿ no mistakes in the test.
A. hardly B. near C. almost D. mostly 103. I think that is ＿＿＿＿ for him.
A. too much expensive B. very much expensive C. too much more expensive D. much too expensive 104. He had ＿＿＿＿ in the States that he often felt lonely.
A. such few friends B. such a few friends C. so few friends D. so few a friends
105. The professor’s talk was very ＿＿＿＿.
A. impression B. impressed C. impressive D. impress 106. Catherine likes eating very much, but she is not very＿＿＿＿ about the food. A. special B. peculiar C. particular D. extraordinary 107. This kind of thing can be turned into a ＿＿＿＿ weapon.
A. dead B. death C. dying D. deadly 108. Our school is ＿＿＿＿ theirs.
A. ten times big as B. as ten times big as C. ten times bigger than D. as big ten times as 109. - How are you getting on with your work?
- I haven’t made ＿＿＿＿ I should.
A. as much progress as B. so more progress as C. as many progress as D. so much progress than
110. Take it ＿＿＿＿. Everything will be all right in a day or two, I think. A. easy B. quiet C. calm D. down 111. Of the two shirts, I'd like to choose ＿＿＿＿ one.
A. the less expensive B. the most expensive C. less expensive D. most expensive
112. With the help of the German experts, the factory produced ＿＿＿＿ cars in 2003 as the year before.
A. as twice many B. as many as twice C. as twice as many D. twice as many
113. She is ＿＿＿＿ to leave as soon as possible.
A. hurried B. anxious C. worried D. nervous 114. lf the manager had to choose between the two, he would say John was ＿＿＿＿choice.
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