We don't care if a hunting dog smells_____,but we really don't want him to smell_____.
| A．well; well | B．bad; badly | C．well; badly | D．badly; bad |
The weather in China is different from__ __.
| A．in America | B．one in America | C．America | D．that in America |
If there were no examinations, we should have ___ at school.
| A．the happiest time | B．a more happier time | C．much happiest time | D．a much happier time |
I don’t think this film is by far the most boring.I have seen____________.
| A．better | B．worse | C．the best | D．the worst |
It takes a long time to go there by train; it's ________by road.
| A．quick | B．the quickest | C．much quick | D．quicker |
Progress so far has been very good. _______, we are sure that the project will be completed on time.
| A．Howeve | B．Otherwise | C．Therefore | D．Besides |
The hurricane damaged many houses and business buildings;_____ , it caused 20 deaths.
| A．or else | B．therefore | C．after all | D．besides |
Much of the power of the trade unions has been lost. _ , their political influence should be very great. (2006广东)
| A．As a result | B．As usual | C．Even so | D．So far |
.—Why don’t you like the shirt?
—Its neck is not big for me at all. Have you got a shirt of this kind with _____ neck?
| A．the biggest | B．a far bigger | C．by far the biggest | D．a more bigger |
—The temperature today is 10℃ below zero.
—Oh, it’s ____cold.
| A．the most | B．the more | C．most | D．much more |
—Do you think him naughty enough?
—I’m afraid he’s ___than naughty.
| A．more clever | B．clever | C．much clever | D．much more clever |
Exercise is _____as any other to lose unwanted weight.
| A．so useful a way | B．as a useful way | C．as useful a way | D．such a useful way |
_ ____, the boys were shouting and singing.
| A．Happy and excited | B．Happily and excitedly |
| C．To be happy and excited | D．To be happily and excitedly |
I’m glad to say that he’s already finished _____50% of the book in these three days.
| A．no less than | B．no more than | C．not more than | D．much less than |
The US is about the same size as China, but its population is five times_ ___.
| A．as little | B．smaller | C．as few | D．fewer |
—Are you going to the football game?
—No, the tickets are ____expensive for me.
| A．very much | B．so much | C．far too | D．highly |
The little town has now grown into a modern big city, and is ___ what it used to be.
| A．twice the size than | B．two times the size as | C．twice the size as | D．twice the size of |
—What do you think of the plan?
—I feel ___that we ought to give it up at once.
| A．strong | B．stronger | C．strongly | D．it strong |
To handle the financial crisis, the new government has to work more ______ with other nations, especially the less-affected ones.
| A．formally | B．smoothly | C．carefully | D．closely |
The more teenagers watch actors smoking in films, the more ______ they are to take up the habit of smoking themselves.
| A．likely | B．simply | C．probably | D．possibly |
—Haven’t you seen the speed limit sign? Please drive _______.
—Sorry, but I have to.
| A．more slowly a bit | B．slowly a bit more | C．a bit more slowly | D．slowly more a bit |
—This book by Tony Garrison is of great use for our course.
—But I think his latest one is _______ worth reading.
| A．better | B．more | C．most | D．very |
After hearing the manager's stating their future plan, Mr．Brown came back home, ____．
| A．excited and hopefully | B．exciting and hopeful |
| C．excited and hopeful | D．excitingly and hopefully |
—Do you think the weather is good enough for an outing?
—Yes, you couldn’t hope for _____at the time of the year.
| A．a nice day | B．the nicer day | C．a nicer day | D．the nicest day |
This kind of fried chickens sells ______, mainly because it tastes _____ _.
| A．well; good | B．good; well | C．to be good; well | D．to be well; good |
How exciting this football match is!Have you ever watched________ one?
| A．a better | B．another better | C．a much too better | D．a very good |
With the help of the new equipment, our factory produced ________ VCD players in 2009 as the year before.
| A．as many as twice | B．twice more than | C．as twice many | D．twice as many |
In the eyes of Premier Wen Jiabao, there is never ____________thing as far as peasants are concerned.
| A．too small a | B．a too small | C．such small a | D．a such small |
He’s _______ working in Germany as a representative of a Chinese company.
| A．lately | B．recently | C．presently | D．likely |
—You know our manager has been in hospital for days?
—Yes.I wonder if he is ___ better now.
| A．any | B．some | C．very | D．too |
—Are you satisfied with her work, sir? —Not at all. It couldn’t be any _______.
| A．better | B．best | C．worse | D．worst |
On the third floor there are two rooms, _____ is used as a meeting-room.
| A．one of them | B．the larger of which | C．and a larger of them | D．the largest one of which |
People are always on the go , so they spend their weekend on housework .
| A．most | B．almost | C．mostly | D．nearly |
These natural parks are very important for preserving many animals, which would _______ run the risk of
becoming extinct.
| A．otherwise | B．therefore | C．nevertheless | D．however |
.—Have your working conditions improved?
—No, _____ than before, I’m afraid.
| A．no better | B．a little better | C．not worse | D．no worse |
My parents want me to take_________maths lessons at the weekend, but I want to play and have fun.
| A．extra | B．available | C．former | D．recent |
The dress is really fashionable and eye-catching, but it is ______ too big for me.
| A．fairly | B．rather | C．quite | D．pretty |
It took ______ building supplies to construct these energy-saving houses. It took brains, too.
| A．other than | B．more than | C．rather than | D．less than |
—You’re not worried about your English, are you?
—No, certainly not. Not Chinese, not math and _____ English.
| A．as far as | B．at the least | C．best of all | D．least of all |
I’m not a little tired today after giving the room a thorough cleaning and I have never had ____ today.
| A．as tiring a day as | B．as a tiring day | C．tiring as a day as | D．day as a tiring as |
—It is said that the number of Chinese characters you can type on your mobile phone is the total number of Chinese characters.
—I know. That is because the character input systems are made by foreign cell phone producers.
| A．much than 25 percent | B．25 percent as less as |
| C．25 percent less than | D．25 percent as much |
There was no news;____, she didn’t give up hope.
| A．moreover | B．besides | C．but | D．nevertheless |
Although she could speak very little Chinese, _______ we did manage to communicate with her..
| A．anyhow | B．anyway | C．somewhere | D．somehow |
The boat is ________ small, we can’t put _______ food in it.
| A．much too; so many | B．much too; too much | C．too much; much too | D．too much; so much |
Those who are not ___ with the progress they 've made will have greater success.
| A．proud | B．afraid | C．popular | D．content |
— Don’t you agree with what he said?
—Yes，_______! It can’t be better．
| A．approximately | B．absolutely | C．relatively | D．partly |
The bridge is closed so we advise you to use a(n) ______ route.
| A．accurate | B．alternative | C．tentative | D．primitive |
—Can I buy Jane Rye here?
—Sorry, but we’ll call you as soon as it becomes .
| A．present | B．available | C．convenient | D．inexpensive |
—Why couldn’t they meet us at five o’clock?
—Because they were delayed by _________.
| A．heavy traffic | B．heavy traffics | C．crowded traffic | D．crowded traffics |
I think Zheng Jie is _______ a rising tennis star. She has put China on the tennis map.
| A．especially | B．formally | C．definitely | D．gradually |
It is not for me to return all the books to the library now because I still need them.
| A．mature | B．convenient | C．available | D．tight |
The workers are so _____ to the noise of the machine that they don’t even notice it during their work.
| A．accustomed | B．subjective | C．familiar | D．associated |
After I arrived at her house, she showed me into ____________.
| A．a room cosy or little | B．a little cosy room | C．a cosy little room | D．cosy little a room |
Letterboxes are much more ____ in the UK than in the US, where most people have a mailbox instead.
| A．common | B．normal | C．ordinary | D．usual |
He was robbed last night, but he didn’t have much on him then.
| A．fortunately | B．eventually | C．certainly | D．surprisingly |
Although my grandfather is in his eighties, he is still as ______ as a young man and hates sitting around doing
nothing all day.
| A．enthusiastic | B．automatic | C．energetic | D．innocent |
Everything works out well. ____, we are sure that the experiment will be completed on time.
| A．Therefore | B．While | C．However | D．Otherwise |
It’s ______ to borrow money from your mother to settle your debt to your uncle. That’s just robbing Peter to pay Paul.
| A．ridiculous | B．strange | C．stubborn | D．splendid |