After_____a11 the apples，he____ the biggest one in the basket and handed it to me．
| A．picked；picked up | B．picking；picked out |
| C．picking Out；picked | D．picking up；picked |
（届江苏省淮州中学高三3月份模拟英语试卷）
Light-to-moderate smokers were ________ to die of sudden heart problems than those who had never smoked.
| A．as twice likely | B．twice more possible |
| C．twice more likely | D．as twice possible |
（届安徽省马鞍山市高三第一次教学质量检测英语试卷）
Although I majored in English, language _______ became a challenge when I set foot in the USA for the first time.
| A．luckily | B．naturally | C．surprisingly | D．gradually |
Mr. Stevenson is great to work for ——I really couldn't ask for a _______ boss.
| A．better | B．good | C．best | D．still better |
I’ve been writing this report____ for the last two weeks, but it has to be handed in tomorrow.
| A．finally | B．immediately | C．occasionally | D．certainly |
（2011浙江卷,9﹚The professor could tell by the ___________look in Maria’s eyes that she didn't understand a single word of his lecture
| A．cold | B．blank | C．innocent | D．fresh |