The number of people invited _________ fifty, but a number of them __________ absent for different reasons.
| A．were; was | B．was; was | C．was; were | D．were; were |
With the development of the Internet, _______ communication is done by regular mail.
| A．less | B．more |
| C．little | D．few |
When they arrived at the school it was raining _______ harder.
A. more B. quite
C. very D even
— Did you enjoy yourself at the party?
—Sorry to say I didn’t. It was ______ a meeting than a party.
| A．more like | B．quite like |
| C．less like | D．moreorless |
I know this is not quite the right word, but I can’t be bothered to think of _____.
| A．a better | B．a best |
| C．the better | D．the good |
We couldn’t have picked ______ day for the picnic — it rained nonstop.
| A．a worse | B．a worst |
| C．the worse | D．the worst |