单项选择：(15分)
1.The newly-built pavilion is _____ the old one.
| A．three times so big as | B． 3 times bigger than |
| C．as three times big as | D． 3 times the big of |
Christmas is _____ special holiday when ____ whole family are supposed to get together.
| A．the; the | B．a; a | C．the ;a | D．a; the |
Sales of CDs have greatly increased since the early 1990s, when people_____ to enjoy the advantages of this new technology.
| A．begin | B．began | C．have begun | D．had begun |
. He had to drive faster to ______ for the lost time, which is considered dangerous to the passengers.
| A．take up | B．put up | C．make up | D．turn up |
---What do you think of the film we saw last night?
---I feel______ that the film is well worth seeing once again.
| A．strong | B．strongly | C．hardly | D．bad |
It was a(n)______ party. We danced all night and then watched the sun coming up over the sea. No better way to welcome the New Year.
| A．awful | B．terrible | C．frightening | D．awesome |