59. She was, I thought, the best novelist（小说家）in the world because she told us a large number of stories about her life in Africa.
| A．alive | B．living | C．lively | D．Live |
---Would you please drive more quickly? My plane will_____in twenty minutes.
- ---I want to but safety comes first.
| A．take off | B．take up | C．take down | D．take out |
The computer is 5,000 yuan, but it doesn’t ____the cost of shipping.
| A．cover | B．take | C．spend | D．meet |
I felt____after he opened the present. I thought he would have liked it.
| A．interested | B．embarrassed | C．excited | D．puzzled |
Though the new apartment is____than the old farmhouse, I really like it.
| A．smaller twice | B．twice as small as | C．twice as small | D．twice smaller |
I can sleep for 7 hours every day now, but if I take that job, I ____less time for sleep.
| A．had | B．haven’t had | C．will have | D．wouldn’t have |