Jane nearly missed the flight ____ doing too much shopping.
| A．as a result of | B．on top of | C．in front of | D．in need of |
It is re ported that the United States uses _____ energy as the whole of Europe.
| A．as twice | B．twice much | C．twice much as | D．twice as much |
Mary kept weighing herself to see how much ______ she was getting.
| A．heavier | B．heavy | C．the heavier | D．the heaviest |
It is believed that if a book is ______, it will surely ______ the reader.
| A．interested; interest | B．interesting; be interested |
| C．interested; be interesting | D．interesting; interest |
Wouldn’t it be for you to pick me up at four o’clock and take me to the airport.
| A．free | B．vacant | C．handy | D．convenient |
10,000 dollars is a large sum of money，but it is still ______than we need for a new house
| A．very few | B．very little | C．far fewer | D．far less |