-----What were you up to when she dropped in?
------I______ for a while and _____ some reading.
| A．had played ; did | B．played; did |
| C．had played :was going to do | D．was playing; was going to do |
—I think he is very wise.
—No, he is _______ than wise.
| A．kinder | B．more kindly |
| C．more kind | D．rather kind |
Your sister is _______ too young to learn Russian.
| A．quite | B．very |
| C．far | D．pretty |
We all do more speaking _______，even when we have a break after class.
| A．now and then | B．by and by |
| C．step by step | D．more or less |
Australia is _______ country.
| A．an English-speaking |
| B．an English-spoken |
| C．a speaking-English |
| D．a spoken-English |
“John” and“Tom” are _______ names in the English-speaking countries.
| A．ordinary | B．usual |
| C．common | D．unusual |