––Why didn’t you come to the party?
––I had meant _____, but something unexpected happened.
| A．so | B．that | C．not | D．to |
He has read the book as many as, if _____ than, five times.
| A．no more | B．not more | C．no much | D．not much |
This church is as old as, if _____ than, that one.
| A．no older | B．not older | C．no old | D．not old |
Her pronunciation is as good as, if ____than, her teacher's.
| A．no better | B．not better | C．no good | D．not good |
In that month, he earned as much as, if ____ than, $40 000.
| A．no more | B．not more | C．no much | D．not much |
The research is so designed that once _____ nothing can be done to change it.
| A．begins | B．having begun | C．beginning | D．begun |