_______ weather it is, we shall set out on time.
| A．Whatever | B．However | C．Whenever | D．Whether |
With April 18’s railway speedup, highway and air transport will have to compete with ________ service for passengers.
| A．good | B．better | C．best | D．the best |
There is an old proverb, “Love me, love my dog. ” But there is ________ wisdom in this: “Love me, love my book.”
| A．some | B．much | C．more | D．most |
—Do you need any help, Lucy?
—Yes, The job is ________ I could do myself.
| A．less than | B．more than | C．no more than | D．not more than |
The new group of students is better-behaved than the other group who stayed here ________.
| A．early | B．earlier | C．earliest | D．the earliest |
The final score of the basketball match was 93-94. We were only ________ beaten.
| A．nearly | B．slightly | C．narrowly | D．lightly |