_____ the majority of people you will meet when travelling are sure to be friendly, there are dangers-theft being the most common.
| A．Since | B．Unless | C．While | D．Once |
—Minister，are you satisfied with the performance of the Chinese athletes in Athens Olympics？
—Yes， it couldn’t have been ______.
| A．worse | B．better | C．so bad | D．the worse |
—If you go to the post office，would you please get me a stamp？
—I am ______ willing to.
| A．no more than | B．not more than | C．more than | D．no less than |
This bird is really lovely， and I’ve never seen ______ one.
| A．a finer | B．a finest | C．the finer | D．the finest |
—Does Jim do his new job well？
—______ his old job. How stupid！I fear there’s no hope for him.
| A．No better than | B．Not better than | C．No so well as | D．No as well as |
—The weather is not good enough for an outing， is it？
—Not in the least. We have not have ______ at this time of the year.
| A．a worse day | B．a nicer day | C．such a bad day | D．so fine a day |