Smoking is so harmful to people’s health that it kills __________ people each year than automobile accidents.
| A．seven more times | B．seven times more | C．over seven times | D．seven times |
The little boy is dirty from head to foot because he ________ in the mud all morning.
| A．has played | B．is playing |
| C．has been playing | D．was playing |
So many directors ________, the board meeting had to be put off.
| A．were absent | B．been absent |
| C．had been absent | D．being absent |
The rainy season is coming and let’s make full use of the ________ days to dry whatever is needed to dry before the next dry season.
| A．few last sunny | B．last few sunny |
| C．last sunny few | D．sunny last few |
— Would you lend me ________ paper to write ________ paper?
— Sorry, I haven’t any.
| A．any; some | B．any; a |
| C．a; some | D．some; a |
Fifty years ago, wealthy people liked hunting wild animals for fun ________ sightseeing.
| A．rather than to go | B．more than going |
| C．other than going | D．than to go |