They made the longest sofa in the world. It is ten times ______ the ordinary ones.
| A．the length of | B． so long as |
| C．much longer than | D．as length as |
Two dresses look similar _____ each other , but they differ _____ material
| A．to; in | B．with; from | C．to ; from | D．from; in |
______ some pennies , I think there are only nine pounds left in my pocket.
| A．In addition | B．Instead of |
| C．Rather than | D．Apart from |
To keep healthy, Professor Johnson ______ cycling as a regular form of exercise after he retired.
| A．carried out | B．caught on | C．took up | D．made for |
One way to understand thousands of new words is to gain _____ good knowledge of basic word information.
| A．不填 | B．a | C．the | D．one |
It was announced that only when the fire was under control ____ to return to their homes.
| A．the residents would be permitted |
| B．had the residents been permitted |
| C．the residents had been permitted |
| D．would the residents be permitted |