Jim speaks Chinese very well because he practises it every day.
| A．speaking | B．speak |
| C．to speak | D．speaks |
The Yellow River is the second _______river in China.
| A．longer | B．the longest |
| C．longest | D．long |
Everybody is here ________ Tom ， because he is ill in hospital .
| A．except | B．besides |
| C．except that | D．beside |
.Traveling by plane is the most comfortable ， but it is also the _________ .
| A．expensive | B．most expensive |
| C．cheap | D．cheapest |
I want to go to Beijing _______ because I can see the beautiful scenery all the way .
| A．by a train | B．take a train |
| C．on train | D．by train |