Exercise I
Peter, why didn’t you go to the flower show?
--- I think it’s something ______ pleasant.
A. far more B. far less C. too much D. much too
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
Americans eat ______ as they actually need every day.
A. twice as much protein B. twice protein as much twice
C. twice protein as much D. protein as twice much
The Chinese Educational Department suggests teachers should receive ________ education to catch up with the _______ development.
A. farther; late B. farther; later
C. further; lately D. further; latest
--- Goods imported from abroad are ______ those made in China.
--- Yes. Some of the goods made in China are of high quality.
A. not always better than B. always as good as
C. no better than D. no longer better than
He was lying in hospital ______, with his ribs broken.
A. half dead B. deadly C. dying D. died
The young pigeons which I bought _______ last month are able to fly _____ now.
A. cheap; high B. cheaply; highly
C. cheap; highly D. cheaply; high
--- Are you satisfied with his work, sir?
--- Well, I’m afraid it couldn’t be _______.
A. any better B. the best C. any worse D. the worst
--- Tom is very stupid. He fails in every exam.
--- In my opinion, he is _____ than stupid.
A. lazier B. no lazier C. more lazy D. lazier rather
She is always ready to help people in trouble because she thinks it _____.
A. pleasure B. a fun C. a pride D. a pleasure
Some trees are cut down each year and ______ are left to grow even taller.
A. the rest B. rest of them C. a rest D. a rest of them
I don’t like this pair of gloves. Will you show me_____?
A. another B. the others C. some others D. other ones
This pair of trousers ______ for John.
A. is made B. are made C. makes D. will make
As a result of the heavy snow, the highway has been closed up until further ______.
A. news B. information C. notice D. message
--- Could you mail these letters for me please?
--- ________ letters? Your friends are going to be very happy to hear from you again.
A. What B. Some C. More D. different
With summer coming on, the weather gets hot ______.
A. day after day B. day and night
C. day in and day out D. day by day
--- ______ of Guilin has your uncle covered since he came here?
--- About half of it, I guess.
A. How far B. How much C. How wide D. How many
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
The new dictionaries are very useful. They _____ well and _____ already.
A. sell; have been sold out B. sold; had sold out
C. sell; sell out D. are sold; have been sold out
20--- Are all the titles of the articles _______ in the contents?
--- Yes, all ______.
A. listed; included B. listing; includes
C. listed; including D. being listed; being included
--- I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have been so rude to you.
--- You ______ your temper but that’s OK.
A. have lost B. had lost C. did lose D were losing
21.--- You’ve made great progress in your studies of English, haven’t you?
--- Yes, but much _______.
A. remains to do B. is remained to do
C. remains to be done D. is remained to be done
--- Sorry. I _____ to post the letter for you.
--- Never mind. ______ it myself after school.
A. forget; I’d rather post B. forgot; I’m going to post
C. forgot; I’ll post D. forget; I’ll better post
Glad to see you back. How long ______ in Russia?
A. did you stay B. have you stayed
C. were you staying D. have you been staying
--- Alice’s second-hand computer ______ wrong although she used it only once.
--- You’d better go to check it.
A. went B. has gone C. is going D. had gone
John as well as the other children who _____ no parents ______ good care of in the village.
A. have; is being taken B. have; has taken
C. has; is taken D. has; have been taken
The dictionary still ____ where I ____ it a moment ago.
A. lies; laid B. lied; lay C. laid; laid D. lies; lay
The careless driver has just been _____ $10 for stopping his car at a sign that ______ “ No Parking”.
A. punished; read B. fined; reads
C. punished; is written D. fined; is written
Neither of the young men who had tried to get the job in the company _______ .
A. has been accepted B. had been accepted
C. was accepted D. accepted
28.--- Have you heard from Janet recently?
--- No, but I _____ her over Christmas.
A. saw B. will be seeing C. have seen D. have been seeing
In 1960, this was the longest bridge that _______.
A. was ever built B. had ever built
C. has ever been built D. had ever been built
You_____ things about. Look, what a mess in your room!
A. always throw B. have always thrown
C. are always throwing D. have always been throwing
--- Never touch my computer while I’m away.
--- ______.
A. I shouldn’t B. I mustn’t C. I won’t D. I don’t
---- We want someone to design the new art museum for us.
---- ______ the young fellow have a try?
A. May B. Shall C. Will D. Need
--- Why hasn’t Jane arrived yet?
--- She ______ again in the morning.
shouldn’t have overslept
may have turned off the alarm clock
must have no one to call her
should have someone to wake her up
As teachers we should concern ourselves with what is said, not what we think _______.
A. ought to be said B. must say C. have to be said D. need to say
You _______ this morning if you really wanted to see it yourself.
A. ought to come B. could come
C. ought to have come D must have come
Research findings show we spend about two hours dreaming every night, no matter what we _____ during the day.
A. should have done B. would have done
C. must have done D. may have done
--- Will it take me at least six hours to write this essay?
--- Yes, six hours ______ to write a good essay.
are not long for you
will be too long to you
was not long enough for you
is not long enough for you
--- Was he present at the meeting?
--- He ______ not have attended it, for he was busy repairing his computer all the time.
A. can B. might C. should D. must
_____ you like to have dinner with us this evening?
A. Do B. Would C. Will D. Can
He must have attended the meeting yesterday, _____ he?
A. didn’t B. mustn’t C. needn’t D. hasn’t
40--- _______ I return the dictionary within three days?
--- No, you _____ . You _______ it for five days.
May; needn’t ; can borrow
Can; mustn’t; would have
Must; don’t have to; can keep
Shall; can’t; should read
41.These _______ are very expensive.
A. women handbags B. woman’s handbags
C. woman handbags D. women’s handbags
42. The country’s wealth comes chiefly for its many ______.
A. herd of cattle B. herd of cattles
C. herds of cattle D. herds of cattles
43. You have taken ______ time to do your homework. A time of thirty minutes to finish it is _____ long.
A. too much; much too B. too much; too much
C. much too; much too D. much too; too much
44. Frank doesn’t speak Chinese so ______ as Harry.
A. better B. well C. nice D. wonderful
45. Three boys ______ climbing the garden wall.
A. have caught B. caught C. being caught D. were caught
46. No matter how hard you ______, you won’t be able to do it well alone.
A. will try B. would try C. try D. tried
47. When Mary and Kate got to the cinema, the film ________ for ten minutes.
A. had begun B. began C. had started D. had been on
48. Just stay here on the platform; the train _______.
will arrive after five minutes
B. will arrive in five minutes
C. will arrive five minutes after
D. will arrive in five minutes later form now
49. We _______ to work on foot, but now we ______ by bike.
A. usually go; have gone B. used to go; go
C. was used to going; going C. used to going; have been going
50. Tell me how you work out the answer, ______ you?
A. can B. will C. don’t D. shan’t
Multiple Choices
Peter, why didn’t you go to the flower show? （B）
--- I think it’s something ______ pleasant.
A. far more B. far less C. too much D. much too
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. （B）
A. few last sunny B. last few sunny
C. last sunny few D. sunny last few
Americans eat ______ as they actually need every day.
A. twice as much protein B. twice protein as much twice
C. twice protein as much D. protein as twice much (A)
The Chinese Educational Department suggests teachers should receive ________ education to catch up with the _______ development.
A. farther; late B. farther; later
C. further; lately D. further; latest (D)
--- Goods imported from abroad are ______ those made in China.
--- Yes. Some of the goods made in China are of high quality.
A. not always better than B. always as good as
C. no better than D. no longer better than (A)
He was lying in hospital ______, with his ribs broken.
A. half dead B. deadly C. dying D. died (A)
The young pigeons which I bought _______ last month are able to fly _____ now.
A. cheap; high B. cheaply; highly
C. cheap; highly D. cheaply; high (A)
--- Are you satisfied with his work, sir?
--- Well, I’m afraid it couldn’t be _______.
A. any better B. the best C. any worse D. the worst (C)
--- Tom is very stupid. He fails in every exam.
--- In my opinion, he is _____ than stupid.
A. lazier B. no lazier C. more lazy D. lazier rather （C）
She is always ready to help people in trouble because she thinks it _____.
A. pleasure B. a fun C. a pride D. a pleasure (D)
Some trees are cut down each year and ______ are left to grow even taller.
A. the rest B. rest of them C. a rest D. a rest of them (A)
I don’t like this pair of gloves. Will you show me_____?
A. another B. the others C. some others D. other ones (A)
This pair of trousers ______ for John.
A. is made B. are made C. makes D. will make (A)
As a result of the heavy snow, the highway has been closed up until further ______.
A. news B. information C. notice D. message (C)
--- Could you mail these letters for me please?
--- ________ letters? Your friends are going to be very happy to hear from you again.
A. What B. Some C. More D. different (C)
With summer coming on, the weather gets hot ______.
A. day after day B. day and night
C. day in and day out D. day by day (D)
--- ______ of Guilin has your uncle covered since he came here?
--- About half of it, I guess.
A. How far B. How much C. How wide D. How many (B)
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 (C)
The new dictionaries are very useful. They _____ well and _____ already.
A. sell; have been sold out B. sold; had sold out
C. sell; sell out D. are sold; have been sold out (A)
20--- Are all the titles of the articles _______ in the contents?
--- Yes, all ______.
A. listed; included B. listing; includes
C. listed; including D. being listed; being included (A)
--- I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have been so rude to you.
--- You ______ your temper but that’s OK.
A. have lost B. had lost C. did lose D were losing ( C)
21.--- You’ve made great progress in your studies of English, haven’t you?
--- Yes, but much _______.
A. remains to do B. is remained to do
C. remains to be done D. is remained to be done ( C)
--- Sorry. I _____ to post the letter for you.
--- Never mind. ______ it myself after school.
A. forget; I’d rather post B. forgot; I’m going to post
C. forgot; I’ll post D. forget; I’ll better post ( C)
Glad to see you back. How long ______ in Russia?
A. did you stay B. have you stayed
C. were you staying D. have you been staying (A)
--- Alice’s second-hand computer ______ wrong although she used it only once.
--- You’d better go to check it.
A. went B. has gone C. is going D. had gone (A)
John as well as the other children who _____ no parents ______ good care of in the village.
A. have; is being taken B. have; has taken
C. has; is taken D. has; have been taken (A)
The dictionary still ____ where I ____ it a moment ago.
A. lies; laid B. lied; lay C. laid; laid D. lies; lay (A)
The careless driver has just been _____ $10 for stopping his car at a sign that ______ “ No Parking”.
A. punished; read B. fined; reads
C. punished; is written D. fined; is written (B)
Neither of the young men who had tried to get the job in the company _______ .
A. has been accepted B. had been accepted
C. was accepted D. accepted ( C)
28.--- Have you heard from Janet recently?
--- No, but I _____ her over Christmas.
A. saw B. will be seeing C. have seen D. have been seeing (B)
In 1960, this was the longest bridge that _______.
A. was ever built B. had ever built
C. has ever been built D. had ever been built (D)
You_____ things about. Look, what a mess in your room!
A. always throw B. have always thrown
C. are always throwing D. have always been throwing ( C)
--- Never touch my computer while I’m away.
--- ______.
A. I shouldn’t B. I mustn’t C. I won’t D. I don’t ( C)
---- We want someone to design the new art museum for us.
---- ______ the young fellow have a try?
A. May B. Shall C. Will D. Need (B)
--- Why hasn’t Jane arrived yet?
--- She ______ again in the morning.
shouldn’t have overslept
B. may have turned off the alarm clock
must have no one to call her
D. should have someone to wake her up (B)
As teachers we should concern ourselves with what is said, not what we think _______.
A. ought to be said B. must say C. have to be said D. need to say (A)
You _______ this morning if you really wanted to see it yourself.
A. ought to come B. could come
C. ought to have come D must have come (C)
Research findings show we spend about two hours dreaming every night, no matter what we _____ during the day.
A. should have done B. would have done
C. must have done D. may have done (D)
--- Will it take me at least six hours to write this essay?
--- Yes, six hours ______ to write a good essay.
are not long for you
will be too long to you
was not long enough for you
is not long enough for you (D)
--- Was he present at the meeting?
--- He ______ not have attended it, for he was busy repairing his computer all the time.
A. can B. might C. should D. must (A)
_____ you like to have dinner with us this evening?
A. Do B. Would C. Will D. Can ( B)
He must have attended the meeting yesterday, _____ he?
A. didn’t B. mustn’t C. needn’t D. hasn’t (A)
40--- _______ I return the dictionary within three days?
--- No, you _____ . You _______ it for five days.
May; needn’t ; can borrow
Can; mustn’t; would have
Must; don’t have to; can keep
Shall; can’t; should read ( C)
41.These _______ are very expensive.
A. women handbags B. woman’s handbags
C. woman handbags D. women’s handbags (D)
42. The country’s wealth comes chiefly for its many ______.
A. herd of cattle B. herd of cattles
C. herds of cattle D. herds of cattles (C)
43. You have taken ______ time to do your homework. A time of thirty minutes to finish it is _____ long.
A. too much; much too B. too much; too much
C. much too; much too D. much too; too much (A)
44. Frank doesn’t speak Chinese so ______ as Harry.
A. better B. well C. nice D. wonderful ( B)
45. Three boys ______ climbing the garden wall.
A. have caught B. caught C. being caught D. were caught (D)
46. No matter how hard you ______, you won’t be able to do it well alone.
A. will try B. would try C. try D. tried ( C)
47. When Mary and Kate got to the cinema, the film ________ for ten minutes.
A. had begun B. began C. had started D. had been on (D)
48. Just stay here on the platform; the train _______.
will arrive after five minutes
B. will arrive in five minutes
C. will arrive five minutes after
D. will arrive in five minutes later form now (B)
49. We _______ to work on foot, but now we ______ by bike.
A. usually go; have gone B. used to go; go
C. was used to going; going C. used to going; have been going (B)
50. Tell me how you work out the answer, ______ you?
A. can B. will C. don’t D. shan’t (B)
形容词与副词
一、形容词
形容词用来修饰，说明名词或不定代词，表示人或物的性质、特征和状态。
形容词的用法：
作定语
The birds are flying in the blue sky.
That is a long and wide road.
大部分形容词既可作表语也可作定语，但有的形容词只能作表语或定语。常见的只能作定语的形容词有：
golden sun, former president, a little boy, the only way, the upper teeth, spare time, daily necessities, live fish, the outer space, elder sister, etc.
注意形容词在句中作定语时的位置：
形容词作定语，一般防在所修饰名词的前面。但在下列情况下，形容词要放在所修饰词的后面作后置定语：
形容词修饰由some-, any-, no-, every-, 与one, body, thing (where) 等构成的复合不定代词（副词）时
e.g. Is there anything interesting?
Do you know somewhere quiet where we might spend the weekend?
少数以a开头的形容词如：awake, alive, asleep作定语时：
e.g. He was the only boy awake at the time of earthquake.
形容词短语作定语时：
e.g. He carried a basket full of stones on his back.
作表语
The fish is still alive.
He has been ill / sick for a week.
Cf. The mother is holding her sick child in her arms.
常见的只能作表语的形容词有：
afraid, ahead, alike, alone, ashamed, aware, glad, ill, unable, unwell (不健康的), well (健康的), etc.
作补足语
We should keep our classroom clean.
The news made her sad.
名词化的形容词可以作主语和宾语
The unemployed have to make a living by themselves.
Respect the old and love the young.
常见的名词化的形容词有：
the old, the sick, the rich, the poor, the young, the wounded, the (un)employed, etc.
二、副词
副词通常用来修饰动词、形容词，其他副词、介词短语或整个句子，表示时间、地点、方式、程度、动作特征等，有时也可作定语或宾语。
A. 副词的种类：
根据词汇意义，副词可分为五种
时间副词 now, then, already, ago, tonight, usually, soon, etc.
地点副词 here, there, nowhere, above, below, back, outside, etc.
方式副词 slowly, fast, well, carefully, alone, patiently, suddenly, etc.
频度副词 often, always, once, hardly, sometimes, frequently, seldom, etc.
程度副词 very, quite, completely, almost, much, still, enough, mainly, etc.
根据句法功能，副词可分为三种
疑问副词 when, how, where, why 位于句首，后接一般疑问句
连接副词 when, where, how, why, whether 引导主语从句、宾语从句或表语从句
关系副词 when, where, why 引导定语从句
B. 副词的用法：
作状语修饰动词 I have already seen the movie.
作状语修饰形容词 We have been very busy these days.
作状语修饰副词 You did the job quite well.
作状语修饰介词短语 My seat is exactly in the middle of the room.
作状语修饰整个句子 Actually, he is right.
作定语修饰名词等 The teachers here are all very kind to me.
作表语 Class is over.
C. 副词在句中的位置：
副词在句中的位置比较灵活，一般遵循以下原则：
多数副词位于谓语动词之后，如有宾语则位于宾语之后，但如宾语太长时也可置于宾语之前。
e.g. She runs fast.
He went to school early.
They discussed carefully the proposals which were raised as the meeting.
程度副词通常位于所修饰的词之前或之后，不能出现在句首。
e.g. He runs fast.
The boy seems quite happy.
I forgot it completely.
频度副词通常位于行为动词之前，系动词、助动词和情态动词之后。
e.g. They often come to see us.
He is never late for class.
We have always lived in this house.
几个副词同时出现在一个句子里时，通常顺序是：程度---方式---地点---时间
We study very hard at school every day.
三、形容词、副词的比较等级
原级 bright, hot, happy, carefully, many (much), little, good (well), far
比较级 brighter, hotter, happier, more carefully, more, less, better, farther / further
最高级 brightest, hottest, happiest, most carefully, most, least, best, farthest / furthest
A. 形容词、副词的原级比较
as+原级+as… not +as / so+原级+ as…
e.g. This book is not as /so interesting as that one.
She got up as early as I (did)/me. Cf. He did not get up as early as I/me.
This park is five times as big as that park.
B. 形容词、副词比较级的比较
比较级+than+…
e.g. She is cleverer than her sister.
They now live more happily than (they did) in the past.
the +比较级…, the +比较级…
e.g. The bigger the bottle is, the more water it will hold.
The more clearly you speak, the better we shall understand you.
比较级+and+比较级
e.g. The weather is getting warmer and warmer.
He ran faster and faster.
the taller of the two结构
形容词比较级前面一般不加定冠词the，但是如果比较级后面没有than，而是紧跟of the two结构，则要加the。
e.g. Which is the better of the two?
much +比较级+ than…
形容词比较级前可以用表示数量或程度的词修饰，这些词常用的有even, much, far, a little, a bit, no, twice, three times, etc.
e.g. Her brother is six years older than she / her.
This car is far cheaper than that one.
He speaks much louder than others.
This park is four times bigger than that park. = This park is five times as big as that park.
C. 形容词、副词最高级的比较
一般采用“the +最高级+表示范围的短语或从句”的比较结构，但如是副词，最高级前的不定冠词the也可省略。
e.g. Which is the biggest, the sun, the moon or the earth? Cf. Which is bigger, the earth or the moon?
She is the most careful student of all the girls in her class.
He studies (the) hardest in the class.
形容词最高级作表语，不同他物作比较，后面又没有表示范围的词时，前面一般不加the, 但可加不定冠词a。
e.g. Please read your book where light is best.
Cf. This book is most (=very) interesting.
This is a most (=very) interesting book.
This is the most interesting book I have ever read.
最高级也可以用by far等词以及序数词来修饰。
e.g. This dictionary is by far the most useful.
Tianjin is the third largest city in China.
在比较结构中，从句中的名词或动词如与主句中的名词，动词完全一样，经常用one, ones, that, those, do, did来代替这一重复的名词或动词。
e.g. No dictionary is as useful as the one (=that) I bought last year.
The children from the United States are different from the ones (=those) from China.
Exercise 2. Adjectives & Adverbs
1. In Britain, the best season of the year is probably ______ spring.
A. late B. last C. latter D. later
2. As a ______ president, his views are treated with respect when he is interviewed.
A. previous B. former C. late D. lonely
3. For _______ he lived in the south of Europe for the sake of his health.
A. some time B. sometime C. some times D. sometimes
4. When they met again a few years later, they said they were ______ young.
A. not more B. any young C. no longer D. no sooner
5. ______ the male are more beautiful than the female in the world of animal.
A. Almost B. Properly C. Usually D. Actually
6. One point is that if the assignment is worked out _______, the worker will gain a power that would not be possible otherwise.
A. fully B. thorough C. hardest D. thoroughly
7. After the fight, a looker-on found that a young man ______ so he telephoned for an ambulance immediately.
A. was injured seriously B. was serious injured
C. seriously injured D. was seriously injured
8. All too _______ it was time to go back to school after the winter vacation.
A. often B. soon C. fast D. soon
9. – How can I go there very fast? – You will get there ______ if you go by taxi.
A. faster B. more faster C. more fast D. much fast
10. My computer hasn’t worked _______ since I dropped it on the floor.
A. easily B. regularly C. quickly D. properly
11. I think the Red Team will win the final game; it’s ______ that they win.
A. almost surely B. rather possibly C. very likely D. quite certainly
12. I like Betty and Maud, but I think Betty is _______ of the two.
A. nicer B. the nicer C. nice D. the nicest
13. He is _______ than diligent.
A. wise B. more wiser C. more wise D. much wise
14. Thunderstorms are ______ in Ireland than in England.
A. very less common B. much less common
C. more less common D. too less common
15. Prices for bikes at that store can run _______ $250.
A. so high as B. so high to C. as high as D. as high to
16. One of the _______ parts of the trip was meeting some wonderful people.
A. good B. better C. well D. best
17. There are _______ custom tailors and dressmakers in the US than in European countries.
A. so fewer B. far fewer C. very fewer D. too fewer
18. What he said sounds ______.
A. nicely B. pleasantly C. friendly D. wonderfully
19. Soon the boy and the girl fell _______.
A. asleep B. sleeping C. slept D. sleep
20. There were a lot ______ books in the reading room than I expected.
A. of B. more of C. more D. more than
Keys:
1 – 5 ABACC 6 – 10 DDBAD 11 – 15 CBCBC 16 – 20 DBCAC
Tests about Adjectives & Adverbs from NMET
1. The students are ______ young people between the age of sixteen and twenty.
A. most B. almost C. mostly D. at most
2. She told us _______ story that we all forgot about the time.
A. such an interesting B. such interesting a
C. so an interesting D. a so interesting
3. If we had followed his plan we could have done the job better with _______ money and _______ people.
A. less, less B. fewer, fewer C. less, fewer D. fewer, less
4. The horse is old and can’t run _______ it did.
A. as faster as B. as fast than C. so faster as D. so fast as
5. After the new technique was introduced, the factory produced ______ tractors in 1988 as the year before.
A. as twice many B. twice as many C. as many twice D. twice many as
6. – Can I help you?
– Well, I’m afraid the box is ______ heavy for you, but thank you all the same.
A. so B. much C. very D. too
7. Oh, John, ______ you gave me.
A. how a pleasant surprise B. how pleasant surprise
C. what a pleasant surprise D. what pleasant surprise
8. Canada is larger than _______ country in Asia.
A. any B. any other C. other D. another
9. These oranges taste ______.
A. good B. well C. to be good D. to be well
10. _______ food you’ve cooked!
A. How a nice B. What a nice C. How nice D. What nice
11. Go and get your coat. It’s _______ you left it.
A. there B. where C. there where D. were there
12. John was so sleepy that he could hardly keep his eyes ______.
A. open B. to be opened C. to open D. opening
13. – Are you feeling _______? – Yes, I’m fine now.
A. any well B. any better C. quite good D. quite better
14. Which is _______ country, Canada or Australia?
A. a large B. larger C. a larger D. the larger
15. – Will you give this message to Mr. White, please?
– Sorry, I can’t. He _______.
A. doesn’t any more work here B. doesn’t any longer here work
C. doesn’t work any more here D. doesn’t work here any longer
16. – Mum, I think I’m _______ to get back to school.
– Not really, my dear. You’d better stay at home for another day or two.
A. so well B. so good C. well enough D. good enough
17. – If you don’t like the red coat, take the blue one.
– OK, but do you have _______ size in blue? This one’s a bit tight for me.
A. a big B. a bigger C. the big D. the bigger
18. John plays football _______, if not better than David.
A. as well B. as well as C. so well D. so well as
19. – Have you finished your report yet?
– No, I’ll finish in _______ ten minutes.
A. another B. other C. more D. less
20. If we work with a strong will, we can overcome any difficulty, _______great it is.
A. what B. how C. however D. whatever
21. Tony is going camping with _______ boys.
A. little two other B. two little other C. two other little D. little other two
22. We all write ______, even when there’s not much to say.
A. now and then B. by and by C. step by step D. more or less
23. It’s always difficult being in a foreign country, _______ if you don’t speak the language.
A. extremely B. naturally C. basically .D. especially
24. – How was your recent visit to Qingdao?
– It was great. We visited some friends, and spent the _______ at the seaside.
A. few last sunny B. last few sunny C. last sunny few D. few sunny last
25. Wait till you are more _______. It’s better to be sure than sorry.
A. inspired B. satisfied C. calm D. certain
Keys:
1 – 5 CACDB 6 -10 DCAAD 11 – 15 BABDD 16 – 20 CBBAC
21 – 25 CADBD
