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I. Choose the right one out of the four suggested answers in each of the following sentences:

1. “Can he buy the car?” “He is as poor people as poor ________ be.”

A. people B. can C. man D. may

2. She is so ________ that she cried for days when her pet rabbit died.

A. touched B. impressive C. sensitive D. sensible

3. “How often did you give him money?” “________ than I can remember.”

A. More times B. The more times C. The more time D. More time

4. The crane is ________ of the wading birds.

A. the tallest that is B. which the tallest is C. the tallest D. which is the tallest

5. Have you finished your homework? This lesson is __________ than the last one.

A. more easy B. very easier C. more easier D. much easier

6. The test was so hard that he ___________ flunked it.

A. mostly B. almost C. foremost D. most

7. “Is Tom about ready?” “Yes, he’s _________.”

A. nearly finished dressing B. nearly finishing dressing

C. finishing nearly dressing D. finished dressing nearly

8. No one imagined that the apparently _______ businessman was really a criminal.

A. reverent B. respectable C. respectful D. respective

9. “What a boring speaker!” “Yes, by the time he finished, everyone _____.”

A. will fall to sleep B. will be asleep C. will sleep D. be asleep

10. “________.” “I know that.”

A. Twice during December a day the postman comes

B. Twice a day during December the postman comes

C. The postman comes during December twice a day

D. The postman comes twice a day during December

11. “Can John kick a ball far?” “Yes, but he’s especially ________.”

A. good at passing B. a good passer C. well as a passer D. passing well

12. “How does he behave?” “He behaves himself ________.”

A. good B. kind C. well D. nice

13. I want to buy something colorful and _________ in your stores.

A. decorating B. decorative C. decorator D. decoration

14. “Did the medicine make you feel better?” “No. _____, the worse I feel.”

A. More medicine taken B. When I take more medicene

C. Taking more medicine D. The more medicine I take

15. Hemingway’s style is ________.

A. as complicated than it appears to be B. much complicated than it appears to be

C. more complicated than it appears to be D. more complicated as appears

16. “Do you think that the labor bill will be passed?” “Oh, yes. It’s _________ that it will.”

A. quite certainly B. very likely C. almost surely D. near positive

17. The photographs of Mars taken by satellite are _________ than those taken from the Earth.

A. much clearer B. more clearer C. clearest D. the clearest

18. “Do you think Bill will make a good president?” “He is just _______ John to lead.”

A. most qualified that B. as qualified as C. as equally qualifies D. the same qualified

19. Amelia Earhart, ________woman to make a solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean, was born in 1898.

A. the first who was a B. she was the first woman C. the first D. was the first

20. On other days my bath is _______ interrupted by phone calls.

A. probably being B. likely to be C. likely being D. possibly to be

21. On enough logical reason, the fewer seeds, _________.

A. the plants the fewer B. the less plants C. the less plants grow D. the fewer plants

22. The sooner you do it, ________.

A. the better B. the fine C. the best D. the good

23. _______ lovely eyes she has.

A. How B. What C. How quick D. Why

24. _________ of all of the 1990 presidential candidates was Smith.

A. The rich B. The mostly richly C. The richest D. The richer

25. “John had the piano tuned today.” “Was it ________?”

A. out of tune before badly B. out of tune badly before

C. before badly out of tune D. badly out of tune before

26. Richard speaks French _________ he speaks English.

A. better than B. more than C. good than D. more better than

27. He spent a year in the hospital, ________.

A. and emerged entirely well B. but he entirely well emerged

C. and entirely emerged well D. and he emerged well entirely

28. Spending the money, he felt ________.

A. as though a man of wealthy B. like a wealthy man

C. as though a wealthy man D. as if a wealthy man

29. I didn’t make a _______ mistake next time.

A. like B. similar C. same D. near

30. Mary’s dress is_________ yours.

A. the same that B. similar to C. same D. near

31. The Falls drops a total of ________.

A. nearly half a mile B. near half a mile C. half mile D. of nearly a half mile

32. He looks at us sadly with his eyes ________ as her grandmother’s.

A. so large B. good place in a size as large C. as large D. of large size

33. The industrial trend is in the direction of more machines and _________ people.

A. lesser B. less C. few D. fewer

34. He is certainly going to arrive home _______.

A. latest B. late C. more late D. lately

35. The class have not started reading the new book _____.

A. so that they are still yet reading the old one

B. for because they are still reading the old one

C. still because they are yet reading the old one

D. yet because they are still reading the old one

36. “I didn’t enjoy dusting the furniture.” “Well, scrubbing the floor was not a pleasant task __.”

A. either B. also C. either too D. too

37. “Let’s take a walk before we start to study.” “Oh, I think it’s _____ for walking.”

A. very much hot B. too much heat C. much too hot D. very much heat

38. Tom doesn’t understand you, because he knows _______ English.

A. so little B. less C. a little D. very little

39. It was surprising to see so high a bridge over _______.

A. such small a river B. a such small river C. a so small river D. so small a river

40. “Are you going to the football game?” “No. The tickets are ____ expensive for me.”

A. highly B. so much C. far too D. very much

41. Although he sometimes lost his temper, his pupils liked him ________ for it.

A. no less B. not so little C. no more D. not so much

42. The wind is blowing ________.

A. hardly B. to be hard C. hard D. very hardly

43. “Do you like those kinds of cigarette?” “_______ cigarette agrees with me.”

A. Almost none B. Hardly no C. Rarely no D. Nearly no

44. “I guess Jones didn’t have a chance to win the election.” “He certainly didn’t. _____ the people in the city voted for his opponent.”

A. Most all of B. Almost all of C. Most of all D. Almost the whole of

45. David always had a bedtime story at 7 o’clock ________.

A. right B. just C. flat D. sharp

46. “It takes me just twenty minutes to reach the city from here.” “Do you really drive _____?”

A. fast like that B. that fast C. as fast D. with such fast

47. He doesn’t ________ have foreigners in his cafe.

A. often B. soon C. sometimes D. seldom

48. When ________ a game of football?

A. did you have last B. last had you C. did you last have D. had you last

49. They ________ their holidays in the mountains.

A. nearly are always spending B. nearly always are spending

C. spend nearly always D. nearly always spend

50. When he was asked, the coach expressed the opinion that _______.

A. to swim is a better exercise than to row for older people

B. for older people swimming is a better exercise than to rowing

C. swimming is a better exercise for old people than to row

D. older people should swim rather than to row for exercise

51. “Do you want some more bread?” “No, thanks, ________.”

A. I have no more hunger B. I’m not hungry any more

C. I’m not more hungry D. I’m not still hungry

52. The seat in the second plane _________.

A. had all been almost completely filled

B. had completely been almost all filled

C. had almost been completely filled all

D. had almost all been completely filled

53. “It seems to me that what they want is reasonable.” “Do doubt it is, and maybe they’d get it if they _______ in a nice way.”

A. asked for it only B. asked only for it C. only asked for it D. for it only asked

54. During the rush hours, a policeman directs traffic at the intersection, and ____ there have been no accidents.

A. so far B. to the present C. up to currently D. as of now

55. The flames from the buildings _________.

A. are seeing two miles away B. are visible two miles away

C. can be seen at a distance of two miles D. are able to see at two miles away

56. “Mr. Johnson has been to the Caribbean several times.” “He has done _______ business there.”

A. lots B. a lot of C. a number of D. much

57. “It’s six o’clock and your father is still at the office.” “I know, who else would ________ he does?”

A. work as hard as B. do harder work than

C. as working harder than D. be as hard working as

58. The population of many Alaskan cities has _____ doubled in the past three years.

A. more than B. as many as C. larger than D. as great as

59. He looks ________ than he is.

A. very younger B. much younger C. more young D. more younger

60. You must write as _________ as you can.

A. more carefully B. more careful C. careful D. carefully

61. Every year, when the cherry blossoms are at _____, a festival is held.

A. their best B. one’s best C. best D. its best

62. “What a beautiful day!” “Yes, it’s ________ that I’d like to take a walk.”

A. too nice weather B. so nice weather C. much taller than D. too nice a weather

63. He’s _______ his sister.

A. much more tall that B. much more tall than C. much taller than D. much taller that

64. Which do you think _______, wealth or health?

A. the better B. better C. best D. the best

65. “What do you think about Johnson?” “He’s smarter than _______ in his class.”

A. else any B. any else ones C. any other ones D. anyone else

66. “Tom seems to like this country.” “Yes, he is _______ here as he was at home.”

A. almost happy as B. as happy almost C. as almost happy D. almost as happy

67. “Do you regret paying thirty dollars for the dog?” “No, I would gladly pay ________ for him.”

A. twice as much B. twice much C. more twice D. as much twice

68. My new glasses cost me ____ the last pair that I bought.

A. as much three times as B. three times as much as

C. more twice D. three times more

69. I enjoyed the concert last night; they played ________ beautiful music.

A. such a B. so C. such D. so a

70. The boy wore a suit _____ large for him.

A. too much B. very many C. very much D. much too

71. The bridge broke because it was ________ to carry the load.

A. so fragile B. too fragile C. very fragile D. fragile

72. This is _______ opportunity to be lost.

A. too a good B. too good C. too good a D. a too good

73. Mr. John has ________ that he is unable to get a job.

A. so little education B. a such little education

C. a so small education D. such small education

74. Tom was in _____ hurry then that he left his umbrella behind.

A. such a B. so a C. quite D. much very

75. Smith plays ________ Johnson.

A. much more well than B. a lot better than

C. a lot more better than D. much more better

76. “How dark your brother’s hair is!” “It’s _________ mine when I was at his age.”

A. not darker as B. not dark more than C. no darker as D. no darker than

77. I’d like to leave my car near here. Where’s the ______ please?

A. next parking B. next car part C. nearest parking D. nearest car park

78. “Won’t you have more meat?” “No, thanks, I’ve had _______ enough already.”

A. plenty B. beyond C. more than D. greater

79. The harder the shrub is to grow, ________.

A. the higher price it is B. the higher the price

C. the higher price it would have D. the higher price is

80. “I have to leave now.” “I hope we see each other again ________.”

A. before long B. in few days C. before many days D. before much time

81. “Did you visit many places while you were in that country?” “Yes, _______.”

A. quite few B. only few C. only a few D. quite a few

82. It was ______ a hundred people looked lost in it.

A. so a large room B. such large a room C. a such large room D. so large a room that

83. Light travels _______ than sound.

A. much faster B. much fast C. too fast D. very fast

84. The cost of one day in an average hospital can run _____ s 100.

A. so high as B. as high as C. so high to D. as high to

85. If the mayor were good, there would be _____ crime in this city.

A. fewer B. few C. less D. many

86. Children learn very quickly. When they learn about a new subject they often _________.

A. very much are interested B. become much interested

C. become too interested D. very much are interested

87. We visit the drama club all the ________.

A. time B. day C. morning D. evening

88. The new larger passenger jets have made the traffic problems at airport __________.

A. more bad than they were B. the worse than before

C. worse than ever before D. more bad than it was

89. The ice melted __________.

A. most fastly B. to be fast C. fastly D. fast

90. Three times two is _________ two times three.

A. the same as B. the same alike C. the same with D. the same like

91. The doctor in the hospital says that John is ________.

A. more sick than a week ago B. much worse than a week ago

C. more sick than before D. much heavily sick than before

92. The visitor was careful not to give the patient _____ trouble.

A. how much B. enough C. any more D. more much

93. This kind of tea is different _________.

A. from the other, and better B. and better than the other

C. and it is also better D. but also better than others

94. All factors considered, the idea is that the net cost of goods produced will be ______.

A. lowest B. somewhat higher C. about D. more higher

95．“The exam was very stiff.” “Now don’t begin making excuses. Other students _____ have passed.”

A. no cleverer than you B. clever not than you

C. as cleverer as you D. more higher

96．Of the two cars that the Smiths have, the Plymouth is, without any question, _______to run.

A. cheaper B. cheapest C. the cheaper D. the cheapest

97.”Do you enjoy the new camera?” “Yes, _______ , the more skilled I become.”

A. the pictures I take more B. as more pictures I take

C. as I take some pictures D. the more pictures I take

98. I like this warm weather. It feels _______ spring.

A. like B. like as C. as like D. as

99. This year the steel output of our plant has increased by three times as compared with that of last year, or put it in other words, this year’s steel output of our plant is ____ that of last year.

A. twice as more as B. twice much than

C. three times as much as D. three times more

100. It was _______ that he had to ask for help.

A. such a big job B. such a big work C. a so big job D. so big a work

101. Tom is more clever than _________ students in his class.

A. every one of the B. all the C. any of the other D. many more

102. It was cold last year, but it is _________ colder this year.

A. just B. only C. even D. about

103. This news sound __________.

A. encouraging B. encouraged C. encourage D. to encourage

104. We were very _________ to him for his help.

A. thanks B. thanked C. thankful D. thankfully

105. The _______ practice you have, the _________ mistakes you’ll make.

A. much; little B. more; fewer C. more; less D. most; fewest

106. I did what I should do, nothing was _______ the praise.

A. worthy B. worth being C. worthy of D. worth of

107.The tree as tall as a _______ building.

A. two-storeys B. two-stories C. two-storeyed D. two-storeying

108. Tom does well in all his subjects, ______, in mathematics.

A. above all B. after C. certainly D. at all

109. When open the door, I saw an old woman who was _______ dressed.

A. bad B. poor C. good D. badly

110. John is _______ cleverest boy in the school.

A. far B. the far C. by far D. by far the

111. Bruce is a ________ good player, but John is a _______ bad one.

A. fairly; rather B. fairly; fairly C. rather; rather D. rather; fairly

112. The weather is not __________ hot.

A. then B. such a C. that D. than

113. Mr. Smith is _________ respected by his students.

A. extreme B. rather C. much D. very

114. _____ should help _________.

A. Strong people; weak one B. The strong; weak people

C. Strong; weak D. The strong; the weak

115. He’s ________ to know the answer.

A. likely B. probable C. maybe D. probably

116. The car drove off at _________ speed.

A. head B. full C. every D. whole

117. He looked dead but the faint pulse proved that he was still _________.

A. live B. life C. alive D. lively

118. When she entered the room, she found her baby ________.

A. sleep B. slept C. asleep D. falls asleep

119. The storm kept me ________ all through the night.

A. awake B. awoke C. awaked D. awoken

120. This book is ________ for a seven-year-old child to read.

A. too much difficult B. too more difficult

C. much too difficult D. more too difficult

121. The balloon Li Ming’s father has just bought him is _______ mine.

A. as three times big as B. three times the size of

C. three times big as D. as three times the size of

122. It is _______ question.

A. the more difficult B. the most difficult

C. a most difficult D. a more difficult

123. My _____ brother is five years ________ than I.

A. older; old B. elder; elder C. older; older D. elder; older

124. She felt _________ after she had taken the medicine.

A. even worse B. more worse C. more worse D. much badder

125. They told me that he had left for the country some days ________.

A. ago B. after C. long D. before

126. A Tale of Two Cities is ___________ a novel. It helps us to understand the history of that time.

A. not more than B. no more than C. less than D. more than

127. Will you tell me about the ________ news?

A. later B. latest C. latter D. late

128. Please send me the book at _______ convenience.

A. the your earliest B. you’re the earliest C. your earliest D. the your earlier

129. He is not a ________ delighted boy. I am _______ troubled by it.

A. very; much B. much; much C. very; very D. much; very

130. Mrs. London has ________ that she is unable to get a job.

A. such little education B. so little education

C. a such little educary D. a so small education

131. I have _____ dictionary.

A. not such a B. not a such C. no such a D. no any such

132. His health is _________.

A. as poor, if not poorer than, his sister

B. as poor as, if not poorer than, his sister’s

C. poor as his sister’s if not poor

D. as poor, if not poorer than his sister’s

133. He is a successful businessman. He always makes ________ of his opportunities.

A. many B. the most C. much D. the much

134. Frequently, ________ prowl at night and sleep during the daytime.

A. animals are meat-eating B. meat-eating animals

C. the meat-eating animals that D. of the animals are meat-eating

135. Do you know the name of that __________?

A. funny, little, red insect B. little, funny, red insect

C. red, little, funny insect D. funny, red little insect

136. Big John, a building ________ high, stands out among a group of skyscrapers.

A. 100 storeys B. 100-storey C. 100 storeyed D. 100 storey’s

137. John fell to the floor _______.

A. unconscious B. unconsciously C. to be unconscious D. in uncousciousness

138. “How did you feel after the car nearly hit you?”

“I _______ for several moments.”

A. stood shaking B. was standing ands shaken

C. stood in shaking D. was standing shaken

139. Come and see me whenever _________.

A. you are convenient B. you will be convenient

C. it is convenient to you D. it will be convenient to you

140. As a matter of fact, Saudi Arabia’s oil reserves ________ those of Kuwait.

A. come second following B. come second with

C. are only second to D. are second only to

141. The mud brick walls and roof have _________ any sounds to echo.

A. barely B. hardly C. rarely D. no

142. Kunming is usually cool in the summer, but Shanghai ________.

A. is rarely B. scarcely is C. hardly is D. rarely is

143. The bird sang _________ and clearly.

A. short B. shortly C. to be short D. to be shoutly

144. The bird sang _______ and clearly.

A. high B. highly C. in a height D. being high

145. He was ________ surprised, because it came so unexpectedly.

A. little B. but a little C. only a little D. not a little

146. My approach is not to pass the test, but ________ the price.

A. rather getting B. to rather get C. rather to get D. not a little

147. “Isn’t Mrs. Webster here yet?” “No. _________, she’s late.”

A. To my much surprise B. To my surprise much

C. Much to my surprise D. Much to surprise me

148. Language belongs to each one of us, to the flower-seller ________ to the professor.

A. as much as B. the same as C. as far as D. as long as

149. Despite all his talent, he is not _________ a writer.

A. much of B. adequate C. quite to D. somewhat

150. She is ________ a musician than her brother.

A. much of B. much as C. more of D. more as

151. I should say Henry is not _________ much a writer as a reporter.

A. that B. so C. this D. as

152. It was _____ as we expected.

A. as much of success B. as much a success

C. as much of a success D. much as a success

153. I can’t thank you _________ much for your kindness, I owe my success to you.

A. so B. very C. too D. as

154. He moved away from his parents, and missed them _________ enjoy the exciting life in New York.

A. too much to B. enough to C. very much to D. much so as to

155. “Can he buy the car?” “He is as poor as poor _______ be.”

A. may B. man C. people D. can

156. “I think he is very wise.” “No, he is ________ than wise.”

A. kinder B. more kind C. more kindly D. so kind

157. A person’s blood flows through a pipeline of vessels that, end to end, would stretch more than _______ half times around the Earth at the equator.

A. twice as B. two and a C. two and D. twice and

158. One minute too late is _____ in time _______ half an hour.

A. not more; than B. as; as C. no more; than D. less; than

159.A square meter is _____ a square yard.

A. than slightly larger B. slightly larger than

C. large than slightly D. slightly than larger

160. The photographs of Mars taken by satellite are ________ than those taken from the earth.

A. clearest B. the clearest C. much clearer D. more clearer

161. Betty knows little of mathematics, __________ of chemistry.

A. no less than B. as well as C. no more D. still less

162. You have wasted eight hours’ time, ________ the material.

A. to speak nothing of B. not to say of C. to say nothing of D. needless to say

163. I could not afford to rent a house like that, ________ it.

A. let alone to buy B. let alone buy C. to say nothing to buy D. say nothing buying

164. Of the two candidates, I think _________.

A. he is the best suited B. he is suited best

C. he is the better suited D. that he’s the best suited

165. It is all the _________ for not being generally recognized as such.

A. dangerous B. more dangerous C. much dangerous D. too dangerous

166. The book is ________ the other in style.

A. superior to B. superior than C. more superior to D. more superior than

167. Although ________ of the world’s oceans, the Atlantic has by far the largest drainage area.

A. the largest not B. the largest is not C. not the largest D. largest not the

168. Geoffrey Chaucer occupies a ________ place in English literature.

A. most unique B. unique C. least unique D. very unique

169. Bob is very lazy. Through the examination his study proves ________ than _______ in his class.

A. no more better...others B. no more better... that of others

C. not much better... than of others D. not much as good... them

170. The stars are ________ when there is no moon.

A. brightest B. the brightest C. more brighter D. much bright

171. ________ was glowing with a faint blue light in the glass test-tubes on the table.

A. Something the mysterious B. The mysterious something

C. Mysterious something D. The something mysterious

172. The speaker said ________ nothing worth listening to.

A. hardly B. almost C. nearly D. scarcely

173. It’s _______ to go for a walk on a summer evening.

A. nice and very good B. very nice and good

C. good and nice D. nice and good

174. It is _________ the ancient temple.

A. worth to visit B. worth-while visit C. worth-while visiting D. worthy to be visit

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