| — Why don't you like the shirt? — Its neck is not big for me at all. Have you got a shirt of this kind with _____ neck? |
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| A. the biggest B. a far bigger C. by far the biggest D. a more bigger |
| — The temperature today is 10℃ below zero. — Oh, it's ____cold. |
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| A. the most B. the more C. most D. much more |
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— Do you think him naughty enough? — I'm afraid he's ___ than naughty. |
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A. more clever B. clever C. much clever D. much more clever |
| Exercise is _____ as any other to lose unwanted weight. |
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| A. so useful a way B. as a useful way C. as useful a way D. such a useful way |
| ____, the boys were shouting and singing. |
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| A. Happy and excited B. Happily and excitedly C. To be happy and excited D. To be happily and excitedly |
| I'm glad to say that he's already finished___50% of the book in these three days. |
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A. no less than B. no more than C. not more than D. much less than |
| The US is about the same size as China, but its population is five times ____. |
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A. as little B. smaller C. as few D. fewer |
| — Are you going to the football game? — No, the tickets are ____ expensive for me. |
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| A. very much B. so much C. far too D. highly |
| The little town has now grown into a modern big city, and is _____ what it used to be. |
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| A. twice the size than B. two times the size as C. twice the size as D. twice the size of |
| — What do you think of the plan? — I feel _____ that we ought to give it up at once. |
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| A. strong B. stronger C. strongly D. it strong |
| To handle the financial crisis, the new government has to work more ______ with other nations, especially the less-affected ones. |
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| A. formally B. smoothly C. carefully D. closely |
| The more teenagers watch actors smoking in films, the more ______ they are to take up the habit of smoking themselves. |
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| A. likely B. simply C. probably D. possibly |
| — Haven't you seen the speed limit sign? Please drive _____. — Sorry, but I have to. |
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| A. more slowly a bit B. slowly a bit more C. a bit more slowly D. slowly more a bit |
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— This book by Tony Garrison is of great use for our course. — But I think his latest one is _______ worth reading. |
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A. better B. more C. most D. very |
| After hearing the manager's stating their future plan, Mr．Brown came back home, ____. |
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| A. excited and hopefully B. exciting and hopeful C. excited and hopeful D. excitingly and hopefully |
| — Do you think the weather is good enough for an outing? — Yes, you couldn't hope for _____ at the time of the year. |
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| A. a nice day B. the nicer day C. a nicer day D. the nicest day |
| This kind of fried chickens sells ______, mainly because it tastes _____. |
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| A. well; good B. good; well C. to be good; well D. to be well; good |
| How exciting this football match is!Have you ever watched ______ one? |
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| A. a better B. another better C. a much too better D. a very good |
| With the help of the new equipment, our factory produced _____ VCD players in 2009 as the year before. |
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| A. as many as twice B. twice more than C. as twice many D. twice as many |
| In the eyes of Premier Wen Jiabao, there is never ______ thing as far as peasants are concerned. |
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| A. too small a B. a too small C. such small a D. a such small |
| He's ______ working in Germany as a representative of a Chinese company. |
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| A. lately B. recently C. presently D. likely |
| — You know our manager has been in hospital for days? — Yes.I wonder if he is _____ better now. |
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| A. any B. some C. very D. too |
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— Are you satisfied with her work, sir? — Not at all. It couldn't be any _______. |
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A. better B. best C. worse D. worst |
| On the third floor there are two rooms, _____ is used as a meeting-room. |
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| A. one of them B. the larger of which C. and a larger of them D. the largest one of which |
| People are always on the go , so they _____ spend their weekend on housework . |
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| A. most B. almost C. mostly D. nearly |
| These natural parks are very important for preserving many animals, which would _______ run the risk of becoming extinct. |
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| A. otherwise B. therefore C. nevertheless D. however |
| — Have your working conditions improved? — No, _____ than before, I'm afraid. |
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| A. no better B. a little better C. not worse D. no worse |
| My parents want me to take _____ maths lessons at the weekend, but I want to play and have fun. |
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| A. extra B. available C. former D. recent |
| The dress is really fashionable and eye-catching, but it is _____ too big for me. |
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A. fairly |
| It took ______ building supplies to construct these energy-saving houses. It took brains, too. |
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| A. other than B. more than C. rather than D. less than |
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— You're not worried about your English, are you? — No, certainly not. Not Chinese, not math and _____ English. |
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A. as far as B. at the least C. best of all D. least of all |
| I'm not a little tired today after giving the room a thorough cleaning and I have never had ____ today. |
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| A. as tiring a day as B. as a tiring day C. tiring as a day as D. day as a tiring as |
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— It is said that the number of Chinese characters you can type on your mobile phone is _____ the total number of Chinese characters. — I know. That is because the character input systems are made by foreign cell phone producers. |
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A. much than 25 percent B. 25 percent as less as C. 25 percent less than D. 25 percent as much |
| There was no news; ____, she didn't give up hope. |
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| A. moreover B. besides C. but D. nevertheless |
| Although she could speak very little Chinese, ______ we did manage to communicate with her. |
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| A. anyhow B. anyway C. somewhere D. somehow |
| The boat is ______ small, we can't put _____ food in it. |
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| A. much too; so many B. much too; too much C. too much; much too D. too much; so much |
| Those who are not _____ with the progress they 've made will have greater success. |
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| A. proud B. afraid C. popular D. content |
| — Don't you agree with what he said? — Yes, _______! It can't be better. |
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| A. approximately B. absolutely C. relatively D. partly |
| The bridge is closed so we advise you to use a(n) ______ route. |
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| A. accurate B. alternative C. tentative D. primitive |
| — Can I buy Jane Ryre here? — Sorry, but we'll call you as soon as it becomes _____. |
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| A. present B. available C. convenient D. inexpensive |
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— Why couldn't they meet us at five o'clock? — Because they were delayed by ______. |
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A. heavy traffic B. heavy traffics C. crowded traffic D. crowded traffics |
| I think Zheng Jie is ______ a rising tennis star. She has put China on the tennis map. |
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| A. especially B. formally C. definitely D. gradually |
| It is not ____ for me to return all the books to the library now because I still need them. |
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| A. mature B. convenient C. available D. tight |
| The workers are so _____ to the noise of the machine that they don't even notice it during their work. |
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| A. accustomed B. subjective C. familiar D. associated |
| After I arrived at her house, she showed me into _______. |
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A. a room cosy or little B. a little cosy room C. a cosy little room D. cosy little a room |
| Letterboxes are much more ____ in the UK than in the US, where most people have a mailbox instead. |
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| A. common B. normal C. ordinary D. usual |
| He was robbed last night, but _____ he didn't have much on him then. |
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| A. fortunately B. eventually C. certainly D. surprisingly |
| Although my grandfather is in his eighties, he is still as ______ as a young man and hates sitting around doing nothing all day. |
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| A. enthusiastic B. automatic C. energetic D. innocent |
| Everything works out well. ____, we are sure that the experiment will be completed on time. |
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| A. Therefore B. While C. However D. Otherwise |
| It's ______ to borrow money from your mother to settle your debt to your uncle. That's just robbing Peter to pay Paul. |
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| A. ridiculous B. strange C. stubborn D. splendid |