1.Work gets done ________ when people do it together,and the rewards are higher too.
A.easily B.very easy C.more easily D.easier
2.My parents have always made me ________ about myself,even when I was twelve.
A.feeling well B.feeling good C.feel well D.feel good
3.He began to take political science ________ only when he left school.
A.strictly B.truly C.carefully D.seriously
4.The final score of the basketball match was 93-94.We were only ________ beaten.
A.nearly B.slightly C.narrowly D.lightly
5.The new group of students is better-behaved than the other group who stayed here ________.
A.early B.earlier C.earliest D.the earliest
6.—Do you need any help,Lucy?
—Yes,The job is ________ I could do myself.
A.less than B.more than C.no more than D.not more than
7.There is an old proverb,“Love me,love my dog.”But there is ________ wisdom in this:“Love me,love my book.”
A.some B.much C.more D.most
8.With April 18’s railway speedup,highway and air transport will have to compete with ________ service for passengers.
A.good B.better C.best D.the best
9.The melon the Smiths served at dinner would have tasted ________ if it had been put in the fridge for a little while.
A.good B.better C.best D.well
10.After two years’research,we now have a ________ better understanding of the disease.
A.very B.far C.fairly D.quite
11.Speaking of all the songs he has written,I think this is probably his ________ one.
A.better-known B.well-known C.best-known D.most-known
12.Of the two coats,I’d choose the ________ one to spare some money for a book.
A.cheapest B.cheaper C.more expensive D.most expensive
13.—I wonder why Mary is so unfriendly to us.
—She is ________ than unfriendly,I’m afraid.
A.shyer B.much shyer C.shy more D.more shy
14.—I didn’t do well in this English examination.How about you?
—I did ________ you.
A.not better than B.no worse than C.as well as D.no better than
15.—Now that you like the house with a garden,why not buy it?
—Well,I can’t afford ________ house at present.
A.that expensive a B.a such expensive C.that an expensive D.a so expensive
16.—Do you regret paying ten dollars for that book?
—No,I would gladly have paid ________.
A.as twice many B.twice as many C.twice as much D.as twice much
17.—I’m leaving on April 30.
—So why not come to spend ________ days with me?
A.all these last few B.these all last few C.these last all few D.all last these few
18.—Be careful not to drop the Ming Dynasty vase.
—Yes,we can’t be ________.
A.too careful B.very careful C.too careless D.careless enough
19.He’s not got another job yet and it’s not ________ he will for some time.
A.likely B.easily C.nearly D.lonely
20.We do meet now and then,but not ________.
A.freely B.commonly C.regularly D.presently
21.You don’t have to be angry with him.He ________ wanted to know the truth.
A.almost B.mostly C.merely D.hardly
22.—Are you pleased with what he has done?
—It couldn’t be____.Why didn’t he put more effort into his work?
A.any worse B.much better C.so bad D.the best
23.He moved away from his parents and missed them ________enjoy the exciting life in China.
A.too much to B.very much to C.enough to D.much so as to
24.—Is your headache getting ________?
—No,it’s worse.
A.better B.bad C.less D.well
25.Bob ran the 100 meters in 9.91 seconds,and I have not seen ________ this year.
A.the best B.better C.the most D.more
