一、基础练习
1. If I had___, I’d visit Europe, stopping at all the small interesting places.
A. a long enough holiday B. an enough long holiday
C. a holiday enough long D. a long holiday enough
2. These oranges taste___. A. good B. well C. to be good D. to be well
3. How beautifully she sings! I have never heard___.
A. the better voice B. a good voice C. the best voice D. a better voice
4. I’d be___, if you could give me an early reply.
A. pleasant B. grateful C. satisfied D. helpful
5. Those T-shirts are usually $35 each, but today they have a (an)___price of $19 in the shopping center.
A. regular B. special C. cheap D. ordinary
6. Mr Smith bought a___purse for his wife.
A. small black leather B. black leather small C. small leather black D. black small leather
7. —— How was your job interview?
—— Oh, I couldn’t feel___. I hardly found proper answers to most of the questions they asked.
A. better B. easier C. worse D. happier
8. Longjing tea, Jasmine tea and Wuyi tea are all famous,but which do you think_____?
A. tastes best B. smells most C. sounds best D. drinks mostly
9. —— Can Li Hua help me with my English?
—— I regret to tell you her English is_____yours.
A. as good as B. no more than C. no better than D. as much as
10. Although he sometimes loses his temper, his students like him_____for it.
A. not so much B. not so little C. no more D. no less
11. When they came in, Mr Harris______like a baby.
Nobody would like to wake him from a good dream,because he needed rest.
A. fell asleep B. was sound asleep C. got asleep D. went to sleep
12. This year they have produced___ grain ___they did last year.
A. as less; as B. as few; as C. less; than D. fewer; than
13. —— 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
14. —— How did you find your visit to the museum?
—— I thoroughly enjoy it. It was_____than I expected.
A. far more interesting B. even much interesting
C. so far interesting D. a lot much interesting
15. —— Would you like some wine?—— Yes, just_____.
A. little B. very little C. a little D. little bit
16. It takes a long time to go there by train; it’s ____by road.
A. quick B. the quickest C. much quick D. quicker
17. If there were no examinations, we should have___at school.
A. the happiest time B. a more happier timeC. much happiest time D. a much happier time
18. I’m surprised that you should have been fooled by such a(an)_____trick.
A. ordinary B. easy C. smart D. simple
19. The salesman showed her several bags and she chose___one as she didn’t want to spend too much money on it.
A. the less expensive B. less expensive C. the least expensive D. least expensive
20. _____box cannot be lifted by a boy of five.
A. So a heavy B. So heavy a C. A such heavy D. Such heavy a
21. If the manager had to choose between the two, he would say John was ___choice.
A. good B. the best C. better D. the better
22. It was_____late to catch a bus after the party, there fore we called a taxi.
A. too very B.much too C. too much D. far
23. Greenland, _____island in the world, covers even two million square kilometers.
A. it is the largest B. that is the largest C. is the largest D. the largest
24. —— 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
25. Dracula and Frankenstein are_____film characters.
A. frighten B. frightened C. frightening D. frightenly
26. When they heard the bad news, they all looked__at the master and felt quite__.
A. sad; sad B. sadly; sadly C. sad; sadly D. sadly; sad
27. The storm kept me_____all through the night.
A. awake B. awoke C. awaked D.awoken
28. —— What do you think of the concert?—— Oh, it was_____success.
A. a very B. quite a C .so D. really
29. My_____brother is two years_____than I.
A. older; older B. elder; older C. older; elder D. elder; elder
30. I haven’t seen_____this since I collected stamps.
A. as old a stamp as B. so an old stamp as C. stamp as old as D. as an old stamp as
二、提高练习
1. To plant the tree, we must dig _____.
A. a three feet deep hole B. three-foot-deep a hole
C. a hole three feet deep D. a three-feet-deep hole
2. I think he is one of the best men you've ____ found.
A, never B. already C. ever D. once
3. ____ the boy’s grown! He is almost ___ his father.
A. What, as tall as B. What, taller than C. How, as tall as D. How, taller than
4. I haven’t got ____ nails to mend the cupboard. I need another three of them.
A. enough big B. big enough C. much bigger D. many enough
5. Henry knows little of physics _________ of chemistry.
A. as well as B. no less than C. and still more D. and still less
6. — The dish is delicious!
— Well, at least it's ___ the one I cooked yesterday.
A. as bad as B. no worse than C. as well as D. no better than
7. — Do you think the weather is good enough for a picnic?
— Yes. You couldn't hope for ____ at this time of the year.
A. a nice day B. the nice day C. a nicer day D. the nicest day
8. It makes Thomas no better, and it makes you ____
A. best B. good C. well D. worse
9. With the help of the new equipment, our factories produced ___ VCD players in 2000 as the year before.
A. as many as twice B. twice more than C. as twice many D. twice as many
10. I had invited 50 guests to the party, but actually twice ____ came.
A. more than B. as many C. as much D. less than
11. — Why didn't you go to the cinema last night?
— It was something ____ interesting.
A. far less B. more or less C. much more D. any further
12. The population of many Alaskan cities has _____ doubled in the past five years.
A. larger than B. more than C. as greatly as D. as much as
13. — This is a good place for a picnic.
— Yes, it couldn't be ____ .
A. better B. best C. worst D. worse
14. — How do you like your teacher of English?
— Well, no one teaches _____ here.
A. well B. poorly C. best D. better
15. In the poor parts of America's big cities there is a lot of crime, _____ .
A. and much of it is serious B. much of it is serious
C. and many more is serious D. more of it is serious
16. — Do you like cats?
— Of course. They are ____ a kind of pet. They can do much good for their masters.
A. better than B. more than C. no more than D. no better than
17. The newly-built theatre is ____ the old one.
A. as twice big as B. twice more bigger than
C. twice the size of D. twice so big as
18. I'm afraid that your conclusion is ____ from correct.
A. far B. free C. different D. short
19. Thank you very much. It's ____ of you.
A. kindest B. a most kind C. the most kind D. most kind
20. Whoever is never _____ with the progress he has made will be a success.
A. content B. proud C. praised D. enough
21. My teacher has three brothers, all _____ than he. George, _____, is an officer.
A. elder, the eldest B. old, the oldest C. elder, the old one D. older, the eldest
22. You shouldn't be too ___ about things you are not supposed to know.
A. strange B. amusing C. curious D. conscious
23. The new research team was led by the ____ engineer.
A. main B. major C. chief D. primary
24. These T-shirts are usually $ 35 each but today they have a ___ price of $19 in the shopping centre.
A. regular B. special C. cheap D. particular
25. It is a good way for us to memorize new words by seeing them_____.
A. properly B. repeatedly C. clearly D. usually
26. — Why did she spend so much time searching shop after shop for a blouse?
— Oh, she was very ____ about her clothes,
A. special B. particular C. especial D. unusual
27. Football fans are _____ young people between the ages of fifteen and twenty.
A. most B. almost C. mostly D. at most
28. It’s very _____ to let the old have seats on the bus.
A. thoughtful B. useful C. careful D. funny
29. — Mr. Zhang, can I talk to you ____ about my composition?
— Sure. How about Thursday afternoon?
A. somewhere B. somehow C. sometime D. sometimes
30. The early train is ____ to leave at five in the morning.
A. possible B. due C. probable D. sure
31. He enjoys a cup of coffee sometimes, but ____ he drinks tea.
A. most B. almost C. nearly D. mostly
32. It’s _____ necessary for people to know the importance of protecting all the wildlife.
A. very B. rather C. quite D. too
33. These plastic flowers look so ___ that many people think they are real.
A. natural B. similar C. splendid D. fresh
34. — How can I get to the island?
— You can' t get there ___ by swimming.
A. more than B. other than C. rather than D. less than
35. Of the two pictures, the left one looks ______ at a distance.
A. the better B. the best C. a little good D. better
36. If you wish to study hard, you must see films _____.
A. more often B. oftener C. less often D. fewer often
37. — Let's take a walk before lunch. — Oh, I think it's _____ for walking.
A. much too hot B. too much hot C. very much hot D. very much heat
38. I bought a _____ table the day before yesterday.
A. small round wooden B. small wooden round
C. round wooden small D. round small wooden
39. It was a wonder that _____ little food saved _____ many lives during the war.
A. so, such B. such, so C. so, so D. such, such
40. Nurses are required to look after _____.
A. sick and wound B. sick and wounded
C. the sick and wound D. the sick and wounded
参考答案:
一、1.A2.A 3.D4.B5.B6.A7.C8.A9.C10.D
11.B12.C13.D14.A
15.C。用a little表示“少许”。
16.D。题意为“乘火车去那儿要花很长时间;乘汽车更快些。”
17.D。题意为“假如没有考试的话,我们在学校就会更快乐。”暗含比较的意味,故选D。
18.D。题意为“你竟然被这么一个简单的花招所*,真令我吃惊。”trick“计谋,花招,诡计”。
19.C。题意为“因为她不想花太多的钱买袋子,故挑了一个最便宜的。”
20.B。表示“如此重的箱子”可以用“so heavy a box”或“such a heavy box”。
21.D。两者中较好的一个应用the+better。
22.B。本题为“too...to” 结构;much too修饰形容词、副词,而 too much修饰不可数名词或单独使用。
23.D。the largest island in the world为Greenland的同位语。
24.C。表示“身体健康的”用well。
25.C。表示“令人感到恐怖的”,用frightening;表示“(人)感到恐怖的”,用frightened。26.D。修饰look at用sadly;feel为系动词,用sad作表语。
27.A。awake是形容词作宾补。
28.B。quite a , quite some用以指人或物不寻常,如We had quite a party.(我们的聚会不一般。)It must be quite some car.(那辆车可不比寻常。)
29.B。指兄弟姐妹中“年长的、年龄较大的”用elder;而表示“年龄比……大”则用older。
30.A。表示“象这么旧的邮票”可用以 下形式表达:as old a stamp as this; a stamp as old as this; 否定句中前一个as可用so。
二、1-10: CCCAD BCDDB 11-20: ABADA BCADA
21-30: DCCBB BCACB 31-40: DCABA CAACD