一、词汇运用
1. Colourful ______（气球）were hanging high above the square to celebrate Children's Day.
2. I enjoy hiking in the forest. ______（然而）, my brother likes to stay at home and watch films.
3. Thanks to the "double reduction" policy (“双减”政策), middle school students have fewer ______（测试）than before.
4. Li Yang is good at playing ______（羽毛球运动）and he wants to be a great player.
5. The girl is clever enough to remember five English words in ten ______（秒）.
6. Everyone should take an ______（act）part in fighting against food waste.
7. The newest ______（high）of Qomolangma is 8 848.86 metres above sea level (海平面).
8. Kitty was unhappy because she got ______（bad）scores than the other students.

balloons
; However
; tests
; badminton
; seconds
; active
; height
; worse

二、用所给单词的比较级或最高级填空
1. My mother is _______________ (pretty) than any other woman in my heart.
2. Zhang Ming's test score for standing long jump is _______________ (bad) in my class.
3. I'm afraid this Maths problem is _______________ (difficult) than we thought.
4. Of all the subjects in our school, I think Geography is _______________ (boring).
5. The Yangtze River is one of _______________ (long) rivers in the world.
6. I'm sure you will look much _______________ (slim) in this pair of trousers.
7. Mr Black is _______________ (humorous) among the three teachers.
8. Tom often tells us some jokes. I think he is _______________ (funny) of the two boys.

prettier
; the worst
; more difficult
; the most boring
; the longest
; slimmer
; the most humorous
; the funnier

三、给括号中的单词加上正确的后缀（“-ful”或者“-less”）
Last week, our Art teacher Mr Liu wanted each team to draw a picture. At first, I felt 1. ______ (help) because I had poor drawing skills. My teammate Lily noticed my worry and gave me 2. ______ (use) advice. With her 3. ______ (help) tips, I tried to be as 4. ______ (care) as I could. I drew some lines and added some details.
Suddenly, Mia made a 5. ______ (care) mistake (错误), spreading paint everywhere. “It looks 6. ______ (hope),” I said to myself, looking at the messy classroom. However, Mr Brown stayed 7. ______ (peace). “Mistakes are our teachers!” he said. We worked together and finally turned it into a 8. ______ (colour) artwork.
In the end, our team painted something 9. ______ (beauty). Mr Liu praised (表扬) our 10. ______ (thought) ideas, making everyone feel 11. ______ (cheer). That day, the Art class taught me that teamwork is 12. ______ (meaning) and gave us 13. ______ (end) happiness.

helpless
; useful
; helpful
; careful
; careless
; hopeless
; peaceful
; colourful
; beautiful
; thoughtful
; cheerful
; meaningful
; endless

( ) 1. — Mike, your 14-year-old son is almost the same ______ as you.
— Yeah, children grow fast.
A. hobby
B. height
C. name
D. number

B

( ) 2. Noah Lyles is one of ______ runners in the world. He won the gold medal（金牌）in the 2024 Olympics.
A. fast
B. faster
C. fastest
D. the fastest

D

( ) 3. I think Mount Taishan is not only ______ than the other mountains in Shandong, but also ______ of all.
A. higher; the most beautiful
B. the highest; more beautiful
C. high; the most beautiful
D. higher; more beautiful

A