( )2. The music at the party became ______ as the night went on.
A. loudly
B. louder
C. more loudly
D. loudest

B

( )3. Can you ______ these two books and tell me which one is better?
A. compete
B. compare
C. compose
D. contrast

B

( )4. Her opinion ______ mine, so we often argue.
A. is different from
B. is similar to
C. is the same as
D. is from

A

( )5. The use of electric cars is becoming ______ worldwide.
A. more and more outgoing
B. faster and faster
C. more and more popular
D. better and better

C

( )6. Vegetables are usually ______ junk food for our health.
A. as bad as
B. worse than
C. better than
D. the best

C

( )7. Riding a bike is ______ driving a car to reduce air pollution.
A. as good as
B. better than
C. the best
D. not as good as

B

( )8. Painting isn't ______ popular as playing basketball in our school.
A. such
B. as
C. more
D. the most

B

( )9. The sun is ______ times ______ the moon.
A. as; big as
B. so; big as
C. much; bigger than
D. many; bigger than

D

( )10. This storybook is ______ one in our library. Everyone loves it!
A. interesting
B. more interesting
C. the most interesting
D. as interesting as

C

Ⅲ.完形填空(15分)
A boy and his family left their country because of war. They lived in a small room. They had no toys or books, and only \underline{1} food. One evening, Father went to the market to buy \underline{2}. When he came home, it was nearly dark. He carried a long roll of paper under his arm.
“I bought a map,” he said happily.
“\underline{3} is the bread?” Mother asked. “I bought a map,” he said again.
Mother and the boy said \underline{4}.
“I had enough money to buy only a small piece of bread, and we would still be \underline{5}.” Father said, feeling very sorry.
“No dinner tonight,” Mother said \underline{6}. “We’ll have the map instead.” The boy was very angry, but he had to go to bed hungrily.
The next day, Father \underline{7} the large map. The map was so large that it took up the whole wall. Their dark room was full of \underline{8}.
“What a colourful map!” It surprised the boy and made him very \underline{9} it. So he began to spend long hours looking at it and studying it carefully and drawing on any small piece of paper that he \underline{10} find. He learned many different names of places on the map. He even travelled to faraway countries without \underline{11} the room.
The boy landed in deserts. He ran on beaches. He climbed snowy mountains. He saw birds singing on the top of temples. He went \underline{12} forests with lots of fruit trees, eating as many fruits as he liked. He drank fresh water and \underline{13} under tall trees. He came to a city of tall buildings and counted thousands of windows, falling asleep \underline{14} he could finish.
So he spent many hours far, far away from his hunger and \underline{15} days. He understood that his father was right at last.
( )1. A. a little B. little C. a few D. few
( )2. A. paper B. fruit C. bread D. water
( )3. A. Which B. How C. Whose D. Where
( )4. A. anything B. everything C. nothing D. something
( )5. A. poor B. hungry C. excited D. great
( )6. A. confident B. correctly C. successfully D. sadly
( )7. A. asked for B. put up C. put away D. thought of
( )8. A. colours B. places C. light D. toys
( )9. A. famous for B. interested in C. ready for D. careful with
( )10. A. should B. would C. could D. might
( )11. A. moving B. losing C. leaving D. closing
( )12. A. across B. near C. through D. behind
( )13. A. climbed B. arrived C. rested D. grew
( )14. A. before B. after C. when D. as
( )15. A. hard B. free C. different D. nice

A
; C
; D
; C
; B
; D
; B
; A
; B
; C
; C
; C
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; A
; A