16. ________ of the two boys can swim across the river.
A. Toe oldest B. An older C. The strongest D. The older
17. He will pass two milestones ________ , that is, he will receive his master’s degree and find a challenging job.
A. long ago B. not long ago C. before long D. long before
18. —What a pity! I’ve not got a ticket for the football match.
—Don’t worry. It’ll be broadcast ________ .
A. live B. lively C. alive D. living
19. Finnish President said Finland-China relations had progressed ________ with fruitful co-operation(合作)in new and high-tech fields.
A. peacefully B. highly C. quietly D. smoothly
20. He’s not got another job yet and it’s not ________ he will for some time.
A. likely B. easily C. nearly D. lonely
21. It is a beautiful cell phone but it is not ________ the price that I paid for it.
A. reasonable B. valuable C. fit D. worth
22. These shoes are so ________ that I can’t put them on.
A. little B. close C. hard D. tight
23. It’s ________ a long time since I started to teach at this school.
A. quite B. much C. pretty D. so
24. We do meet now and then, but not ________ .
A. freely B. commonly C. regularly D. presently
25. I think this exhibition is ________ of the two. I have never seen ________ exhibition.
A. by far better; the better B. far better; a better
C. by far the better; a better D. far the better; a better
26. You don’t have to be angry with him. He ________ wanted to know the truth.
A. almost B. mostly C. merely D. hardly
27. —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
28. —What’s wrong?—Nothing serious. I’m just ________ busy.
A. much B. more C. too much D. far too
29. 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
30. The little boy isn’t getting on well in maths and worse still, he is even unwilling to go to school. With her son ________ , she feels very ________ .
A. disappointing;worrying B. disappointing;worried
C. disappointed;worried D. disappointed;worrying