The room was small and contained far too ________．

A．much new furniture

B．much new furnitures

C．many new furniture

D．many new furnitures

The large houses are being painted, but ________．

A．of great expense

B．at a great expense

C．in a lot of expenses

D．by high expense

In the view of the foreign experts, there wasn't ________ oil here．

A．much

B．lots of

C．a great deal of

D．many

Painting in ________ is one of their spare-time activities．

A．oil

B．an oil

C．oils

D．the oil

The students at colleges or universities are making ________ for the coming New Year．

A．many preparations

B．much preparation

C．preparations

D．preparation

Most of the houses in the village were burnt to ________ during the war．

A．an ash

B．the ash

C．ash

D．ashes

He was eager to make some extra money, since during these years he could hardly live on his ________．

A．little wage

B．few wage

C．wage

D．wages

We should finish our homework by ________ on time．

A．us

B．ours

C．ourselves

D．myself

Are you sure an ________ boy is able to speak several languages?

A．eight years old

B．eight-years-old

C．eight-years old

D．eight-year-old

Lucy has the same clothes ________ I do．

A．with

B．and

C．like

D．as