88. We are determined to build our country into a prosperous and  _______ socialist country.

A. strong                    B. firm                         C. powerful                  D. Advanced

68. The Summer Palace is one of the _____ parks in Beijing. I suggest you going there to have a visit.

A. more beautiful     B. most beautiful       C. best beautiful        D. much beautiful

48. When the _____ young actor appeared on the stage, all eyes were fixed upon him.

A. beautiful                  B. handsome                 C. pretty                       D. happy

28. We have to set a definite date for the concert. The underlined word means _____.

A. fixed                   B. clear                    C. sure                     D. Certain

8. --- How is your friend now?

  --- I am sorry to tell you he is going from ____ to worse in the hospital.

better                        B. worse                     C. bad                   D. Well

83. Our cousin who is attending college in New York phones us every Sunday at six, _________ as clockwork.

A. regular                  B. irregular             C. regularly              D. Irregularly

63. All the passengers were        wounded in the road accident.

A. more and more            B. by and by            C. more or less           D. little and little

43. How are you getting ____ with each other?

A. on                           B. back                        C. in                                   D. Through

23. Once you make a promise, you should carry it _____.

A. off                       B. away                     C. out                          D. At

3. --- Could I speak to Mary?

  --- Well, she’s on holiday, _____ .

actually                      B. indeed                  C. truly                   D. Certainly