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

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

70. After the international news, he went on to listen to the ________ news.

A. non-violent                   B. national                C. native                      D. Nationality

50. Teachers should be _____ with their students but should not be _____ on them.

A. hard; strict               B. strict; hard                C. hardly; strictly          D. strictly; hardly

30. He is badly down these days. This sentence probably means _____.

A. He is seriously ill these days.                         B. He is in low spirit these days.

C. He fell down and was seriously hurt.                     D. He didn’t study hard these days.

10. East and west, home is _____.(prov.)

A. best                  B. worst                  C. nearest                 D. Farthest

85. David arrived back from Paris __________ than I expected.

A. soon              B. fast              C. sooner             D. Quickly

65. After having failed many times, the young man refused to try it        .

A. again and again                         B. once more                  

C. less                                       D. over and over again

45. If the wind doesn’t _____ before three o’clock, we will not be able to take off today.

A. do up                       B. go down                   C. go by                       D. go out

25. The article is too long, please cut _____ some unimportant details.

A. out                          B. in                                C. up                           D. At

5. I have _____ nothing to do today, so you stay here longer.

A. nearly                    B. ever                    C. most                  D. Almost