All parts of the house _____ one of the windows were still in good condition．

       A．other than       B．rather than        C．less than          D．more than

—Do you know anything about the twins, Jane and Mary? 

       —Yes, but only a little．Jane is ______ beautiful of the two sisters．

       A．the most                  B．most               C．the more           D．more

Windows 7 was created in 2009, ______ many computer lovers were interested and excited．

       A．where            B．why                C．which              D．when

______ the green hills are there, one need not worry about firewood．

       A． No longer that          B．So long that       C．Unless             D．As long as

—Your silence on recent events surprises me．

       —I think it's better ______ too little than say too much．

       A．say             B．to say            C．saying            D．to be saying

The old woman sat alone in the room, in which there wasn't much furniture, eyes ____on the opposite wall．

       A．fixed              B．fixing               C．had been fixed   D．were fixing

—What did the shopkeeper say when you said the sweater was too expensive?

       —She said the sweater of this kind in other shops might be cheaper but ______．

       A．not so better B．too worse          C．not good as       D．not as good

—I hear Peter and Linda were parted from each other last month．

       —Nothing astonishing．Faults are thick ______ love is thin．

       A．where            B．which              C．who's              D．what

—_       _．was it that he managed to get the information?

       —Oh, a friend of his helped him．

       A．Where             B．What               C．How          D．Why

______ from the top of the hill, the city takes the round shape with a flowing river through it．

       A．Viewing           B．To be viewed       C．Viewed            D．To be viewing