I can’t stand ________ with Jane in the same office．She just refuses ________ talking while she works．

A．working; stopping

B．to work; stopping

C．working; to stop

D．to work; to stop

I hear ________ boys in your school like playing football in their spare time, though others prefer basketball．

A．quite a lot

B．quite a few

C．quite a bit

D．quite a little

Tom has missed yesterday’s class, so ________ one example is necessary to get him to grasp this rule clearly．

A．rather than

B．other than

C．more than

D．less than

Philip is ________ a good teacher．He is also his students’ good friend．

A．no more than

B．not more than

C．no less than

D．more than

－What do you think of my paper?

－________ satisfying．

A．More than

B．Much more

C．Rather than

D．Other than

I hope that ________ that I’ve been able to do is of some use to you．

A．a few

B．the few

C．a little

D．the little

________ I can see, there is only one possible way to keep away from the danger．

A．As long as

B．As far as

C．Just as

D．Even if

The party last month really gave me a lot of fun．So, Mr．James, can we have ________ this month?

A．another

B．one

C．it

D．other

－Beg your pardon!

－Oh, you ________ to me attentively．

－________, but my hearing is poor．

A．haven’t listened; Yes

B．didn’t listen; No

C．weren’t listening; Yes

D．can’t have listened; No

－Do you work in a food company?

－Yes．It’s one year since I ________ a laid-off worker．

A．was

B．has been

C．became

D．turned