Renting a room outside cost _______ living a dormitory for a month．

twice much as

as much as twice

twice as much as

twice more

Mary will go with you _______ the next bus stop．

as long as

as far as

so long as

so far as

_______ I know, he will be away for six months．

As long as

So far

As soon as

So far as

We _______ swim every day when we were children．We _______ run down to the lake and jump in．

used to; would

would; used to

were used to; would

would; were used

He _______ a suggestion or two when he read a report from his men．

used to making

was used to make

would make

will make

People _______ think that the earth was flat．

would

will

used to

usually

The older New England villages have changed relatively little _______ a gas station or two in recent decades．

except for

in addition to

except

besides

_______ its obvious economic success, Shanghai is reestablishing itself as one of the distinguished cultural centers．

Because of

In honor of

In addition to

For the present

Last year the number of death increased _______ 2％-5％ _______ the year before last．

to; comparing to

to; comparing with

by; to compare with

by; compared with

Living in a highly _______ society, you definitely have to arm yourself with as much knowledge as possible．

attractive

favorable

communicated

competitive