There have been several new events ________ to the program for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games．

A．add

B．to add

C．adding

D．added

This washing machine is environmentally friendly because it uses ________ water and electricity than ________ models．

A．less; older

B．less; elder

C．fewer; older

D．fewer; elder

－Did you take enough money with you?

－No, I needed ________ I thought I would．

A．not so much as

B．as much as

C．much more than

D．much less than

John is the tallest boy in the class, ________ according to himself．

A．five foot eight as tall as

B．as tall as five foot eight

C．as five foot eight tall as

D．as tall five foot eight as

Your story is perfect; I've never heard ________ before．

A．the better one

B．the best one

C．a better one

D．a good one

Of the two sisters, Betty is ________ one, and she is also the one who loves to be quiet．

A．a younger

B．a youngest

C．the younger

D．the youngest

I know this is not quite the right word, but I can't be bothered to think of ________．

A．a better

B．a best

C．the better

D．the good

You can never play the piano better if you don't practise ________．

A．much

B．more

C．less

D．most

My command of English is not ________ yours．

A．as half as

B．so half good as

C．good as half as

D．half so good as

The wheels of the old wagon are nearly ________ those of a modern car．

A．twice the sizes of

B．twice size of

C．twice sizes of

D．twice the size of