Nokia, the world’s largest mobile phone maker, said that over the first nine months of the year it ________ 23 million handsets in China, an increase of 77 percent ________ the same period a year ago．

had sold; compared to

has sold; compared to

sold; comparing with

was selling; compared with

This new type of TV set is very thin, and it is ________ than a one-hundred-page book．

less

not thinner

no thicker

no thinner

Watching TV is ________ a kind of relaxation．It also ________ our knowledge．

not more than; adds

more than; adds to

no more than; adds to

more than; adds up to

As you know, Alick is ________ in our school．

a very pretty little English girl

an English very pretty little girl

a little English very pretty girl

a very pretty English little girl

A computer ________ a keyboard, a monitor and a hard disk．

consists of

is short of

gets rid of

stands for

Customers are asked to make sure that they ________ the right change before leaving the shop．

will give

have been given

have given

will be given

The ________ children there are in a family, ________ their life will be．

less; the better

fewer; richer

fewer; the better

more; poorer

The terrible weather ________ our difficulties in building the road．

added

added to

added up

added up to

As we all know, lead is ________ heavier than steel．

a lot

lots

many

very

I can hardly exist ________ the wage I’m getting; there is no money for luxuries．

for

by

on

with