18. ______ children there are in a family, _______ their life will be.

A.　　 The less; the better B. The fewer; the better C. Fewer; richer D. More; poorer

17. The Changjiang River is one of _______ rivers in the world.

A. long 　　　　　　B. longer　　　　　 C. longest　　　　　 D. the longest

16. If you like the chicken, you may have as _______ as you can.

A. much　　　　　　 B. many　　　　　 C. more　　　　　　 D. little

15. Lots of visitors come to Nanjing because she is ______ city.

A. so a beautiful　　 B. very a beautiful　 C. such beautiful a　 D. quite a beautiful

14. –Why don’t you ask Tom to do it?

　　　　 --I don’t know whether he is ______ to. He sometimes makes things worse.

　　　 A. possible　　　　　 B. able　　　　　 C. afraid　　　　　 D. easy

13. –Mum, could you buy me a dress like this?

　　　　 --Certainly, we can buy _______ one than this, but ________ this.

　　　 A. a better; better than　　　　　　　　 B. a worse; as good as

C. a cheaper; as good as　　　　　　　　 D. a more important; not as good as

12. –Our holiday was _______.　　　 –Yes. I’ve never had _______.

　　　 A. such; a better one　　　　　　　　　 B. greatly; a good one

C. so great; a better one　　　　　　　　 D. very good; the best one

11. It’s good for your health to do _______ sports.

　　　 A. much　　　　　 B. least　　　　　 C. more　　　　　　 D. most

10. Of the two Australian students, Masha is _______ one. I think you can find her easily.

　　　 A. tallest　　　　　 B. the taller　　　 C. taller　　　　　　 D. the tallest

9. I think Yao Ming, the famous basketball player, will be ______ new star in NBA.

　　　 A. hot　　　　　　 B. hotter　　　　　 C. hottest　　　　　 D. the hottest