1. John has three sisters. Mary is the ___ of the three. (MET88) 　 A. most cleverest 　B. more clever 　C. cleverest 　D. cleverer 2. The students are___ young people between the age of sixteen and twenty. (MET88) 　 A. most 　B. almost 　C. mostly 　D. at most 3. She told us ___story that we all forgot about the time. (MET88) 　 A. such an interesting 　B. such interesting a 　 C. so an interesting 　D. a so interesting 4. It is impossible for so___ workers to do so work in a single day. (MET88) 　 A. few, much 　B. few, many 　C. little, much 　D. little, many 5. The horse is getting old and can't run ___ it did. (MET88) 　 A. as faster as 　B. so fast than 　C. so fast as 　D. as fast as 6. The story sounds___ . (MET89) 　 A. to be true 　B. as true 　C. being true 　D. true 7. I'd been expecting ___ letters the whole morning, but there weren't ___ for me. (MET89) 　 A. some; any 　B. many; a few 　C. some; one 　D. a few; none 8. This year they have produced ___ grain ___ they did last year. (MET89) 　 A. as less; as 　B. as few; as 　C. less; than 　D. fewer; than 9. After the new technique was introduced, the factory produced ___ tractors in 1988 as the year before. (MET90) 　 A. as twice many 　B. as many twice 　 C. twice as many 　D. twice many as 10. The pianos in the other shop will be , but______ . (MET90) 　 A. cheaper; not as better 　B. more cheaper; not as better 　 C. cheaper; not as good 　D. more cheap; not as good 11. ---Can I help you? 　 　---Well, I'm afraid the box is___ heavy for you, but thank you all the same. (MET90) 　 A. so 　B. much 　C. very 　D. too 12.---Excuse me, is this Mr. Brown's office? 　 　---I'm sorry, but Mr. Brown ___ works here. He left about three weeks ago. (MET90) 　 A. not now 　B. no more 　C. not still 　D. no longer 13. If we had followed his plan, we could have done the job better with ___ money and ___ people. (MET90) 　 A. less; less 　B. fewer; fewer 　C. less; fewer 　D. fewer; less 14. Oh, John. ___ you gave me! (MET90) 　 A. How a pleasant surprise 　B. How pleasant surprise 　 C. What a pleasant surprise 　D. What pleasant surprise 15. ---How did you find your visit to museum? 　 　---I thoroughly enjoyed it. It was ___ than I expected. (MET91) 　 A. far more interesting 　B. even much interesting 　 C. so more interesting 　D. a lot much interesting 16. Canada is larger than ___ country in Asia. (NMET91) 　 A. any 　B. any other 　C. other 　D. another 17. Those oranges taste___ . (MET91) 　 A. good 　B. well 　C. to be good 　D. to be well 18. The experiment was ___ easier than we had expected. (NMET91) 　 A. more 　B. much more 　C. much 　D. more much 19. ___ food you've cooked! (NMET91 ) 　 A. How a nice 　B. What a nice 　 C. How nice 　D. What nice 20. Go and get your coat. It's ___ you left it. (MET92) 　 A. there 　B. where 　C. there where 　D. where there 21. John was so sleepy that he could hardly keep his eyes___ . (MET92) 　 A. open 　B. to be opened 　C. to open 　D. opening 22. ---Are you feeling ___? 　　---Yes, I' m fine now. (NMET92) 　 A. any well 　B. any better 　C. quite good 　D. quite better 23. Which is___ country, Canada or Australia? (MET92) 　 A. a large 　B. larger 　C. a larger 　D. the larger 24. ---Will you give this message to Mr. White, please? 　 　---Sorry, I can't. He ___. (MET92) 　 A. doesn't any more work here 　B. doesn't any longer here work 　 C. doesn't work any more here 　D. doesn't work here any longer 25. How can you finish the drawing? (MET92) 　 A. often 　B. soon 　C. long 　D. rapid

53. It was ____ that she couldn’t finish it by herself.

　　　 A. so difficult a work　　 B. such a difficult work　 C. so difficult work　 D. such difficult work

52. ____ difficult the task may be, we will try our best to complete it in time.

　　　 A. No matter 　　　 B. No wonder　　　　 C. Though　　　　　　 D. However

51. He will come to call on you the moment he ____ his painting.

　　　 A. will finish　　　　 B. finished　　　　　　 C. has finished　　　　　　　 D. had finished

50._____, Mother will wait for him to have dinner together.

A. However late is he 　　　　　　　　 B. However he is late

C. However is he late 　　　　　　　　 D. However late he is

49. After the war, a new school building was put up _____ there had once been a theatre.

A. that　　　　　　　　　 B. where　　　　 　　　 C. which　　　　 　　　 D. when

48. If we work with a strong will, we can overcome any difficulty, _____ great it is.

A. what　　　　　　　　 B. how　　　　　　　　　 C. however　　　　　　 D. whatever

47. It was not _____ she took off her dark glasses _____ I realized she was a famous film star.

A. when; that 　　　 　　　 B. until; that　　　　　 C. until; when 　　　 D. when; then

46.-What was the party like?　　　

-Wonderful. It' s years _____ I enjoyed myself so much.

A. after　　　　　　　　 B. when　　　　　　　　 C. before　　　　 　　　 D. since

45. ___ the day went on, the weather got worse.

A. With　 　　　　　　 B. Since　 　　　　　 C. While 　　　　　　　 D. As