28. It was in__________ when he was already in __________ that he began to learn English . A. the 1940s, the 40s　　　　　　 　B. the 1940s, his forties　　

C. 1940's, his forties　　　　　 　 D. the 1940's, his 40s 29. He was only in_______ at the time. A. his 20's 　　　　　　 B. the 20's　　　　　　 C. his twenties 　　　 D. the twenties

27. This map is _________ small as that one.

A. half as　　　　　 B. as half　　　　　 C. two-ninth as　　 D. two as

26.A new shopping mall,_____ the TV station,stands in the centre of the city

A.three times the size of　　　 　　　　B.the size three times of

C.the size three times as　　 　　　　　D.three times the size as

24. During_______ century, the world population has already reached 6 billion. A. twenty　　　　　 　B. the twentieth　　　　 C. twentieth　　　　 D. the twenty 25. .It is reported that the United States uses______ energy as the whole of Europe.

　　　 A as twice　　　　　　　　 B twice much　　　　　　 C twice much as　　　　 D twice as much

23.The team ranked ________ in the contest.

A. two　　　　　　　 B. second　　　　　　 C. a second　　　　 D. the second

21. Liu Xiang won ___________ prize at the Olympic Games in 2004.

A. first　　　　　　 　B. the first　　　 　　　C. one　　　　　　 D. the one 22. Beijing is __________largest city in China.

A.second　　　　 　　B.the second　　　 　　　C.two　　　　　　 D.the two

20. Peter was ____ to come to school this morning. 　 A. a second 　　　　B. the second　　　　 C. a No. two　　　　　 　D. the two

19. Now let me have____________. A. the third try　　　　 B. a third try　　　　　 C. third try　　　　　 D. this third try

18.He was among __________ to give suggestions.

A. once　　　　　　　 B. one　　　　　　　　 C. first　　　　　　 D. the first

17. Tom lives in _________　building.

　 A. a eight-storey　　　　 　B. an eight-storeys　 　C. an eight-storeyed　 　 　D. an eighth-storey