14. You can’t go out since you haven’t finished your homework；___________, it is a stormy night.(山东日照2009年高三模拟)

A. anyhow　 　　　　B. meanwhile

C. therefore　　　 　D. besides

13.___________ speaking, I would say that about five hundred people attended the opening ceremony.(辽宁省实验中学2009届高三毕业考试)

A. Roughly　　　　 B. Generally

C. Honestly　　　　 D. Constantly

12. He speaks English well indeed, but of course not__________a native speaker.(辽宁省实验中学2009届高三毕业考试)

A. as fluent as　　　　　　 B. more fluent than

C. so fluently as　　　　　 D. much fluently than

11. If you sleep short of 7 hours, you are three times___________to catch a cold.(2009·沈阳市高三教学质量监测二)

A. possible　　　　　　　 B. certainly

C. probable　　　　　　　 D. likely

10. -Canada is__________colder than China.

-Are you joking? It’s___________colder. (辽宁省抚顺市2009届高三第二次模拟)

A. a little; more　　　　　 B. little; more

C. a little; much　　　　　 D. little; much

9. They offered____________prices for her paintings, which made her parents and teachers surprised but happy. (2009·抚顺市普通高中应届毕业生高考模拟)

A. unbelievable　　　 B. acceptable

C. agreeable　　　　　 D. sociable

8. Hoping to be stronger to compete with the world’s best, Murray has put on about 4kg by eating twice as much as his__________amount.(2009·大连市高三双基测试)

A. common　　　 　B. ordinary

C. formal 　　　　D. usual

7. Jiuzhai Valley is far from big cities.__________ , it attracts people from all over the country for its beautiful scenery.(2009·大连市高三双基测试)

A. Still　　 B. Besides　　　 C. Instead　　　 D. Therefore

6. He enjoys a cup of coffee sometimes, but__________he drinks tea.(江西八校10届高三4月联考)

A. mostly　　　　 B. almost

C. most　　　　　 D. nearly

5. The increase of the number of the students makes the limited computers not__________to each student.(2008-2009南昌市高三第一次模拟)

A. available　　　 B affordable

C. helpful　　　　 　D. acceptable