8.--Peter, why didn't you go to the flower show?

　 --I think it's something_______ pleasant.

　　 A. far more　　　　 B. far less

C. too much　　　　 D. much too

答案：B　 解析：less用作副词时修饰形容词、副词或动词，意为“不如……，较少……”。far意为“很，远远地”修饰形容词、副词(短语)及其比较级、最高级。根据语境“你没有去看花展”可排除A和D两项。toomuch多修饰不可数名词或独立使用。

7. His laziness at work made him_______ with his workmates.

　　 A. distrusted　　　　 B. disliked

C. unpopular　　　　 D. unwelcome

答案：C　 解析：bepopularwithsb受某人欢迎(喜爱)。welcome 的常见说法：sbiswelcometodosth／to　 sth．被允许的；可随意使用的。如：Youarewelcometo(use)anythinghere．这儿的任何东西你尽管使用好了。

6. Exercise is_______as any other to lose unwanted weight.

　　 A. so useful a way　　　 B. as a useful way

C. as useful a way　　　 D. such a useful way

答案：C　 解析：固定语序as／so+adj+a(n)+名词。

5. Because of the snow he drove just 280 kilometres in 5

　　　 hours,so the_______ speed was 56kph.

　　　 A. basic　　　　　　　 B. whole

C. total　　　　　　　 D. average

答案： D　 解析：平均速度

4.--They're too loose. I need_______.

　　　 A. one size small　　 B. one size smaller

C. one smaller size　 D. one small size

答案：B　 解析：句意：我需要小一号的。

3.I'd rather read than watch television; the programs seem _______all the time.

　　　 A. to get worse

　　　 B. to have got worse

　　　 C. that it is getting worse

　　　 D. to be getting worse 4. How are these shoes?

答案：D　 解析：A项应是togetworseandworse；C项的正确表达 应是：it seems that programs are getting worse．

2. --Wait until we get a satisfactory reply,will you?

　 --I couldn't agree_______. The idea sounds great to me.

　　　 A. much　　　　　　　 B. worse

C. more　　　　　　　 D. at all

答案：C　 解析：句意：我非常同意。

1. --Are you pleased with what he has done?

　　 --Not in the least. It couldn't be_______.

　　　 A. so bad　　　　　　 B. much better

C. any worse　　　　 D. the best

答案：C　 解析：句意：他的所作所为不可能再坏了(已经坏到极至了)。

6. Of the two toys,the child chose_______.

　　 A. the most expensive one

　　 B. the less expensive one

　　 C. a less expensive one

　　 D. the most expensive of them

答案：B　 指导：前文指在两个玩具中选择，所以是比较级。the　 less expensive one，“那个较便宜的”。选项C表示一个较便宜的，没有明确选择范围。

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5. --Has the design of the city square been decided?

　 --No, it's still _______to suggestion.

A. open　　 B. welcome　　 C. ready　　 D. acceptable

答案：A　 指导：it指the design of the city square依然开放接受各种建议。