18.(　　 )In this area(地区)cars are _______ than bicycles.

　　　 A. more use　　 　 B. less use　　　 C. much useful　　 D. less useful

17.(　　 )I have never said that I ______ coffee to tea.

　　　 A. prefer　　 　　 B. like　　 　　 　C. love　　 　　　　　　 D. hate

16.(　　 )The children became _______ in maths one year later.

　　　 A. interest　　 　 B. interested　　 C. interesting　　　 D. interests

15.(　　 )I can’t agree ______ you when you say that foreign languages are more interesting than science.

　　　 A. to　　 　　　　 B. for　　 　　　　　 C. on　　 　　　 D. with

14.(　　 )The students are usually asked _______ when the bell rings for the class.

　　　 A. stop talking　　 　　　　　 B. to stop talking

　　　 C. stop to talk　　 　　　　　 D. to stop to talk

13.(　　 )Every one of us went to visit the factory yesterday _______ Jack. He was ill in bed.

　　　 A. not　　 　　　　　　 B. with　　 　　 　C. except　　 　 　D. and

12.(　　 )Fast is another way of _______ quickly.

　　　 A. saying　　 　　 B. speak　　 　　　　 　C. talk　 　　　　　 　D. telling

11.(　　 )Lily did badly in the race, but Jim did _______.

　　　 A. more bad　　 　 B. more badly　　 C. worse　　 　 　D. worser

10.(　　 )Here is today’s newspaper. Remember to _______ to Han Meimei after you have read it.

　　　 A. past on it　　 B. pass on it　　 C. past it on　　 D. pass it on

9.(　　 ) You will certainly fall behind the other students in the class ______

you don’t work hard.

　　　　　 A. after　　 　 B. if　 　　　　　　　　 C. before　　 　 D. until