18. He is clever and also works _____, so he can work out such a _____ math problem.

A. hard; hardly　　　 B. hardly; hard　 C. hard; hard　 D. hardly; hardly

17. There ________a lot of wild cranes in other parts of the world many years ago.

A. is　　　　 　　B. are　　　　　　 C. was　　　　　　 D. were

16. We must prevent hunters from _____ wild animals.

A. to kill　 　　　　　　 B. kill　　 　　　　　　　　 C. killing　 　　　　　　 D. killed

15. John’s tie and Tina’s tie are ______.

　 A. different 　　　　 B. the different　　　 　　 C. the different from　　 D. the different in

13.John’s tie is 　　　　Tina’s tie.

A. the different from　　 B. the different in　　 C. different from　　 D. different in

14 John’s tie and Tina’s tie are ______.

　 A. same　　　 　　　　 B. the same　　 　　　　 C. the same as 　　　 D. like

12. John’s tie is ______ Tina’s tie.

　A. the same to　　　 　　 B. the same as 　　　　 C. the same with　　 　 D. the same for

11. Daniel has an egg, Mille has two eggs, I have three eggs, so we say, “　 I have the most eggs.”

　A. more　　　　　　 B. most　 　　　　　　 C. the most　　 　　　 D. the fewest

10. Yesterday I read this newspaper, but I couldn’t find 　　_____.

A. something interesting 　　　　　　　　　B. anything interesting

C. interesting something 　　　　　　　　　D. interesting anything

9. “Lift” is also called 　　_____in American English.

A. dustbin　　 　　　B. corridor　 　　　　C. elevator　　 　　　D. rubber

8. The train arrived 　　_____ Nanjing 　　_____ 6.00 　　_____the afternoon of Sep. 13.

A. at; at; in　　 　　　B. in; at; in　　 　　　C. in; at; on　　 　　　D. at; in; on