12. -- Which would you rather have, tea or coffee? 　　 -- ______. (1996上海)

A. Sure, I would　　　 B. Yes, please.　 C. Yes, both　　　　 D. Neither, thank you

11. The lion is considered the king of the forest as it is a(n) ______ of courage and power. (2000 上海)　　　 A. example　　　　　 B. sign　　　 　　 C. mark　　　　　　　 D. symbol

10. In that case, there is nothing you can do ______ than wait. (2001 京蒙皖春)　

A. more　 B. other　 C. better　 D. any

9. -- Why haven't you bought any butter?　 　 -- I ______ to but I forgot about it. (2001京蒙皖春)　　　　　　 A. liked　　 B. wished　 C. meant　 D. expected

8. Americans eat ______ vegetables per person today as they did in 1910. (2002 上海春)

A. more than twice　　 B. as twice as many

C. twice as many as　　 D. more than twice as many

7. How 1 wish every family _____ a large house with a beautiful garden! (2002 上海春)

A. has B. had C. will have D. had had

6. Perhaps we need to clear away these books to make ___ for our new students. (2003 皖春)

A. place B. area C. space D. room

5. The young dancers looked so charming in their beautiful clothes that we took ______ pictures of them. (2003 上海)　　　　　　　 A. many of　　　　　 B. masses of　　　　　　　

C. the number of　　　 D. a large amount of

4. The mayor of Beijing says that all construction work for the Beijing Olympics ______ by 2006. (2004北京)　　 A. has been completed　　　　　　　　　 B. has completed　　　　

C. will have been completed　　　　　　 D. will have completed

3. -- I'll tell Mary about her new job tomorrow.　　　 　 -- You ______ her last week. (2004 福建)　 A. ought to tell　　　　 B. would have told　　　 C. must tell　 D. should have told