23. If we had followed his plan, we could have done the job better with ________ money and ________ people.

A. less; less　　　　 B. fewer; fewer　 C. less; fewer　 D. fewer; less

22. John has three sisters. Mary is the________ of the three.

A. most cleverest　 B. more clever　　 C. cleverest　　 D. cleverer

21. Professor White has written some short stories, but he is________known for his plays.

A. the best　　　　 B. more　　　　　 C. better　　　 D. the most

16. The weather in China is different from____. A. in America　　 B. one in America　 C. America 　　　　　D. that in America 17. After the new technique was introduced，the factory produced ___ tractors in 1988 as the year before. A. as twice many　B. as many twice　 C. twice as many　　 D. twice many as 18. Smoking is so harmful to personal health that it kills_____people each year than automobile accidents. A. seven more times　　　　　　　　　 B. seven times more C. over seven times　　　　　　　　　 D. seven times 19.“Do you regret paying five hundred dollars for the painting?”“No, I would gladly have paid______for it.” A. twice so much　　　　　　　　　　　 B.twice as much C.as much twice　　　　　　　　　　　 D. so much twice 20. These oranges taste________.

A. good　　　　　　 B. well　　　　　 C. to be good　　 D. to be well

15. Ten years ago the population of our village was ______ that of theirs.

A.as twice large as　　　　　　　 B. twice as large as

C. twice as much as　　　　　　　 　D.as twice much as

14. Last night Mr. Crook didn’t come back at the usual time. ______, he met some friends and atayed out unitl midnght.

A. Meanwhile　　　 B.However　　　 C.Instead　　　　　 　　 D.Yet

13. Of the two coats, I’d choose the __________ one to spare some money for a book.

A. cheapest　　　　 B. cheaper　　 C. more expensive　 　　 D. most expensive

12. She devoted herself __________ to her research and it earned her a good reputation in her field.

A. strongly　　　　 B. extremely　 C. entirely　　　　　 D. freely

11. This magazine is very __________ with young people, who like its content and style.

　A. familiar　　　 B. popular　　　 C. similar　　　　　 　D. particular

10. I thought she was famous, but none of my friends have ______heard of her.　　　

　A. even　　　　　 B. ever　　　　 C. just　　　　　　 D. never