45. ― Would you like to come to the dinner party here on Saturday?

　　　 ― Thank you. I’d love to, ______ I’ll be out of town at the weekend.　

A. because 　　　　　 　　B. and　　　　　　　　　 　　　 C. so　　　　　　　　 D. but

44. All the people ______ at the party were his supporters.

A. present　　　　　　　 　 B. thankful　　　　　　　 　 　 　C. interested　　　 D. important

43. Boris has brains. In fact, I doubt whether anyone in the class has _________ IQ.　

A．a high　　　 B．a higher　　　 　 C．the higher　D．the highest

42. I am surprised that you should have been fooled by such a (an)_______trick.　 A．ordinary　　　　 B．easy　　　　　　　 C．smart　　　　 D．simple

41. In that case, there is nothing you can do _______ than wait.

A．more　　　　　　　 B．other　　　　　 　C．better　　　　　 D．any

40. Many people have helped with canned food, however, the food bank needs _____ for the poor.　

A．more　　　　　　　 B．much　　　　　　 C．many　　　　　 D．most

39. It is generally believed that reading is_________ it is a science.

A. an art much as　　　　　　　　　　　 B. much an art as　

C. as an art much as　　　　　　　　　 D. as much an art as

38. It's always difficult being in a foreign country, _____if you don't speak the language.

A．extremely　　　　 B．naturally　　　 C．basically　　　 D．especially

37. _______to take this adventure course will certainly learn a lot of useful skills.

A.Brave enough students　　　　　　　　　 B.Enough brave students

C.Students brave enough　　　　　　　　　 D.Students enough brave

36. We decided not to climb the mountains because it was raining________.

A. badly　　　　　 B. hardly　　　　　　 C. strongly　　　　 D. heavily