100. The hurricane damaged many houses and business buildings；_________，it caused 20 deaths.

A．or else　　　　　　　 B．therefore　　　　 C．after all　　 D．besides

99. The performer was waving his stick in the street and it ___ missed the child standing nearby.

A. narrowly　　　　　　 B. nearly　　　　　 C. hardly　　　　 D. closely

98.I hear____ boys in your school like playing football in their spare time, though others prefer basketball.

A. quite a lot　　　　 B. quite a few　　 C. quite a bit　　 D. quite a little

97.Of the two sisters, Betty is_______ one, and she is also the one who loves to be quiet．

A．a younger　　 　　　　B．a youngest　　　 C．the younger　　 D．the youngest

96. Letterboxes are much more _______ in the UK than in the US, where most people have a mailbox instead.

　 A. common　　　　　　 B. normal　　　　　 C. ordinary　　　 D. usual

95.I wish you’d do ________ talking and some more work. Thus things will become better.

　A. a bit less　　　　 B. any less　　　　 C. much more　　 D. a little more

94.Green products are becoming more and more popular because they are environmentally _____.

A. friendly　　　　　　 B. various　　　　　 C. common　　　 D. changeable

92．Small cars are ___ of fuel, so they have more appeal for consumers.

A. free　　　　　　　　 B. short　　　　　 C. typical　　　 D. economical

93 Fitness is important in sport, but of at least_______　 importance are skills.

A. fair　　　　　　　　 B. reasonable　　　 C. equal　　　　 D. proper

91. Your story is perfect; I’ve never heard _______ before.

A. the better one　　　 B. the best one　 C. a better one　 D. a good one

90. John is the tallest boy in the class, _______ according to himself.

A. five foot eight as tall as　　　　　　 B. as tall as five foot eight

C. as five foot eight tall as　　　　　　 D. as tall five foot eight as