14. --- I hear they aren’t pleased with the house you’ve chosen for them…

　 --- Well , _________ could they live in such comfort ?　 (03北京)

　 A. where else　　　　　　 B. what else 　　　　 C. how　　　　　　　　　　 D why

13. Allen had to call a taxi because the box was 　　　　to carry all the way home. (03全国卷)

　　　 A．much too heavy　 B．too much heavy　 C．heavy too much　 D．too heavy much

12. Two middle-aged passengers fell into the sea. 　　　, neither of them could swim.(02北京春季)

A. In fact　　　　 B. Luckily　　　 C. Unfortunately　　　 D. Naturally

11. — I’m very 　　　　　with my own cooking. It looks nice and smells delicious.

— Mm, it does have a 　　　　　smell.　 (02北京春季)

A. pleasant; pleased　　　　　　　　 B. pleased; plcased

C. pleasant; pleasant　　　　　　　　 D. pleased; pleasant

10.　 It was raining heavily. Little Mary felt cold, so she stood ______ to her mother.　 (02北京)

　　　 A. close　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. closely　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. closed　　　　　　　　　　　 D. closing

9. - 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.　 (02北京)

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

7. Boris has brains. In fact, I doubt whether anyone in the class has _________ IQ.　 (02全国)　 　A．a high　B．a higher　C．the higher　D．the highest 　8. All the people ______ at the party were his supporters.　 (02北京)

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

6. I am surprised that you should have been fooled by such a (an)_______trick.　 (01北京春季)

　　　 A．ordinary　 B．easy　 C．smart　 D．simple

5. In that case, there is nothing you can do _______ than wait.　 (01北京春季)

　　　 A．more　　 B．other　 C．better　 D．any

4. Many people have helped with canned food, however, the food bank needs _____ for the poor.　 (01北京春) 　

　　 A．more　 B．much　 C．many　 D．most