64.(江西)The hurricane damaged many houses and business buildings；_________，it caused 20 deaths.

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

6.(上海春)The performer was waving his stick in the street and it ___ missed the child standing nearby.

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

62.(辽宁)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

61.(安徽省)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

60．(浙江) 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

59．(江苏) 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

58．(福建)Green products are becoming more and more popular because they are environmentally _____.

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

57．(天津) Fitness is important in sport, but of at least_______　 importance are skills.

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

56．(上海春)Small cars are ___ of fuel, so they have more appeal for consumers.

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

55．(全国2)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