5. My brother is really ____. He often works in his office far into the night. (2008天津卷)

　 A. open-minded　 　B. hard-working 　　　C. self-confident　 D. warm-hearted

4. It is __________ to spend money on preventing illnesses by promoting healthy living rather than spending on trying to make people ___________ after they are ill. (2008江苏卷)

　 A. good … good　　　 B. well … better　　　 C. better … better　　 D. better … good

3. --- It shouldn’t take long to clear up after the party if we all volunteer to help.

　 --- That’s right. _____________.(2008江苏卷)

　 　A. Many hands make light work　　　　　　　 B. Something is better than nothing

　 C. The more the merrier　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. The sooner begin, the sooner done

2. Ten years ago the population of our village was 　　　　　that of theirs. (2008陕西卷)

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

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

1. In spite of repeated wrongs done to him, he looks _____ to people greeting him. (2008福建)

　 A. friendly　 　　　　B. lively　　　　　 C. worried　　　　　　　 D. cold

15. --Do you want tea or coffee? 　 -- _____. I really don’t mind. (2008年上海卷) 　 A. None.　　　　　 B. Neither.　　　　　　 C. Either. 　　　　　　 D. All

14. – Could you tell me how to get to Victoria Street?

　 --Victoria Street? ______ is where the Grand Theatre is. (2008辽宁卷)

A. Such　　　　 B. There 　　　　　C. That 　　　　　　 D. This

13. Many fast-growing countries are less concerned with protecting　 _________against climate change.

A. one　　　　 B. oneself　　　　　　 C. them　　　　 D. themselves

12. The two girls are getting on very well and share _______ with each other.(2008安徽卷)

　 A. little　　　　　 B. much 　　　　　C. some　　　 D none

11. It was hard for him to learn English in a family, in which _____ of the parents spoke the language. (2008北京卷)

　 A. none　　 B. neither 　　C. both　　 D. each