17. Fred is second to none in maths in our class, but believe it or not, he _______ passed the last exam.

A. Easily　　 B. Hardly　　 C. actually　 　　 D. successfully

16. It was raining heavily. Little Mary felt cold, so she stood ____ to her mother.

A. Close　　 B. Closely　　 C. closed　　　 　 D. closing

15. She can speak _______ in front of Mack, but she can’t eat ______ in his restaurant.

A. free, free　　 B. free, freely　　 C. freely, free　 　 D. freely, freely

14. He didn’t understand the _______ question, so there was a ______ expression on his face.

A. puzzling; puzzled　 　　　　　B. puzzling; puzzling

C. puzzled; puzzled　　　　　　 D. puzzled; puzzling

13.—Which team is _______ to win the game?

—I don’t know, but I’ve found _______ for ours to win.

A. probable; it unlikely　　　　　 B. likely; it possible

C. possible; it possible　　　　　 D. likely; it possibly

12. —Did you wash your new suit in hot water?

—Of course not. I am not ______ foolish.

A. Very　　 B. That　　 C. very much　　　 D. too

11. —How is your father?

—He’s fine. He’s______ to play tennis every Sunday.

A. enough active still　　　　 B. enough still active

C. still active enough　　　　 　D. still enough active

10. The doctor assured the patient that there was ______ with her, but she could not help worrying.

A. seriously wrong nothing　 　B. nothing serious wrong　

C. nothing seriously wrong　 　D. serious nothing wrong

9. He wanted to read more, so he asked his friends if there was _______ to read.

A. something easy enough　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. something enough easy

C. enough easy something　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. easy enough something

8. The child dreamed that he had once lived in a _______ house in the forest.

A. wooden pretty little　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. little pretty wooden

C. pretty little wooden　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. wooden little pretty