43. I'd like to know if Bob is the second________boy in his class.

   A. older          B. the older       C. oldest      D. the oldest

42. The twins are the same _________ they have different interests.

   A. as            B. so            C. like        D. though

41. My jacket is longer than  __________.

   A. her           B. him           C. she        D. hers

40. I ____________carefully, but I couldn't ____________anything.

   A. listened, hear  

B. listened to, hear

C. heard, listen 

D. heard, listened to

39. Yantai is famous ____________its good apples.

   A. to             B. in               C.  for              D.  with

38. The ice in the lake is ____________as it was last week.

   A. as thin         B. as thinner          C. thinner         D. not so thinner

37. Mother does ____________housework than any other family member ____________.

   A. many, do       B. much ,does        C. more, does      D. most, do

36. --- Would you like some coffee?

    --- ____________. I'm a little thirsty.

   A. Yes, please      B. No, thanks        C. Yes, I like      D. That's OK

35. I'm new here .So I have ____________friends and I know ____________about the city.

   A. few, much       B. a few, a little      C. few, little      D. a little, a few.

34. Which is____________, a car a train or a aero plane.?  .

   A. faster           B. the faster       C. fastest          D. the fastest