（  ）23．The number of the students ________1200．A number of students ______ absent（缺席）yesterday．

A．are，were            B．is，were                 C．is，was                  D．are，was

（    ）22．His hair is shorter than _______．

A．my                      B．hers                     C．she                        D．me

（  ）21．I’m_______ heavier than my brother．

A．a few                         B．few                     C．a little                    D．1ittle

（  ）20．Thanks a lot for _______me_______ your party．

A．invite．for          B．invite，to            C．invitin9，to           D．inviting, for

（  ）19．Must I go with you? No，you_______．

A．mustn’t               B．needn’t               C．mayn’t                   D．can’t

（  ）18．Jack is really______ and_______ than I am．

A．funny，anything                                     B．funny，more outing

C．funnier，outgoing                                     D．funnier，more outgoing

（  ）17．-“In our English study，reading is more important than speaking，I think．”

-“I don’t agree，Speaking is_______ reading．”

A．as important as                                        B．so important as

C．the most important                                     D．the same as

（  ）16．There’s still _______work waiting for us，though we’re_______ tired．

A．too many：much too                               B．too much；much too

C．much too；too much                                  D．too much；too many

（  ）15．-_______ is he staying?-For a week．

A．How far                B．How often             C．How long               D．How soon

（  ）14．_______ it take you to walk from your home to your office?

A．How many hours are                                       B．How long does

C．How many time does                                         D．How long is