We hope that with the help of the new skill, Liu Xiang can run _____ than before.

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

—Have you ever seen the movie called Los Angles 2011?

—Yes, but I think it’s ______. I fell asleep when I saw it.

A. exciting　　 B. boring　　　　　 C. bored　　　　　　　 D. excited

—Steve is good at writing short stories.

— So he is. But he writes _______ than us. So he can’t get good grades in writing.

　 A. most carefully　 B. more carefully　 C. less carefully　　　 D. least carefully

---- Why do you keep the windows open on such a cold day?

---- There are so many students here, so we want to keep the air nice and 　　 .

　 A. cold　 B. dry　 C. cool　 D. clean

---- Would you mind turning 　　 the light? It’s too dark here.

---- OK. Wait a minute, please.

　 A. over　 B. on　 C. off　 D. down

—______ is it from your home to the school?

—About ten minutes’ walk.

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

—__________ will your father be back?

—In two months.

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

 We can do a lot to stay healthy. __________, we should eat a balanced(平衡的) diet.

    A. At a time        B. In fact              C. First of all         D. All together

 I ________ go to the theatre, because I don’t like operas at all.

    A. always           B. often                C. sometimes            D. never

—We're doing a lot to protect our environment, but it is not good enough.

—So we should try______ to look after it.

A. hard B. harder C. hardest D. hardly