80. This novel is ______ a good book, but there are many that ______ better.

A. very, are             B. rather, is               C. quite, is                D. quite, are

60. Morning reading is better by far to read _____ than to read in silence.

 A.loud                        B. louder                      C. loudly                      D. Aloud

40. She was reading the newspaper attentively, but she looked _____ the newspaper when she heard them talking about her.

 A. away from              B. out for                            C. up away                   D. up from

20. My business brings _____ such a big sum of 200,000 yuan for “the Hope Project”.

A. in                            B. about                       C. out                          D. Back

130. The whole country was very sad at the news of Lincoln's death, the people considered him to be a great leader, and a____________kind and honest man.

 A. lazy             B. naughty            C. wise              D. clever

110. You are my acquaintance? It’s _____ that I never met you _______.

A. strangely …before                        B. strange…ago  

C. stranger…ago                             D. strange…before

90. When the _____ young actor appeared on the stage, all eyes were fixed upon him.

A. pretty                      B. beautiful                  C. handsome                 D. Nice

70. After the international news, he went on to listen to the ________ news.

A. non-violent                   B. national                C. native                      D. Nationality

50. Teachers should be _____ with their students but should not be _____ on them.

A. hard; strict               B. strict; hard                C. hardly; strictly          D. strictly; hardly

30. He is badly down these days. This sentence probably means _____.

A. He is seriously ill these days.                         B. He is in low spirit these days.

C. He fell down and was seriously hurt.                     D. He didn’t study hard these days.