1. It is impossible.
A. very B. quite C. rather D. fairly
Key: B
2. When she woke up, she realized that the things she had dreamt about could not have happened.
A. possibly B. likely C. certainly D. usually
Key: A
3. Haven’t you got friends in Paris? I feel sure you did mention them once.
A. any B. no C. some D. lots
Key: C
4. His success is by talent as by energy.
A. not so much B. so not much C. much not so D. so much not
Key: A
5. So far his spoken English is improved .
A. much B. better C. well D. GREatly
Key: D
6. It is for a person in his position to make such a mistake.
A. rare B. scare C. usual D. rarely
Key: A
rare: 很少发生，很少见到 scare: 日用品缺乏，不足的
7. The boy was badly hurt in his head, however, still .
A. living B. alive C. live D. dying
Key: B
8. We’ll never forget the Premier Chou Enlai.
A. late B. dead C. past D. deadly
Key: A the late … 已故的……
9. I’m afraid I am not fit for the job, for it is calling for much patience.
A. which B. thence C. one D. that
Key: C
10. It’s impossible for us to finish the task within half a month.
A. very B. rather C. quite D. much
Key: C
I quite aGREe with you. 直接修饰行动的动词，不用very
He is quite a scholar. 他完全是个学者。
This room is very | quite clean. farelyàquiteàrather
rather+比较 或 rather too fairly + good / well rather + bad / ugly / stupid
11. They lived a life in the countryside.
A. quiet B. still C. silent D. calm
Key: A
析：calm海“无浪”，指情绪“镇静”；still侧重完全不动；silent主要指不发出声音（但可以动）；quiet“安静”，无骚扰产生
12. The football match was televised from the People’s Stadium.
A. lively B. living C. live D. alive
living, 表、定语，饰人或物； alive, 表、定，饰人或物；lively, 定语，只饰物“活的”，“有生气的”
Is your father still living? “健在”
13. Though the weather was unfavourable, the came for the meeting.
A. especially; specially B. specially; especially
especially “尤其”=特别，非同寻常：to an exceptional | extra deGREe
specially “特别”=“专门”，非广泛：for one purpose and no other
I came here specially to see you.
The jacket was made specially for the king.
14. When we got here, he had done everything.
A. nearly B. almost C. mostly D. hardly
Key: B
nearly 与almost 区别： not nearly
almost 与no one | nothing | none | nobody | never搭配，而nearly不可
15. He will fly to New York. (direct)
the manager critisised him (directly)
16. The boy is asleep. (dead)
He is serious about the matter. (deadly)
He gave the enemy a blow. (deadly)
dead, 完全地，突然地 deadly, 非常，极度 致命的
17. He is the tallest .
A. of all his classmates in his class B. of all the students in his class
Key: B 比较的同类人或事物前要用the
18. Watching TV is a kind of relaxation, it also our knowledge.
A. not more than; adds B. more than; adds to
C. no more than; adds to C. more than; adds up to
Key: B
more than “不仅”+名词；饰形 非常；饰动；no more than 仅仅
19. They dug ,then put the box in it.
A. a three feet deep hole B. a hole of three feet
C. a three feet deep hole D. a hole of three feet deep
Key: D
20. ---Why didn’t you go to the concert last night?
---It was something interesting.
A. more or less B. far less C. much more D. any further
Key: B 一点也没意思
21. Jack’s brother is than him.
A. old; elder B. elder; older C. old; eld D. elder; younger
Key: B elder 定语
22. This new type of TV set is very thin, and it is than a one-hundred-page book.
A. less B. not thinner C. no thicker D. no thinner
Key: C
23. When I went up, saw the baby awake.
A. wide B. completely C. very D. quite
Key: A
24. It is raining . A. big B. GREat C. heavily D. hardly
Key: C
析： a big room a GREat man a heavy rain a strong wind in a loud voice
