1. Work gets done ________ when people do it together, and the rewards are higher too.

　　A. easily B. very easy C. more easily D. easier

　　2. My parents have always made me ________ about myself, even when I was twelve.

　　A. feeling well B. feeling good C. feel well D. feel good

　　3. He began to take political science ________ only when he left school.

　　A. strictly B. truly C. carefully D. seriously

　　4. The final score of the basketball match was 93-94. We were only ________ beaten.

　　A. nearly B. slightly C. narrowly D. lightly

　　5. The new group of students is better-behaved than the other group who stayed here ________.

　　A. early B. earlier C. earliest D. the earliest

　　6. —Do you need any help, Lucy?

　　—Yes, The job is ________ I could do myself.

　　A. less than B. more than C. no more than D. not more than

　　7. There is an old proverb, “Love me, love my dog. ” But there is ________ wisdom in this: “Love me, love my book.”

　　A. some B. much C. more D. most

　　8. With April 18’s railway speedup, highway and air transport will have to compete with ________ service for passengers.

　　A. good B. better C. best D. the best

　　9. The melon the Smiths served at dinner would have tasted ________ if it had been put in the fridge for a little while.

　　A. good B. better C. best D. well

　　10. After two years’ research, we now have a ________ better understanding of the disease.

　　A. very B. far C. fairly D. quite

　　11. Speaking of all the songs he has written, I think this is probably his ________ one.

　　A. better-known B. well-known C. best-known D. most-known

　　12. Of the two coats, I’d choose the ________ one to spare some money for a book.

　　A. cheapest B. cheaper C. more expensive D. most expensive

　　13. —I wonder why Mary is so unfriendly to us.

　　—She is ________ than unfriendly, I’m afraid.

　　A. shyer B. much shyer C. shy more D. more shy

　　14. —I didn’t do well in this English examination. How about you?

　　—I did ________ you.

　　A. not better than B. no worse than C. as well as D. no better than

　　15. —Now that you like the house with a garden, why not buy it?

　　—Well, I can’t afford ________ house at present.

　　A. that expensive a B. a such expensive C. that an expensive D. a so expensive