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6．--How are the things in your village？--Modern farming methods have been brought in and the villagers are ________ now than before．（ ）
| A． | well off | B． | better off | C． | badly off | D． | worse off |
分析 ---你村子里现在情况如何？
---引进了现代农业耕作，村民们比以前富有了．
解答 答案：B
根据句意可知，是拿过去和现在做比较，由于采取"Modern farming methods"，村民比以前富有，考查短语"well off"的比较级形式，即"better off"．
点评 考查比较级，考生在答题时，要根据所给具体语境做出判断，并注意一些词比较级的形式．
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| 17．A．followed | B．ignored | C．organized | D．founded |
| 18．A．magazines | B．newspapers | C．journals | D．letters |
| 19．A．so that | B．as if | C．even though | D．ever since |
| 20．A．upset | B．calm | C．crazy | D．different |
| 21．A．sending | B．handing | C．destroying | D．burying |
| 22．A．better | B．stronger | C．less | D．worse |
| 23．A．shocked | B．trapped | C．defeated | D．frightened |
| 24．A．set off | B．turn off | C．put off | D．cut off |
| 25．A．more than | B．rather than | C．instead of | D．except for |
| 26．A．choice | B．way | C．means | D．idea |
| 27．A．meaningless | B．hopeful | C．happy | D．peaceful |
| 28．A．for | B．against | C．to | D．in |
| 29．A．entirely | B．frequently | C．gradually | D．finally |
| 30．A．won | B．lost | C．suffered | D．recovered |
| 31．A．Therefore | B．However | C．Otherwise | D．Anyway |
| 32．A．stop | B．escape | C．continue | D．change |
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| 34．A．that | B．which | C．when | D．who |
| 35．A．body | B．heart | C．brain | D．thought． |
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| 3．A．river | B．lake | C．hill | D．beach |
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| 11．A．absorbed | B．involved | C．interested | D．disappointed |
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