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【题目】—The film is, I have to say, not a bit interesting.

—Why? It's __________ than the films I have ever seen.

A. far more interesting B. much less interesting

C. no more interesting D. any less interesting

【答案】A

【解析】句意:——我不得不说这部电影一点都没有趣。——为什么？它比我以前看过的所有电影都有趣。本题考查形容词的比较等级。根据第二句中Why?可以看出第二个人与第一个人的态度相反,也就是说他对这部电影持肯定态度，选项中的其他三项都是否定意义,故答案为A项。

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