Hit by a hammer, my foot became ________.

A. 3 times bigger than           B. as big as 3 times

C. the normal size 3 times  D. 3 times the normal size

The new bridge is _____ the one built last year.

   A. three times as wider as                  B. three times the width of

   C. three times the width                     D. as three times as

Progress so far has been very good. We are, ______, confident that the work will be completed on time.

A. however               B. otherwise           C. therefore             D. besides 

Mr. Smith is       a teacher. He is also out good friend.

A. only     B. more than   C. hardly     D. 1ess than

The first time he had a dinner with some high officials ,he felt ______ uneasy.

A. a sort of      B. sort of        C. of a sort     D. all sorts of

The situation of the global finance crisis was _______ worse than expected.

A. rather        B. fairly        C. very        D .any

       Your uncle seems to be a good driver;        , I wouldn’t dare to travel in his car.

A. even so    B. even though      C. therefore     D. so

I maybe get there at eight or at nine, or still later. _____, I’ll be there as early as I can.

 A. Besides  B. Therefore  C. Meanwhile   D. Anyhow

You have given us a very good plan, but I am afraid it doesn’t seem _______.

A. practical                 B. normal        C. real         D. actual

Her performance was so        that everybody 1aughed.

A. amazed   B. amazing   C. amusing    D. amused