36. Jane’s brother didn’t work so _______ as the others did in his class.

　　　　 A. harder　　　　　 B. hard　　　　　　 C. hardest　　　　 D. hardly

35. Now China has joined WTO, so I think English is _______ useful than before.

　　　　 A. more　　　　　 B. most　　　　　　　 C. much　　　　 D. many

34. The old gentleman has ________ been to the Great Wall before, has he?

　　　　 A. always　　　　　 B. already　　　　　 C. ever　　　　　 D. not

33. -- _______ will Jim be back?　　　 --In five minutes.

　　　　 A. How long　　　　 B. How often　　　　 C. How soon　　　 D. How about

32. Kate said that she didn’t feel very _______ today.

　　　　 A. well　　　　　　 B. good　　　　　　 C. nice　　　　　 D. better

31. There was _______ to weight the elephant.

　　　　 A. nothing enough big　　　　　　　　　　 B. big nothing enough

C. nothing big enough　　　　　　　　　　 D. big enough nothing

30. Mike is still _______ with his work as he was when I saw him last.

　　　　 A. more careful　　 B. the most careful　　 C. as careful　　　 D. as carefully

29. Asia is _______ the largest continent in the world.

　　　　 A. by far　　　　　 B. far away　　　　　 C. in the distance　 D. a little

28. John came to work ______of them all yesterday because his bike had broken down.

　　　　 A. late　　　　　　 B. later　　　　　　 C. latest　　　　　 D. latter

27. I got to the station _______ than Jim.

　　　　 A. early 20 minutes B. earlier 20 minutes C. 20 minutes early D. 20 minutes earlier