9. I think Yao Ming, the famous basketball player, will be ______ new star in NBA.

　　　 A. hot　　　　　　 B. hotter　　　　　 C. hottest　　　　　 D. the hottest

8. In our city, it’s _______ in July, but it is even _______ in August.

　　　 A. hotter; hottest　　 B. hot; hot　　　　 C. hotter; hot　　　 D. hot; hotter

7. Either of them can take this job, but what I’m interested in is who is _______.

　　　 A. the most careful　 B. more careful　　 C. careful　　　　　 D. even careful

6. I was feeling tired last night, so I went to bed _______ than usual.

　　　 A. early　　　　　 B. earlier　　　　　 C. late　　　　　　 D. later

5. Now the air in our home town is ________ than it was before. Something must be done.

　　　 A. much better　　 B. more worse　　 C. more better　　　 D. much worse

4. Which is the _______, the train station, the bus station or the airport?

　　　 A. far　　　　　　 B. farthest　　　　 C. father　　　　　 D. more far

3. They have just cleaned the windows, so the room looks _______.

　　　 A. more brighter　 B. more bright　　 C. less bright　　　 D. much brighter

2. The ______ you eat, the better your health will be.

　　　 A. little　　　　　 B. few　　　　　　 C. less　　　　　　 D. fewer

1. Let’s go and have a drink. We’ve got ________ time before the train leaves.

　　　 A. little　　　　　 B. few　　　　　　 C. a little　　　　　 D. a few

42. –Sometime is knocking at the door. Who ______ it be?

　　　　 --It ______ be Tom. He is still in the school.

　　　　 A. can; can’t　　　 B. can; mustn’t 　　C. might; could　　 D. might; may