48.(　　 ) A ___school boy, LiLida, first tried to swim across the Qiongzhou Channel in June, 2000. 　　A. 12 - year old

B. 12 - years - old 　　C. 12 - year- old 　　D. 12 years old

(　　 )49, In our exam, the____ careful we are, the ______mistakes we’ll make.

　　 A. more, more　 B. more, less 　C. less, fewer 　D. more, fewer

47.(　　 ) Her mother was out. She stayed at home _____ , but she didn' t feel　　　　 A. alone, lonely　 　　　B. lonely, alone

C. alone, alone 　　　　　　D; lonely, lonely

46.(　　 )-- Why don't you ask Tom to do it?

-- I don' t know whether he is___ to. He sometimes makes things worse.　 　A. possible　 　B. able.　 C. afraid　　 D. easy

45.(　　 )-- Mum, could you buy me a dress like this?

　　 　-- Certainly, we can buy ____one than this, but ______this.

　　 A. a better, better than　　 　B. a worse, as good as

C. a cheaper, as good as　 　D. a more important, not as good as

44.(　　 )-- Our holiday was ____. 　-- Yes, I’ve never had _____.

　　 A. such great, the better one　 　　B. greatly, a good one.

　　 C. so great, a better one　　　 　　D. very good, the best one

43.(　　 ) It is ___to work out this problem. You needn't go to the teacher.　　　

A. enough easy 　　　　B. easily enough　

C. easy, enough　 　　　　　　D. very easily

42.(　　 )-- The shop is ______ on Saturday and Sunday.

　　 　-- I see. I'll go here on Monday then.

　　 A. open　　　 　B. close　　 　　C. opened　 　　D. closed

41.(　　 )-- Who can reach the book on the top shelf?

　　 -- Jack can. He is _____boy of us all.

　　 A. taller　　 B. a tall　 　　C. the tallest　 　　D. much tallest

40. This match made them _______at last.

　　 A. friendly　 　B. happily　　 C. quickly　 　D. slowly

39. I don't like winter because it’s ______cold.

　　 A. too much　　 B. far more　 C. much too 　D. much more