7.　　　 The young pigeons which I bought _______ last month are able to fly　 _____ now.

A. cheap; high　　 B. cheaply; highly　　

C. cheap; highly　　 D. cheaply; high　 (A)

6.　　　 He was lying in hospital ______, with his ribs broken.

A. half dead　 B. deadly　　 C. dying　　 D. died　 (A)

5.　　　 --- Goods imported from abroad are ______ those made in China.

--- Yes. Some of the goods made in China are of high quality.

A. not always better than　　 B. always as good as

C. no better than　　　　　　 D. no longer better than　 (A)

4.　　　 The Chinese Educational Department suggests teachers should receive ________ education to catch up with the　 _______ development.

A. farther; late　　　 B. farther; later　

C. further; lately　　 D. further; latest　 (D)

3.　　　 Americans eat ______ as they actually need every day.

A. twice as much protein　　 B. twice protein as much twice

C. twice protein as much　　 D. protein as twice much　 (A)

2.　　　 The rainy season is coming and let’s make full use of the ______ days to dry whatever is needed to dry before the next dry season. (B)

A. few last sunny　　 B. last few sunny　　

C. last sunny few　　 D. sunny last few　　

1.　　　 　Peter, why didn’t you go to the flower show? (B)

--- I think it’s something ______ pleasant.

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

5. How beautifully she sings! I have never heard　 　　　　　　　　.　　　　 (NMET1996)

　　　　　 A. the better voice　 B. a good voice　　 C. the best voice　　 D. a better voice

　　　 [解析]：选D. “not/no/never/nothing+比较级”句型表示“没有…….比……更”，即：比较级表达最高级的概念。

4. Four of Robert’s children were at the party, including ______. Luke. (NMET2003春)

A. the oldest　　 　B. an oldest one 　　　C. the old 　　　D. an old one

　[解析]：选A. 这句话中的the oldest 后省略了child ,Luck 作它的同位语。这句话的意思是：罗伯特先生的四个孩子都出席了晚会，包括年龄最大的Luke 。注意：elder 和eldest 只表示兄弟姐妹之间的长幼关系，不能与than 连用。

3. As far as I am concerned, education is about learning and the more you learn, _______ .　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　[2002上海]

A. the more for life are you equipped　　　 B. the more equipped for life you are

C. the more life you are equipped for　　　 D. you are equipped the more for life

[解析]：选B. 此处考查“the more…,the more….(越……，越……)”的句型。be equipped for 表示“为……作准备”。