14. Last night Mr. Crook didn’t come back at the usual time. ______, he met some friends and atayed out unitl midnght.

A. Meanwhile　　　 B.However　　　 C.Instead　　　　　 　　 D.Yet

13. Of the two coats, I’d choose the __________ one to spare some money for a book.

A. cheapest　　　　 B. cheaper　　 C. more expensive　 　　 D. most expensive

12. She devoted herself __________ to her research and it earned her a good reputation in her field.

A. strongly　　　　 B. extremely　 　C. entirely　　　　　 D. freely

11. This magazine is very __________ with young people, who like its content and style.

　A. familiar　　　 B. popular　　　 C. similar　　　　　 　D. particular

10. I thought she was famous, but none of my friends have ______heard of her.　　　

　A. even　　　　　 B. ever　　　　 C. just　　　　　　 D. never

9. There were a lot of people standing at the door and the small girl couldn’t get _______　　　

A. between　　　　 B. through　　　 C. across　　　　　 D. beyond

8. -Are you going to have a holiday this year?

　 -I'd love to. I can't wait to leave this place ______.　　　

A. off　　　　　　B. out　　　　　 C. behind　　　　　 D. over

7. -Did you enjoy yourself at the party?

　　　 -Yes. I’ve never been to　 ______one before.　　　

A. a more excited　　　　　　　　　 B. the most excited

C. a more exciting　　　　　　　　 　D. the most exciting

6. Mr. Smith owns _____collection of coins than anyone else I have ever met.　　　

A. larger　　　　 B. a larger　　　 C. the larger　　　 D. a large

5. This _____girl is Linda’s cousin.

A. pretty little Spanish　　　　　 B. Spanish little pretty　

C. Spanish pretty little　　　　　 D. little pretty Spanish