2. 解析：选B。考查形容词词义辨析。从下文的“new industry(新工业)”看，只有B项符合题意。句意为：哈尔滨是中国一个著名的老工业中心，但它的新工业也发展得很快。

6. He is not taller than me./He is no taller than me.

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5. It’s up to us to give them all the help we can.

4. The technological development in the USA is the top of the world.

3. As many as 100 people lost their lives in the air crash.

2. I like this film because it’s close to real life.

B. 1. examine　 2. test　 3. check

C. 1. no more than　 2. not more than

7. education　 8. development　 9. production　 10. agriculture