17. He is the tallest 　　.

A. of all his classmates in his class　 B. of all the students in his class

Key: B 比较的同类人或事物前要用the

16. The boy is 　　asleep.　 (dead)

He is 　　serious about the matter. (deadly)

He gave the enemy a 　　　blow. (deadly)

dead, 完全地，突然地　 deadly, 非常，极度 致命的

15. He will fly 　　　to New York. (direct)

　 the manager critisised him (directly)

14. When we got here, he had done 　　everything.

A. nearly　 B. almost　 C. mostly　 D. hardly

Key: B

nearly 与almost 区别： not nearly　

almost 与no one | nothing | none | nobody | never搭配，而nearly不可

13. Though the weather was 　　unfavourable, the came 　　for the meeting.

A. especially; specially　 B. specially; especially

especially “尤其”=特别，非同寻常：to an exceptional | extra degree

specially “特别”=“专门”，非广泛：for one purpose and no other

I came here specially to see you.

The jacket was made specially for the king.

12. The football match was televised 　　　from the People’s Stadium.

A. lively　 B. living　 C. live　 D. alive

living, 表、定语，饰人或物； alive, 表、定，饰人或物；lively, 定语，只饰物“活的”，“有生气的”

Is your father still living? “健在”

11. They lived a 　　life in the countryside.

A. quiet　 B. still　 C. silent　 D. calm

Key: A

析：calm海“无浪”，指情绪“镇静”；still侧重完全不动；silent主要指不发出声音(但可以动)；quiet“安静”，无骚扰产生

10. It’s 　　impossible for us to finish the task within half a month.

A. very　 B. rather　 C. quite　 D. much

Key: C

I quite agree with you. 直接修饰行动的动词，不用very

He is quite a scholar.　 他完全是个学者。

This room is very | quite clean.　 farelyàquiteàrather

rather+比较 或 rather too　 fairly + good / well　 rather + bad / ugly / stupid

9. I’m afraid I am not fit for the job, for it is 　　　calling for much patience.

A. which　 B. thence　 C. one　 D. that

Key: C

8. We’ll never forget the 　Premier Chou Enlai.

A. late　 B. dead　 C. past　 D. deadly

Key: A　 the late … 已故的……