46. I am not surprised that he became a writer. Even as a child he had a ____ imagination. (2009天津卷)

　 A. clear　 B. cautious　 C. funny　 D. vivid

45. It seems that living green is _______ easy and affordable. A small step masks a big difference. (2009福建卷)　

A. exactly　　　　 B. fortunately　　　　 C. surprisingly　　　 D. hardly

44.The questionnaire takes ten to fifteen minutes to complete _______and can be used along with the assessment interview. (2009湖北卷)

　A. mainly 　B. punctually 　C. approximately　D. precisely

43.As there is less and less coal and oil, scientists are exploring new ways of making use of _______energy, such as sunlight, wind and water for power and fuel. (2009湖北卷)

A .primary　 B. alternative 　C. instant　D. unique

42. Peter’s jacket looked just the same as Jack’s, but it cost ____ his. (2009辽宁卷)

　 A. as much twice as　 B. twice as much as　 C. much as twice as　 D. as twice much as

41. Usually John would be late for meetings. But this time, _____ to my surprise, he arrived on time. (2009辽宁卷)

　 A. little　 B. much　 C. ever　 D. eve

40. It was a nice house, but _____ too small for a family of five. (2009天津卷)

　 A. rarely　 B. fairly　 C. rather　 D. pretty

39. The art show was _____ being a failure; it was a great success. (2009天津卷)

　 A. far from　 B. along with　 C. next to　 D. regardless of

38. Frank put the medicine in a top drawer to make sure it would not be _____ to the kids. (2009江西卷)

　 A. accessible　 B. relative　 C. acceptable　 D. sensitive

37. How much _____ she looked without her glasses! (2009全国卷)

　 A. well　　 B. good　　 C. best　　 D. better