The two pens are the same, but the red one cost _____________ that one．

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

C．much as twice as                              D．as twice much as

Mary has got the first place in the 100-meter race．________ she looks so excited．

A．No doubt            B．No wonder            C．No way        D．Do problem

For the kite-flying competition, his grandfather made a _____ kite．

A．silk dragon-shaped golden                            B．golden silk dragon-shaped

C．dragon-shaped golden silk                            D．golden dragon-shaped silk

Mr. Green is fond of rock music, ___________his wife has no interest in it at all．

A．however           B．while           C．as           D．unless

—Where did you get your laptop? I’d like to get one．

—Well, at_______ shop on Avenue 48,but I can’t say exactly．

A．some        B．any         C．each            D．every

I would have helped you, but I       __ really occupied the whole week．

A．was         B．am          C．had been            D．were

What a wonder! They’ve finished _________half of the project  in such a short time．

A．no more than        B．no less than      C．not more than        D．much less than

It was so cold a day that she stood ________ to her mother．

A．close           B．closely            C．closed            D．closing

I have been told that the new law will come into_________on January 1^st next year．

A．effect               B．use        C．service          D．existence

The policy of the mainland is very clear and straightforward, and the key problem is _____the leaders of Taiwan will accept it．

A．that         B．how         C．why           D．whether