36. _______, mother will wait for him to have dinner together.

A. However late is he　　 B. However he is late

C. However is he late　　 D. However late he is

答：D。however接形容词或副词，引导让步状语从句，应用陈述语气。

35. Can you believe that in______ a rich country there should be _________ many poor people?

A. such, such　　 B. such, so　　

C. so, so　　　　 D. so, such

答：B．such用于修饰名词，so用于修饰形容词或副词 so / as / too / how+形容词+a (an) 单数可敷名词，若接不可敷名词或名词复数应用such．如：

It is such a good book that we all llke to read it. 或：

It is so good a book that we all like to read it.

It is such fine weather that we all want to go swimming.

They are such good books that we all like to read them.

34. Wait till you are more_______. It’s better to be sure than sorry.

A. inspired　　　 B. satisfied　

C. calm　　　　　 D. certain

答：D．根据题干中sure这一重要信息词．

33. We decided not to climb the mountains because it was raining________.

A. badly　　　　 B. hardly

C. strongly　　　 D. heavily

答：D。hardly为否定副词，“几乎不”。可以说 It is raining hard (heavily).

32. If the manager had to choose between the two, he would say John was__________choice.

A. good　　　　　 B. the best　

C. better　　　　 　D. the better

答；D。两者中较好的一者，选D项，比较级前加定冠词．

31. -Are you satisfied with her answer?

　 -Not at all. It couldn’t have been____.

A. worse　　 　B. so bad　

C. better　　　 D. the worst

答：A。言外之意她的回答最不好。

30. It was _______ late to catch a bus after the party, therefore we called a taxi.

A. too very　　　 B. much too　　　

C. too much　 　　D. far

答：B。much too接形容词或副词，too much修饰名词．

29. Professor White has written some short stories, but he is _______ known for his plays.

A. the best　　　 B. more　

　C. better　　　　 D. the most

答：C．此句是写 short stories 和写plays之比较，应用 well known 的比较级形式。

28. How beautiful she sings! I have never heard ________.

A. the better voice　　　　 B. a good voice

C. the best voice　　　　　 D　 a better voice

答：D．用比较级表示最高级的含义，童为“我从役听过比这再好的声音”．

27. -How was your recent visit to Qingdao?

　 -It was great. We visited some friends, and spent the days at the sea________side.

A. few last sunny　　 　B. last few sunny

C. last sunny few　　　 D. few sunny last

答：B。go the first (last) ... days 头(后)……天