18. ---One more satellite was sent up into space in China in May.

　 ---Right. The government spoke ______ that.

　 A. highly for　　　　 B. high of

　 C. well of　　　　　 D. highly of

17. English people _____ use Mr. Before a man’s first name.

　 A. never　 B. usually　 C. often　 D. sometimes

16. Paul has ______ friends except me, and sometimes he feels lonely.

　 A. many　 B. some　 C. few　 D. more

15. If you want to learn English well, you must use it as _______ as possible.

　 A. often　 B. long　 C. hard　 D. soon

14. ---This digital camera is really cheap!

　 ---The ______ the better. I’m short of money, you see.

　 A. cheap　 B. cheaper　 C. expensive　 D. more expensive

13. ---Mum, could you buy me a dress like this?

　 ---Certainly, we can buy ______ one than this, but ______ this.

　 A. a better; better than　 B. a worse; as good as

　 C. a cheaper; as good as　 D. a more important; good as

12. The smile on my father’s face showed that he was ______ with me.

　 A. sad　 B. pleased　 C. angry　 D. sorry

11. June looks so _______ today because she has got an “A” in her math test.

　 A. happy　 B. happily　 C. angry　 D. angrily

10．Wu Lin ran 　　　　faster than the other boys in the sports meeting.

　 A. so　　　　 B. much　　　　 　　 　C. very　　　 　　　 　D. too

9．The ice in the lake is about one meter 　　　. It’s strong enough to skate on.

　 A. long　　　　 　 B. high　　　　 C. thick　　　　 　　 D. wide