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

A. badly　　　　　 B. hardly　　　　　　 C. strongly　　　　 D. heavily

35. The pianos in the other shop will be ________, but ________.

A. cheaper; not as better　　　　　　　　 B. more cheap; not as better

C. cheaper; not as good　　　　　　　　　 D. more cheap; not as good

34. John plays football ________, if not better than, David.

A. as well　　　　 B. as well as　　　　 C. so well 　　　　D. so well as

33. Which is ________ country, Canada or Australia? (NMET1992)

A. a large　　　　 B. larger　　　　　　 C. a larger　　　　 D. the larger

31. If there were no examinations, we should have ________ at school.

A. the happiest time　　　　　　　　　 B. a more happier time

C. much happiest time　　　　　　　　　 D. a much happier time

32 How beautifully she sings! I have never heard________.

A. the better voice B. a good voice　　 C. the best voice　 D. a better voice

30. -How did you find your visit to the museum?

　-I thoroughly enjoyed it. It was________ than I expected.

A. far more interesting　　　　　　　　 B. even much interesting

C. so more interesting　　　　　　　　 D. a lot much interesting

29. She doesn't speak ________ her friend, but her written work is excellent.

A. as well as　　　　 B. so often as　 C. so much as　　　 D. as good as

28. After the new technique was introduced, the factory produced________tractors in 1988 as the year before.

A. as twice many　　　 B. as many twice C. twice as many　 D. twice many as

27.________the temperature, ________ water turns into steam.

A. The high; the fast　　　　　　　　　 B. Higher; faster

C. The more higher; the faster　　　　 D. The higher; the faster

26. He is the tallest of all________.

A. his classmates　　 B. his friends　 C. his students　　 D. the students