56. The number of people present at the concert was____than expected.There were many tickets left

A．much smaller　 B．much more　 C．much larger　 D．many more

55. ______ students are required to take part in the boat race.　

　 A. Ten strong young Chinese　　　　　 　　　　　　　 B. Ten Chinese strong young

　C. Chinese ten young strong　　　　　　　　　 D. Young strong ten Chinese

54. The____________house smells as if it hasn't been lived in for years.

A. little white wooden　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. little wooden white

C. white wooden little　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. wooden white little

53. Mr. Smith used to smoke______ but he has given it up.

　 A seriously　　　　　　　　　　 B heavily　　　　　　　　　　　　 C badly　　　　　　　 D hardly

52. --- You don’t look very　　　　　　　 .Are you ill?

--- No, I’m just a bit tired.

　 A．good　　　　　　　　　　　 B．well　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．strong　 　　 D．healthy

51. He did it ______ it took me.　

　A. one-third a time　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. one-third tim

C. the one-third time　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. one-third the time

50. --- I hear they aren’t pleased with the house you’ve chosen for them…

　 --- Well , _________ could they live in such comfort ?

　A. where else　　　　　　　　 B. what else 　　　　　　　　　 C. how　　　 D why

49. Allen had to call a taxi because the box was____to carry all the way home

A．much too heavy　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．too much heavy 　　　

C．heavy too much　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．too heavy much

48. Two middle-aged passengers fell into the sea____, neither of them could swim.

A. In fact　　　　　 B. Luckily　　　　　 C. Unfortunately　 D. Naturally

47. - I’m very _____ with my own cooking. It looks nice and smells delicious.

- Mm, it does have a ____ smell.　

A. pleasant; pleased　　　　　　　　　　　 B. pleased; plcased

C. pleasant; pleasant　　　　　　　　　　 D. pleased; pleasant