86. Joe and my father are getting __________.

A. along splendid　 B. along splendidly　 C. over splendid　　 D. out splendidly

85. David arrived back from Paris __________ than I expected.

A. soon　　 B. fast　　 C. sooner　　 D. quickly

84. They’d like to see her daughter ____________, get married and have kids.

　 　　 A. settle on　　 　　　　　 B. settle up　　 　　　　　 C. settle for　　 　　　　　 D. settle down

83. Our cousin who is attending college in New York phones us every Sunday at six, _________ as clockwork.

A. regular　　 　　　　　　　 B. irregular　　　 　　　　 C. regularly　　 　　　　 D. irregularly

82. This isn’t a practice game; we are playing for real. The underlined part means _____.

A. seriously　　　　　　　　　 B. for money　　　　　　　　 C. for fun　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. thoroughly

81. This gentleman is very interested in singing. He often goes to the Karaoke hall with his friends and sometimes comes home very late, _____, very early in the morning.

　 A. rather than　　　　　　　　　 B. rather late　　　　　　　　 C. or rather　　　　　　　　　 D. would rather

80. This novel is ______ a good book, but there are many that ______ better.

A. very, are　　　 　　　　 B. rather, is　　 　　　　　 C. quite, is　　 　　　　　 D. quite, are

79. There are only five minutes left before the train leaves. You should run _______ .

　 A. fast as possible as you can　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. as quickly as you can

C. as fast as possible　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. possible as fast as you can

78. Eric’s father, a skilled worker has repaired a lot of bikes of this kind, so he will _______ succeed in repairing your bike, I suppose.

　 A. probably　　　　　　 　　 B. may be　　　　　　　 　　 C. maybe　　　　 　　　　　　 D. perhaps

77. --- What is the weather like these days?

--- It has been warm for ______ few days.

A. past　　　　　　　　　 　　 B. passing　　　　　　　 　　 C. the past　　　　　　　　　　 D. pass