8．The surface of Mars is            like the surface of Earth than        planet in our solar system．

A．much；the other    B．much；any other   C．more；the other     D．more；any other

7．“What do you          her speech?” “She spoke for one hour but didn't say much．”

A．think of               B．think up               C．think over              D．think about

6．The smoke was so thick that l was having trouble         ．

    A．to breathe            B．in breath              C．with breathing               D．breathing

5．The water in the river smells terrible．People must             dirty things into it．

    A．be stopped to throw                                 B．be stopped from throwing

    C．stop to throw                                           D．stop from throwing

4．The boy's growing           because he keeps eating．

A．fat and fat                                                     B．more and more fat

C．fatter and fatter                                              D．fatter and fattest

3．I don't know if he            tomorrow．If he           ，I'll meet him．

A．will come：comes                                     B．comes；comes

C．will come；will come                                D．comes；will come

2．“Where is Tom?” “He hasn't come to school today．I think he            be ill．”

A．has to                  B．should                 C．may                    D．can

1．I think if I make a pen that has a machine in it，I'll                    write faster．

A．can                     B．could                   C．has been able        D．be able to

20．Which sport is the most popular in the world according to the passage?

    A．Basketball．        B．Tennis．              C．Football．

19．Where do people play games?

A．They play games in other countries．   

B．They play games everywhere．

    C．They play games only in schools．