53.(　 ) Nearly ______of the earth______ covered by sea. (2010江苏无锡市)

　　　　 A. three fourth, is　　　　 B. three fourths, is　

C. three fourth, are　　　 D. three fourths, are

52.(　 ) --- Hi, Ella, which is the _____ street in your city?

　　　　 --- High Street. Many people go shopping there. (2010浙江温州市)

　　　　 A. busier　　　 B. quieter　　　 C. busiest　　 D. quietest

51.(　 ) As we all know, smoking is bad for us, _____ for children. (2010浙江衢州市)

　　　　 A. especially　　　 B. recently　　 C. probably　　 D. nearly

50.(　 ) --- I saw you come to school by bus this morning.

---- Oh, I _____ come to school by bus, but it is raining today. (2010浙江宁波市)

　A. hardly　　 B. always　　 C. sometimes　 D. usually

49.(　 ) Taking buses in Beijing is ____ than taking taxies. (2010四川自贡市)

　　　　 A. more cheaper　　 B. much cheaper　　 C. less cheaper

48.(　 ) Is this a photo of your daughter? She looks ____ in the pink dress! (2010上海市)

　　　　 A. lovely　　　 B. quietly　　　 C. politely　　 D. happily

47.(　 ) Listening is just as _______ as speaking in language learning. (2010上海市)

　　　　 A. important　 B. more important　　 C. most important　 D. the most important

46.(　 ) It is _____ to teach a kid the way to solve a problem than tell him the solution directly. (2010山西省)

　　　　　 A. helpful　　　 B. more helpful　　　 C. the most helpful

45.(　 ) My uncle has gone to Singapore. He will be ______ in a week. (2010山西省)

　　　　　 A. out　　　 B. off　　　 C. back

44.(　 ) ---- I’m going to a job interview. I feel a little _______.

　　　　 ---- Take it easy. Listening to music can help you relax. (2010山西省)

　　　　　 A. comfortable　　　 B. nervous　　　 C. excited