1. He often works________ into the night, which moves us________.
A. deep; deep B. deeply; deeply C. deep; deeply D. deeply; deep
2. It was raining heavily. Little Mary felt cold, so she stood ________ to her mother.
A. close B. closely C. closed D. closing
3. He'd like to sleep with the window __________ at night.
A. open wide B. open widely C. wide open D. opened wide
4. When you drive home, you can't be __________ careful.
A. very B. too C. so D. only
5. In that case, there is nothing you can do ______ than wait.
A. more B. other C. better D. any
6. Such a problem is_________ difficult for a primary school student __________.
A. so; to work B. very too; to work out C. rather too; to work out D. quite too; to answer
7. I've got ___________work to do on a ___________ cold day.
A. much too； much too B. too much； too much C. too much； much too D. much too； too much
8. The boy was _________eager to get a geography book.
A. more B. too C. much D. far
9. ___________ to my regret, I am unable to accept your warm invitation.
A. Very B. Much C. Great D. A lot
10. There was no news; _________ , she did not give up hope.
A. moreover B. therefore C. but D. nevertheless
11. The guide told us that he would organize some business men abroad ________ next week.
A. some time B. sometime C. some times D. sometimes
12. --Is the bus stop far from here? -- It's a quarter's walk, __________.
A. more and more B. and so on C. all together D. more or less
13. Qingdao is _______________ beautiful city in summer.
A. most B. a most C. the most D. much
14. If we work with a strong will, we can overcome any difficulty, _______ great it is.
A. what B. how C. however D. whatever
15. Wei Hua told me that Wu Dong was _____________ ill.
A. terrible B. very terrible C. terribly D. too terrible
16. What a wonder! They've finished______30% of the task within one week.
A. no more than B. no less than C. not more than D. much less than
17. I must be fat---I can _____ do my trousers up.
A. hardly B. fairly C. nearly D. seldom
18. My parents will move back into town in a year or ______.
A.later B.after C.so D.about
19. -Have you been to New Zealand? -No, I'd like to, ________.
A. two B. though C. yet D. either
20. In recent years travel companies have succeeded in selling us the idea that the further we go, __________________.
A. our holiday will be better B. our holiday will be the better C. the better will our holiday be D. the better our holiday will be
21. I think your sister is old enough to know _________ to go alone on such a night.
A. other than B. more than C. rather than D. better than
22. "Have you replied to those letters?" "No, ________ time to do my other work yet."
A. I have had hardly B. I have hardly had C. I hardly have had D. Hardly I have had
23. Those young students were _______ tired, because they had been working for eight hours.
A. not a bit B. hardly C. not a little D. nearly
24. He knows little of maths, and ________ of chemistry.
A. no less B. even more C. still less D. still least
25. We have saved some money, but it's not __________ enough to buy a new house.
A. entirely B. nearly C. almost D. completely
26. The racers are ____ old people in their sixties.
A. most B. mostly C. almost D. at most
27. __________ of the Americans use their cars ___________ for their job.
A. Mostly; most B. Mostly; mostly C. Most; most D. Most; mostly
28. At the age of fourteen I had never even been on a train, ______________ an aircraft.
A. not so much B. not so little C. no more D. much less
29. -Mum, I think I'm ______to get back to school. -Not really, my dear. You'd better stay at home for another day or two.
A. too well B. so good C. well enough D. good enough
30. Bruce is a _________ good player, but John is a ________ bad one.
A. fairly; rather B. fairly; fairly C. rather; rather D. rather; fairly
二、副词练习2
1. "Is the flower beautiful?" "Yes. At least it's _________ the one I bought yesterday.
A. no better than B. no worse than C. as bad as D. not better than
2. -We walked twenty miles today. -I never guessed you could have walked ________far.
A. as B. this C. that D. such
3. Nuclear science should be developed to benefit the people _________ harm them.
A. more than B. other than C. rather than D. better than
4. ________ little children made__________ many toys!
A. Such; so B. So; such C. So; so D. Such; such
5. The great success of this program has been ______ due to the support given by the local businessmen.
A. rather B. very C. quickly D. largely
6. As far as I am concerned, education is about learning and the more you learn, ______.
A. the more for life are you equipped B. the more equipped for life you are C. the more life you are equipped for D. you are equipped the more for life
7. The house rent is expensive. I've got about half the space I had at home and I'm paying ______ here.
A. as three times much B. as much three times C. much as three times D. three times as much
8. ______, some famous scientists have the qualities of being both careful and careless.
A. Strangely enough B. Enough strangely C. Strange enough D. Enough strange
9. Mr. Smith used to smoke ______ but he has given it up.
A. seriously B. heavily C. badly D. hardly
10. I don't mind picking up your things from the store. ______, the walk will do me good.
A. Sooner or later B. Still C. In time D. Besides
11. The husband gave his wife ______ every month in order to please her.
A. all half his income B. has half all income C. half his all income D. all his half income
12. We don't visit Tom ______________.
A. as many as we used to B. as many as we were used to C. as much as we used to D. as much as we were used to
13. He was so strong that he felt _________ tired after the long walk.
A. a bit B. a little C. not a little D. not a bit
14. The stocking are so wore out that they can't be mended ____________.
A. no longer B. no more C. any longer D. any more
15. _____________ after he took office, the Southern States rebelled.
A. Short B. Shortly C. Shorter D. Shortest
16. He speaks English well indeed, but of course not _______ a native speaker.
A. as fluent as B. more fluent than C. so fluently as D. much fluently than
17. -He is ____________a brave man. - We can't admire his courage _________.
A. actually; very much B. indeed; too a lot C. really; too much D. truly; a bit
18. Judging by the look on his face, he didn't think _______ of our plan.
A. well B. good C. nice D. high
19. His car runs ______, if not faster than, a race car.
A. so fast B. so fast as C. as fast D. as fast as
20. Of all the novels here I like this one______. It's not interesting at all.
A. least B. most C. best D. worst
21. The boy always gets to class at 8 o'clock ______in the morning.
A. right B. just C. sharp D. sharply
22. I've already told you that I'm going to buy it, ____________
A. however much it costs B. however does it costs much C. how much does it cost D. no matter how it costs
23. The ability to store knowledge makes computers different from every other machine _ _______ invented.
A. ever B. thus C. yet D. still
24. These goods are _____ for export, though a few of them may be sold on the home market.
A. essentially B. completely C.necessarily D. remarkably
25. -You don't see the professor from Singapore quite often, do you? - No, we only meet ___________.
A. eventually B. constantly C. occasionally D. frequently