() 1. Mr Li has ______ money than Mr Smith, but he has ______ friends.
A.less; few
B.more; less
C.fewer; more
D.less; more

() 2. The more careful you are, the ______ mistakes you will make, I believe.
A.less
B.more
C.fewer
D.few

() 3. I didn't buy the second-hand car because the seller wanted ______ money than I had.
A.less
B.least
C.more
D.most

() 4. —Which month has ______ days in a year?
—February.

A.few
B.little
C.the least
D.the fewest

() 5. —Kelly is very good at playing musical instruments.
—Yes, she is. She can play the guitar almost ______ her guitar teacher.
A.as better as
B.as good as
C.as well as
D.so well as

() 6. —Ma Ling's Chinese isn't so ______ as Wang Ming's.
—But now Ma Ling studies ______ than Wang Ming does.

A.good; harder
B.good; hardly
C.better; more hardly
D.better; harder

() 7. Mary runs ______ John, but she can't jump ______ him.
A.as fastly as; the same high
B.so fast as; as high as
C.not as fast as; as high as
D.as fast as; so high as

() 8. No one does homework ______ her in this class.
A.as careful as
B.as care as
C.as carefully as
D.so careful as

二、根据首字母提示完成短文,每空一词
Is it a good thing for students to take three days off each week?
Many schools in the US now are having a try. The c is partly because of the teacher shortage in the US. In practice (实践), having which day off is d between states. Some schools take Mondays off, w others take Fridays off. Students still need to attend school for at l four days a week. It sounds easier for students b actually each day would have more learning hours.
Then h do the students spend the extra day? Most students c to spend the day at home. They do homework or help their parents do housework. But this can also bring some problems for b students and parents. Students may feel lonely at home or use their phones or computers for l time than before. Parents may not have time to take care of their c.
1. ______ 2. ______ 3. ______ 4. ______ 5. ______
6. ______ 7. ______ 8. ______ 9. ______ 10. ______