10. East and west, home is _____.(prov.)

A. best                  B. worst                  C. nearest                 D. Farthest

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

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

65. After having failed many times, the young man refused to try it        .

A. again and again                         B. once more                  

C. less                                       D. over and over again

45. If the wind doesn’t _____ before three o’clock, we will not be able to take off today.

A. do up                       B. go down                   C. go by                       D. go out

25. The article is too long, please cut _____ some unimportant details.

A. out                          B. in                                C. up                           D. At

5. I have _____ nothing to do today, so you stay here longer.

A. nearly                    B. ever                    C. most                  D. Almost

115. The conductor felt terrible on the way to Wuhan. The underlined word means ____.

A. very well              B. very good           C. very bad            D. very lucky

95. One man shouted at the boy, “Be ________, boy! What’s the matter with you?

A. quite                     B. quietly              C. quiet                   D. Silently

75. The young lady informed me that she was to send for the important computer materials _____ day.

A. the next                 B. following               C. next                         D. the last

55. Because of his        English, he couldn’t talk to the foreigner       .

A. limiting; free                 B. limited; free          C. limited; freely        D. limiting; freely