Ten years ago the population of our village was ________ that of theirs.

A. as twice large as      B. twice as large as 

C. twice as much as      D. as twice much as

 Bread and butter _____ a daily food in the west.

A. are    B. is     C. were    D. was

 Perhaps it is true that nobody in the world knows exactly how the earth ____.

A. came up            B. came out   C. came to power       D. came into being

 It’s important to give her an emergency phone number ______ the children get hurt or sick.

A. unless               B. in case             C. even though            D. as long as

 Why not get some work experience first ______ go straight on to university?

A. other than         B. rather than    C. more than D. less than

 Both adults and children like to watch cartoons just for _______.

A. achievement   B. entertainment   C. development   D. movement

 We _____ have bought so much food now that Mary won’t be with us for dinner.

A. can’t    B. needn’t    C. may not     D. mustn’t

 —I’ve read another book this week.

   —Well, maybe ________ is not how much you read but what you read that is important.

       A. this            B. that            C. there               D. it

 — Would you allow me ________ here?

— Sorry. We don’t permit ________ in the lab.

A. smoking; smoking     B. to smoke; to smoke

C. smoking; to smoke          D. to smoke; smoking

 Sara hopes to become a friend of ________ shares her interests.

A. anyone               B. no matter who         C. whoever           D. whomever