The population of the world in 20th century became very much _________than that in 19th.

A. bigger   B. larger   C. greater    D. more

（2013广西玉林）—The meat is ______ delicious.

—Yes, but don't eat ______.

A. too much; too much            B. much too; too much

C. too much; much too           D. much too; much too

（2013山东德州）There are no words to describe_______ I miss my hometown.

A. how much                    B. how many

C. how soon                    D. how long

（2013山东临沂）David was so excited at the good news that he could         _______say a word.

A. nearly         B. hard         C. ever       D. hardly

(2014年江苏省盐城市中考)People usually like the TV channels with funnier programmes but ________advertisements.

A. few          B. little         C. fewer      D. less

（2014年辽宁省沈阳市中考)John is getting very thin. He doesn't eat _____ food.

A. many         B. enough           C. few           D. little

（贵州省铜仁市2015年中考）The story book is very ____________, I’m very __________ in it.

A. interesting, interested B. interested, interesting

C. interest, interested    D. interesting, interest

（江苏省无锡市2015年中考）—   is it from the New Town to the old city centre?

—Less than 30 minutes by underground.

A. How soon   B. How often   C. How long   D. How far

情境作文

假如你是李梅，你的朋友肖华要去美国朋友Dave家做客，但他不知道应该注意什么，因此，他写信向你寻求帮助。请你根据以下要点提示给他写一封回信，简要说明去美国朋友家做客的注意事项。

要点提示：1．买一件小礼物：

2．准时到达：

3．用餐时，赞扬菜的味道好：

4．别停留太久：

5．告别时说“谢谢”。

要求：1．短文须包含要点提示中的所有信息（不要逐字翻译），并在此基础上适当发挥；

2. 80词左右（短文开头与结尾已给出，不计入总词数）。

Dear Xiao Hua,

I'm very happy to hear from you.                                                  

Yours,

Li Mei

英汉互译  阅读下面的短文，将划线部分的句子泽成汉语或英语。

Reading is a very important skill. 1.____阅读也是一种提高你的英语的好方法。However, to make sure what you read isn't too difficult, it's important to know what makes texts difficult and how you can improve your understanding of them. Here are some suggestions.

1. Understand the purpose of your reading. 2.____The way you read depends on the purpose of your reading. The kind of reading you do in class or for your homework is different from how you read a novel for pleasure in the summer holidays.

2. Find background information. Find something out about the topic you are going to read.

The more background information you have, the easier it'll be to understand the text.

3. Increase your vocabulary（词汇）. 3.____ The more vocabulary you have, the easier your reading will be.

4. Use your dictionary correctly. 4.____A common mistake is to read everything very slowly and carefully, looking up each unknown word. Sometimes this is necessary, for example, when reading exam questions. However, it takes a long time and can be very boring; it can even make understanding more difficult!

If you've followed the above advice and still can't understand a text, then it's simply too hard for you. Stop reading and ask someone to help you. 5.______没有人想要放弃。However, you'll just be wasting your time if you continue to work at a text that's beyond you.