(11) In the nineteenth century _______of communication had b

(11) In the nineteenth century _______of communication had been developed.
A.many new means B.a new means C.some new means D.a new means
(12) I had a bad cold._______is why I didn’t attend the meeting.
A.These B.This C.That D.Those
(13) ______of them understood him.
A.None B.No one C.Anyone D.Someone
(14) Most forms of matter can be changed from one state to _______
A.either B.other C.another D.any
(15) Light travels_______than sound.
A.much fast B.much fast C.very faster D.too fast
(16) She is older_______.
A.any other girl in the group B.any girl in the group
C.all girls in the group D.you and me as well as the group
(17) He likes doing some reading at home ______to the cinema.
A.than to go B.more than going C.than going D.rather than to go
(18) The beauty of the place is ______I can describe.
A.no more than B.less than C.not more than D.more than
(19) Does your brother have as many books_______you?
A.than B.as C.not as D.
(20) A color TV set is ______a black-and-white TV set.
A.as cheap as B.as cheap like C.so as cheap D.not so cheap as
2.Read the following text and select a word to complete each gap from the choices given below.
The biggest adventure I’ve ever had was trekking in Thailand.We hired a guide _____ us to a village in the jungle.We didn’t know that he _________ there before._______ we reached the village,we wouldn’t be able to find somewhere to sleep,________we wanted to get therein about 8 hours.After two hours we all realized we were lost.The ________we walked,the more confused we became.Luckily after 4 hours we met some hunters.They didn’t speak the same language as our guide,but we were able to ________ that we were lost.They _______ us towards the village.It was after dark when we arrived there.We had been walking ________ over 14 hours and we were _______ exhausted.We had been very lucky; if we _________ the hunters,we would have had to sleep in the jungle.
（1）A.take B.for taking C.to take
(2) A.has never been B.had never been C.never went
(3) A.Unless B.If C.When
(4) A.so B.but C.--
(5) A.far B.furthest C.further
(6) A.get across B.get around C.get by
(7) A.misdirected B.redirected C.undirected
(8) A.for B.since C.at
(9) A.very B.absolutely C.fairly
(10) A.had met B.haven’t met C.hadn’t met