Chapter 2 Cartoons

2. the flowers in the garden smell _____. a.      nicely b. wonderfully  c. well  d. nice 3. the old man decided to work ___ in the ___ forest.   a. lonely; alone    b. alone; lonely   c. lonely; lonely   d. alone; alone 4. our country is growing __ with each passing day. a. rich and strong     b. richer and strong  c. richer and stronger  d. more rich and more strong 5. the population of china is ____ than ____ of america.   a. larger; one   b. more; that    c. much it      d. larger; that 6. he is ____ than i . so we can’t lift this heavy box.   a. no stronger   b . not stronger  c. too strong    d. strong enough 7. cruso was ___ in the ____ island, but he didn’t feel ____.   a. alone; alone; alone  b. alone; lonely; lonely c. lonely; lonely; alone    d. lonely; alone; lonely 8. china is larger than_____ in asia. a. any country     b. any other country  c. any other else    d. all the countries 9. china is larger than_____ in africa a. any country    b. any other country  c. any other else  d. any of the other countries 10. ----tom, you are always ___.   ---- sorry, i got up ____ this morning.   a. late; late     b. lately; lately  c. lately; late    d. late; lately 11. he spent years looking after his _____ mother. she suffered from ____ health.   a. sick; sick       b. ill; ill        c. sick; ill      d. ill; sick 12. there is ____ box here.   a. a brown old wooden  b. a wooden old brown  c. an old brown wooden  d. an old wooden brown 13. there is a ____ carpet in the box.   a. chinese beautiful large green    b. large chinese beautiful green   c. beautiful large green chinese    d. green large chinese beautiful 14. i’ve got ___ work to do on a ____ cold day.   a. much too; much too    b. too much; too much   c. too much; much too    d. much too; too much 15. the united states, britain, new zealand and so on are ____ countries. a. speaking-english  b. english-speaking c. spoken-english   d. english-spoken 16. that painting is too ____ for me to buy.