2015届高考考前热身专练：形容词和副词

1.Tony can hardly boil an egg，still ________ cook dinner.

A．less B．little

C．much D．more

2．It may not be a great suggestion. But before ________ is put forward, we'll make do with it. A．a good one B．a better one

C．the best one D．a best one

4．Mary worked here as a ________ secretary and ended up getting a full-time job with the company.

A．pessimistic B．temporary

C．previous D．cautious

6．If what your friend comes up with surprises you, don't reject it immediately. ________，imagine that it is true.

A．Thus B．Besides

C．Rather D．Otherwise

8．The Forbidden City attracts a ________ stream of visitors every day, especially during national holidays.

A．constant B．main

C．powerful D．shallow

9．Those poor and needy teenagers were excited to find a shop at the corner where they could buy ________ priced bikes.

A．competitively B．recently

C．reasonably D．affordably

11．I think watching TV every evening is a waste of time—there are ________ meaningful things to do

A．less B．more

C．the least D．the most

13．There are a small number of people involved, possibly ________ twenty.

A．as few as B．as little as

C．as many as D．as much as

14．People complain that decisions to approve or deny a permit are often ________ rather than

based on fixed criteria.

A．appropriate B．conscious

C．arbitrary D．controversial

15．He didn't selfishly keep for himself the money inherited from his uncle. Instead, he made a ________ contribution to help the community.

A．commercial B．generous

C．comparable D．profitable

16．Don't defend him any more. It's obvious that he ________ destroyed the fence of the garden even without apology.

A．accidentally B．carelessly

C．deliberately D．clumsily