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. .. . ..I. Find the word with a different sound in each group:( ) 1. a. bus b. small c. expensive d. sure( ) 2. a. don’t b. photo c. to d. no( ) 3. a. break b. bread c. ready d. healthy( ) 4. a. happened b. played c. apologized d. talked( ) 5. a. may b. lay c. plays d. saysII. Fill in the blanks with the words in their proper forms:1. What’s the __________ (matter, wrong) with Tom? He looks pale.2. The Yangtze River is the ________ (three, third) longest river in the world.3. Which hobby group would you like to _________ (take part in/ join)?4. I don’t want to be a doctor. My sister doesn’t , ________. (too/ either)III. Choose the word or expression which is the closest in meaning to the underlined part:1. Li Hong is not as old as Mary. a. older than b. younger than c. the same age as d. as young as2. This pair of shoes is as small as that one. a. bigger than b. smaller than c. the same size as d. so old as3. He swims faster than any other student in his school. a. as fast as the other students b. as quick as the other students c. fastest d. much faster4. The Amazon runs from west to east. a. goes fast b. walks fast c. swims fast d. moves fastIV. Choose the best answer:1. You don’t look ____ your classmates a. as happy as b. as happily as c. so happier as d. much happily than2. This Tshirt is ____ the black shirt. a. so cheap as b. as cheap as c. more cheap than d. much expensive than3. My mother always do the housework by _____. a. she b. her c. hers d. herself4. ____ Tom _____ go to school on foot? a. Are, used to b. Did, used to c. Do, used to d. Did, use to5. I’m not interested in pop music. _____. a. So is my mother b. Neither isn’t my mother c. So isn’t my mother d. Neither is my mother6. This story is _____ interesting than that one. a. much many b. much most c. most d. much more7. Yesterday I saw many children _____ the street. a. clears b. to c