1. Brian has been working ................... since he was promoted A. much harder B. as harder C. more hardly D. far hardly 2. Today, fathers are taking .................... role in caring for children and helping out around the house. A. a more active B. more active C. the more active D. as active 3. Our atmosphere is gradually becoming more and ................. polluted A. much B. many C. more D. most 4. We didn’t realize that it was the most fastest way to cross the country A B C D 5. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from that of the others. A. bulky B. altar C. employ D. object 6. Alan and Susie ................. an argument. They’re not speaking to each other. A. must have B. might have C. must have had D. might had 7. Many old people don’t like change. They are very set in their .................... A. life B. habits C. routines D. ways 8. Under the circumstances it .................. be best to wait for a few weeks A. seemed B. ought C. might D. should 9. Some people are .................... interested in animals than in other people. A. further B. far more C. much D. most 10. For this recipe to be successful, you ............... cook the meat for at least 2 hours in a moderate oven A. need B. must C. ought D. will 11. He doen’t travel .................. he used to. A. more than B. as much than C. as much as D. more than as 12. I’m afraid we can’t raise your ................. this year. The company’s operating on a very tight budget. A. salary B. promotion C. job D. equality 13. “ ” in the sentence below is not correct: Ducks are less susceptible to infection as other types of poultry A B C D 14. are surprisingly widespread, including a fear of Friday the 13th and a belief in good-luck charms A. Superstitions B. Superstitious C. Traditions D. Custom 15. Cultural ............... is the equality of different cultures, as opposed to monoculture, as in the global monoculture, or the variety of human societies or cultures in specific region, or in the world as a whole. A. equality B. difference C. distinct D. diversity