14 .Linda is ____________(tall) one of the two girls.

15．Tom runs as ___________ (fast)as John does．

16．Is Holly's best friend ___________ (funny)than her?

17．Mr. Green is ______________( serious) than Mr. Brown.

18. Who is ___________( heavy), Wang Lin or Lin Tao?

19. The sun is ______________( big) than the earth.

20. Unit 4 is ____________________( difficult) than Unit 5.

21. My mother is __________ (young) than your mother is.

22. Which country is _________( large) , China or Japan?

23. Mary has _________( long) hair than Betty.

24. It's ________( hot) in summer in Beijing than that in Dalian.

25. You are __________________( athletic) than Jim.　

一、 完形填空。（15 分）

Everyone needs friends．We all like to feel close(亲近的)to someone． 1 is nice to have a friend to talk，laugh，and do things with．Certainly，sometimes we need to be alone．We don't always want people 2 ．But we would feel lonely if we 3 had a friend．

No two people are 4 ．Friends 5 don't get on well．That doesn't mean that they no longer like each other．Most of the time they will make up and become friends again．

Sometimes friends move away．Then we feel very 6 ．We miss them very much，but we can 7 them and write to them．It could be that we would even see them again．And we can __8__ new friends．It is surprising to find out how much we like new people when we get to know them．

There's more good news for people who have friends．They live longer than people who don't．Why? It could be that they are 9 ．Being happy helps you stay well．Or it could be just knowing that someone cares．If someone care about you，you take 1o care of yourself．

( )1．A．It B．He C．There D．Someone

( )2．A．alone B．away C．all over D．around

( )3．A．ever B．never C．just D．really

( )4．A．friendly B．kind C．just the same D．quite different

( )5．A．always B．sometimes C．often D．usually

( )6．A．angry B．sad C．happy D．lonely

( )7．A．call B．ask C．tell D．talk with

( )8．A．look for B．find C．make D．know

( )9．A．happier B．stronger C．kinder D．richer

( )10．A．less B．better C．little D．no

阅读理解

二、 阅读理解（33分）

第一节：阅读下面短文，选择正确选项。（28分）

A

The earth moves round the sun, and the moon moves round the earth. When our part of the earth turns to the moon, it is night.

The sun is much bigger than the moon. But sometimes the moon looks bigger than the sun, because it's much nearer to the earth.

The sun is very bright. It gives a very strong light. The moon looks quite bright,

too. But it doesn't give any light at all.

The moon looks much bigger and brighter than the stars. But actually the stars are much bigger and brighter than the moon. They look smaller than the moon because they're much farther away from us.

1. ____moves round________.

A. The earth; the moon B. The moon; the earth

C. The moon; the stars D. The sun; the earth

2. Sometimes the moon looks bigger than the sun, because_________.

A. it is much bigger than the sun B. it comes out only at night

C. it is much nearer to the earth than the sun D. it doesn't give a strong light

3. The sun_______________.

A. is very bright, and it gives a very strong light

B. isn't bright, but it gives a very strong light