【解析】clearly [klɪəlɪ] adv 清楚地，明白地

【2014江苏盐城】57. As times goes, my grandmother can't see as _____(清楚) as she used to.

【2014天津中考】25. We don't want to speak badly or ______ in front of the class.

A. clearly B. carefully C.carelessly D. properly

【拓展】 adj + ly =adv

quiet→ quietly usual →usually different → differently real →really

( ) ① I can't hear you ____. Can you speak _______?

A. clear; loudly B. clearly; loud C. clearly; loudly D. clear; loud

【2012钦州中考】The teacher speaks loudly so that the students can hear her ____.

A. slowly B. clearly C. quietly D. carefully

5. I'm getting better,though. 尽管如此，我们打得比以前更好了。

【解析】better [betə] adj.更好的（good和well的比较级）；更熟练的；好的；健康的

【2014山东泰安】35.-Is your headache getting_______?

-No, It's worse.

A.better B.bad C.less D.well

【2014鄂州中考】23. - He was chosen to be a volunteer of the Olympic Games.

- Great! No one speaks English _______ him.

A. as beautiful as B. as badly as C. worse than D. better than

【解析】though [ðəu] conj.虽然，尽管；即使；纵然

引导让步状语从句，= although .不能跟but 连用。

（ ）Tony still went to school ____ he had caught a bad cold.

A. and B. because C. though D. So

【2014杭州中考】In summer milk will quickly go bad_____ it is put into a fridge.

A.though B.unless C.because D.once

【2014南京中考】7. ______ Lin Feng has to work late, she always wears a smile on her face.

A. Because B. If C. Until D. Though

6. Who's more hard-working at school? 在学校谁更努力？

【解析】hard-working [hɑd'wɜkɪŋ] 努力地，勤奋地

【记】He work hard at English and he is a hard- working student.

他努力学习英语，他是一个勤奋的学生

( ) He is clever , but not very ____.

A. work hard B. hard work C. hard- working D. work

【拓展】work hard努力工作/学习， hard work艰苦的工作

He work hard at English and he is a hard-working student.

他努力学习英语，他是一个勤奋的好学生。

7. which one is Lias? 哪位是丽莎？

【解析】 which [witʃ] pron.哪一个；哪一些；哪个

既可以与名词一起构成特殊疑问句，也可以单独使用，引导特殊疑问句。

Which book do you like?

Which is your book?

8. But I think friends are like books - you don't need a lot of them as long as they're good.

但是我认为朋友就像书籍- 只要是好的，你不需要许多。

【解析】 as long as = so long as只要； 既然 （引导条件状语从句）

( ) ________ you work hard. I'll buy a new computer for you.

A. as long as B. as well as C. As long as D. As well as