48.　 Last night I had a terrible cold and ached all _____.

A. the way　 B. over　 　　　　　　 C. at once　 　　　　 D. the worst

47.　 -Are you satisfied with her answer?

-Not at all. It couldn’t have been _____.

A. worse　 　　　 B. so bad　　 　　　　 C. better　　 　　　　 D. the worst

46.　 Mary kept weighing herself to see how much ___ she was getting. A. heavier　 　　 B. heavy　　 　　　 C. the heavier　 　 D. the heaviest

45.　 We are all going to the games. Why don’t you come ______?

A. up　 　　　　 B. across　　 　　　 C. along　　 　　　　 D. to

44.　 She is _____ to leave as soon as possible.

A. hurried 　　　 B. anxious　 　　　　 C. worried　　 　　　 D. nervous

43.　 We waited _____ for the bus.

A. long time　　 B. a long time　 　 C. the long time 　 D. some long time

42.　 If the manager had to choose between the two, he would say John was _____ choice.

A. good　　 　　 B. the best　　 　　　 C. better　 　　　　　 D. the better

41.　 It was ______ late to catch a bus after the party, so we called a taxi.

A. too very　 B. much too　　 　　 C. too much　　 　　 D. far

40.　 We don’t care if a hunting dog smells ______, but we really don’t want him to smell _____.

A. well...well　 　　　 B. bad...bad　　 　　 C. well...badly　 　 D. badly...bad

39.　 Of the two shirts, I’d like to choose _______ one.

A. the less expensive　 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. the most expensive

C. less expensive　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. more expensive