The rain was（）make our picnic impossible.

单项选择题The radio is too noisy, please（）.

A.turn down it 
B.turn it down 
C.turn off it
D.turn it up

单项选择题The public store is to close at 9:30 p.m. （）no need to worry; it is just 7:30 p.m.

A.You have 
B.They have 
C.It is 
D.There is

单项选择题The population of the earth（）increasing fast.

A.is
B.are
C.were
D.have been

单项选择题The plane was about to（）, and yet I left my ticket behind.

A.take off   
B.take on
C.take up   
D.take in

单项选择题The people in this city have planted（）trees along both sides of the streets.

A.a great deal of  
B.much  
C.a large amount of  
D.a lot of

单项选择题The old man lives（）. He always feels（）.

A.lonely, lonely 
B.alone, alone 
C.lonely, alone
D.alone, lonely

单项选择题The number of students of this school（）large.

A.are 
B.are not
C.isn't 
D.aren't

单项选择题The next train to Beijing is（）to arrive at a.m.

A.due    
B.sure
C.early  
D.late

单项选择题The news made the old lady very（）

A.sadder  
B.sad
C.sadly
D.sadness

单项选择题The new assembly line having been adopted, the factory produced（）cars in as the year before.

A.as twice many   
B.twice many as 
C.twice as many   
D.as many as twice