27. Archaeology is one of the most interesting scientific . A. divisions B. disciplines C. matters D. compartments 28. It is doubtful whether the momentum of the peace movement can be . A. sustained B. supplied C. supported D. subverted 29. Conversations you strike up with travelling acquaintances usually tend to be . A. imperative B. perverse C. insufficient D. trivial 30. Charles Babbages difference engine widely regarded as the of the computer. A. ancestor B. precursor C. antecedent D. premonition 31. As she did so, her parents became _______ A. the angriest B. the most angry C. the more angry D. angrier and angrier 32. People should eat_______ and do___________ to reduce the risk of heart disease. A. less fat/ more exercise B. less and less fat/ the more exercise C. the less fat/ the more exercise D. fatter/ more exercise 33. He spent a year in India and loves spicy food______ the food is, _______he likes it. A. The hotter/ the more and more B. The hotter/the more C. The more and more hot/ the more D. The hottest/ the most 34. Of course you can come to the party_________ A. The more the merrier B. The more and the merrier C. The more and merrier D. The more and more merrier 35. I feel___________ I did yesterday. A. much more tired than B. many more tired than C. as many tired as D. as more tired as 36. She is_______ a spectator. A. more an athlete than B. more of an athlete than C. an athlete more than D. an athlete of more than 37. His house is_________ mine. A. twice as big as B. as twice big as C. as two times big as D. as big as twice 38. _______live in Ho Chi Minh City than in the whole of the rest of the country. A. As much as people B. More people C. As many as people D. People more 39. It gets............... to understand what the professor has explained. A. the more difficult B. more difficult than C. difficult more and more D. more and more difficult 40. You must drive more slowly in built up areas______ you drive in the city, it is______ that you will have an accident. A. The faster and faster/ the more B. The faster/ the more probable C. The more and more fast/ the more and more probable D. The more fastly/ the probable 41. The party was_______ I had expected. A. more a hundred times funny than B. a hundred times funny more than C. a hundred times funnier than D. a hundred times more funny than 42. He finds physics________ other science subjects. A. far more difficult than B. many more difficult than C. too much more difficult than D. more much difficult than 43. ________he drank,________ he became. A. More/ more violent C. The more/ the more violent B. The most/ the most violent D. The less/ less violent 44. Mary was_______ of the two sisters. A. the clever B. as clever as C. the cleverer D. the cleverest 45. French is a_______ language to learn than English is. A. difficult B. more difficult C. most difficult D. more and more difficult 46. The cuisine of France is________ A. more famous than that of England B. famous than the cuisine of England C. more famous than which of England D. as famous than that of England 47. Earning money has always been the thing that pleases him most_____ he becomes,_______ he is. A. The more rich/ the more happy B. The richest/ the happiest C. The richer/ the happier D. Richer and richer/ happier and happier 48. The faster we finish________ A. the sooner we can leave B. we can leave sooner and sooner C. the sooner can we leave D. we can leave the sooner 49. Of all athletes, Alex is_______ A. the less qualified B. the less and less qualified C. the more and more qualified D. the least qualified 50. The climber was seventy miles in the wrong direction and got___________ A. more panicked B. the more panicked C. more than panicked D. more and more panicked