89. The task is hard, ____, the workers managed to finish it in time.

　　 A. therefore　　　　　 B. otherwise　 　 C. however　 D. yet

88. My old school friend comes to see me now and then. The underlined part means ____.

　　 A. seldom 　　　　　　 B. sometimes　 C. once a year　 D. never

87. Terry was so tired that he couldn’t walk ________.

A. straight　　 B. straightly　　 C. steady　　 D. direct

86. Joe and my father are getting __________.

A. along splendid　 B. along splendidly　 C. over splendid　　 D. out splendidly

85. David arrived back from Paris __________ than I expected.

A. soon　　 B. fast　　 C. sooner　　 D. quickly

84. They’d like to see her daughter ____________, get married and have kids.

　 　　 A. settle on　　 　　　　　 B. settle up　　 　　　　　 C. settle for　　 　　　　　 D. settle down

83. Our cousin who is attending college in New York phones us every Sunday at six, _________ as clockwork.

A. regular　　 　　　　　　　 B. irregular　　　 　　　　 C. regularly　　 　　　　 D. irregularly

82. This isn’t a practice game; we are playing for real. The underlined part means _____.

A. seriously　　　　　　　　　 B. for money　　　　　　　　 C. for fun　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. thoroughly

81. This gentleman is very interested in singing. He often goes to the Karaoke hall with his friends and sometimes comes home very late, _____, very early in the morning.

　 A. rather than　　　　　　　　　 B. rather late　　　　　　　　 C. or rather　　　　　　　　　 D. would rather

80. This novel is ______ a good book, but there are many that ______ better.

A. very, are　　　 　　　　 B. rather, is　　 　　　　　 C. quite, is　　 　　　　　 D. quite, are