选择与句中划线部分意思相同或相近的词或短语。
　　(1) Mike doesn't like science. He thinks it is less interesting than English.
　　　　A. as... as　　　　 　　　B. so... as
　　　　C. not so... as　　 　　　D. not very.., as
　　(2) The man doesn't want to change his mind be cause he thinks he's right.
　　　　A. way　　　B. idea　　　　C. life　　　 D. sound
　　(3) The runner couldn't catch up with the others in the race.
　　　　A. fell behind　　　　　　　B. beat
　　　　C. ran faster than　 　　　 D. was neck and neck with
　　(4) Study hard or you will fail in the maths exam.
　　　　A. get good results in　 　 B. drop
　　　　C. not pass　　　　　　　　　D. miss
　　(5) Mother has gone shopping. She'll be back in a minute.
　　　　A. later 　　　　　　　　　　B. very soon
　　　　C. on time　　　 　　　　　　D. at the moment

(分析)
(1) less... than表示"......不及......""......不如......"，as...as表示"......不象......那样......".(2) change one's mind表示"改变某人的主意"，此处mind不能理解为动词"介意"，故应选idea; (3) couldn't catch up with表示"赶不上......"，要注意到could用的是过去时态，ran faster than 表示"比......跑得快"，was neck and neck with表示"齐头比进"，故应选fell behind; (4) fail in表示"......不及格"drop表示"落下"，"放弃"，miss表示"错过"；(5) in a minute表示"片刻之后"later表示"以后"，在时间概念上不一定是很短时间之后，on time表示"准时"，at the moment表示"目前"，故应选very soon.
(答案)

(1) C (2) B (3) A (4) C (5) B
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