1 . The economist argues that no society can surely be flourishing and happy, ________ of the members are poor and miserable.

A．of which the far greater part	B．of which far greater part
C．of whom the far greater part	D．of whom far greater part

2 . Dialects in China have hit a bump in the road because mandarin is encouraged in daily life. In particular, ________ number of people speaking ________ Shanghai dialect is decreasing.

A．a ... /

B．the ... the

C．the ... /

D．a ... the

3 . Almost all sorts of fruit are sold by _______ weight. Eggs are sold by _______ dozen.

A．/ ... the

B．/ ... /

C．the ... /

D．the … the

4 . Of the two _______ I’d like to choose _______ expensive one.

A．handkerchiefs ... a less	B．handkerchieves ... a least
C．handkerchiefs ... the less	D．handkerchieves ... the least