1 . Scientists generally agree that Earth's climate will warm up over the next 50 to 100 years __________ it has warmed in the 20,000 years since Ice Age.

A．as long as	B．as much as
C．as soon as	D．as well as

2 . Compared with male graduates, a（n） ____ small number of female graduates can get employed when they go job-hunting．

A．casually

B．relatively

C．roughly

D．gradually

3 . My friend Shelly is ________ stupid. However, she is pretty smart.

A．much too

B．more that

C．far from

D．less than

4 . I have seldom seen my mother __________ pleased with my progress as she is now.

A．so

B．very

C．too

D．rather

5 . Your coat is smarter than mine, but mine is _________ cheaper than yours.

A．somewhat

B．a lot of

C．well

D．so

6 . The performer was waving his stick in the street and it ________ missed the child standing nearby.

A．narrowly

B．nearly

C．hardly

D．closely