一、单项选择(每小题1.5 分, 共15 分)
1. If you can’t ________ a new book, perhaps you can find a second-hand book.
A. save B. support C. offer D. afford
2. —How is your grandma?
—She’s fine. She used to ________ TV at home after supper. But now she is used to out for a walk.
A. watch; go B. watching; go C. watching; going D. watch; going
3. [2023 扬州] Slow cooking seems to hold the taste of the meat much ________.
A. good B. well C. better D. best
4. [2023 云南] China is one of ________ countries in the world. We are all proud of it.
A. older B. the older C. oldest D. the oldest
5. ________ you speak, ________ your English will be.
A. The less; the more B. The more; the better
C. The less; the better D. The more; the less
