（2013山东临沂）David was so excited at the good news that he could _______say a word.
A. nearly B. hard C. ever D. hardly
(2014年江苏省盐城市中考)People usually like the TV channels with funnier programmes but ________advertisements.
A. few B. little C. fewer D. less
（2014年辽宁省沈阳市中考)John is getting very thin. He doesn't eat _____ food.
A. many B. enough C. few D. little
（贵州省铜仁市2015年中考）The story book is very ____________, I’m very __________ in it.
A. interesting, interested B. interested, interesting
C. interest, interested D. interesting, interest
（江苏省无锡市2015年中考）— is it from the New Town to the old city centre?
—Less than 30 minutes by underground.
A. How soon B. How often C. How long D. How far
情境作文
假如你是李梅，你的朋友肖华要去美国朋友Dave家做客，但他不知道应该注意什么，因此，他写信向你寻求帮助。请你根据以下要点提示给他写一封回信，简要说明去美国朋友家做客的注意事项。
要点提示：1．买一件小礼物：
2．准时到达：
3．用餐时，赞扬菜的味道好：
4．别停留太久：
5．告别时说“谢谢”。
要求：1．短文须包含要点提示中的所有信息（不要逐字翻译），并在此基础上适当发挥；
2. 80词左右（短文开头与结尾已给出，不计入总词数）。
Dear Xiao Hua,
I'm very happy to hear from you.
Yours,
Li Mei
