1. nicknames are interesting. if ______ man were unusually strong, he might adopt _____name such as armstrong. a. a; the b. a; a c. a; 不填 d. the; a 2. those who put their money away in the bank know very well that interest rate could go ______. a. both ways b. all ways c. neither way d. either way 3. unlike the earth, mars is too cold and venus is far too hot _______ there to be any life. a. as b. so c. like d. for 4. the little man was _______ one meter fifty high, who is often laughed at. a. almost more than b. hardly more than c. nearly more than d. as much as
