形容词“little”的比较级和最高级是“（）”。

A:littler，littlest B:less，least C:morelittle，most little D:little，little

(In spite of) the ever-increasing exploitation of natural resources, (that) has now reached dangerous proportion, (little) has been done (on a world-wide) scale to slow down or stop this process.（　）

A:In spite of B:that C:little D:on a world-wide

Passage One
It was a very happy family. The life was fairly well-off. Father, Leopold, was a music master in Austria. Mother was warm-hearted. There were two children, Marianne, a schoolgirl, and little Wolfgang, a child not quite four years old. Marianne was learning to play the piano, and day after day Leopold stood behind her as she practised. How patient her father was, and how cleverly he showed Maricanne how to play some particularly difficult pieces! She was making progress, very good progress, and that was excellent. And there, almost lost in the big chair, sat Wolfgang, who never had to be told to keep quiet when Marianne’s shoulder, saying she had done well. At that moment Wolfgang climbed on his father’s knee and begged to be allowed to play the pretty piece Marianne had now mastered. What a joke that was! Picking up his baby son, Leopold laughed and said, "Look at your hands. You must wait, little man!"
There was no end of fun during tea, and Marianne had to tell her mother about Wolfgang wanting to play a difficult piece. When the meal was finished, Marianne helped to clear away the dishes. Suddenly Leopold got up. "Listen!" said he in a surprised voice. "Listen!" "Marianne is playing the piece better than ever!"
But Marianne was washing dishes in the kitchen.
His wife following, Leopold walked quietly upstairs, the lamp in one hand, his music book in the other. He pushed open the door, and there was little Wolfgang playing in the darkness. "I love it." whispered the child.
It was the beginning of Mozart’s life of music.

A:no fun B:a little fun C:little fun D:a lot of fun

It was a very happy family. They were fairly well-off. The father, Leopold, was a master of music in Austria. His mother was warm-hearted. There were two children, Marianne, a schoolgirl, and little Wolfgang, a child not quite four years old. Marianne was learning to play the piano, and day after day Leopold stood behind her as she practiced. How patient their father was, and how cleverly he showed Marianne how to play some particularly difficult pieces! She was making progress, very good progress, and that was excellent. And there, almost lost in the big chair, sat Wolfgang, who never had to be told to keep quiet when looking over Marianne’s shoulder. At that moment Wolfgang climbed on his father’s knees and begged to be allowed to play the pretty piece Marianne had now mastered. What a joke that was! Picking up his baby son, Leopold laughed and said, "Look at your hands. You must wait, little man!"
There was no end to the fun during tea, and Marianne had to tell her mother about Wolfgang wanting to play a difficult piece. When the meal was finished, Marianne helped to clear away the dishes. Suddenly Leopold got up. "Listen!" said he in a surprised voice. "Listen! Marianne is playing the piece better than ever!"
But Marianne was washing dishes in the kitchen.
His wife following, Leopold walked quietly upstairs, the lamp in one hand, his music book in the other. He pushed open the door, and there was little Wolfgang playing in the darkness. "I love it" whispered the child.
It was the beginning of Mozart’s life of music.
At tea-time the family had______.

A:no fun B:a little fun C:little fun D:a lot of fun

It was a very happy family. They were fairly well-off. The father, Leopold, was a master of music in Austria. His mother was warm-hearted. There were two children, Marianne, a schoolgirl, and little Wolfgang, a child not quite four years old. Marianne was learning to play the piano, and day after day Leopold stood behind her as she practiced. How patient their father was, and how cleverly he showed Marianne how to play some particularly difficult pieces! She was making progress, very good progress, and that was excellent. And there, almost lost in the big chair, sat Wolfgang, who never had to be told to keep quiet when looking over Marianne’s shoulder. At that moment Wolfgang climbed on his father’s knees and begged to be allowed to play the pretty piece Marianne had now mastered. What a joke that was! Picking up his baby son, Leopold laughed and said, "Look at your hands. You must wait, little man!"
There was no end to the fun during tea, and Marianne had to tell her mother about Wolfgang wanting to play a difficult piece. When the meal was finished, Marianne helped to clear away the dishes. Suddenly Leopold got up. "Listen!" said he in a surprised voice. "Listen! Marianne is playing the piece better than ever!"
But Marianne was washing dishes in the kitchen.
His wife following, Leopold walked quietly upstairs, the lamp in one hand, his music book in the other. He pushed open the door, and there was little Wolfgang playing in the darkness. "I love it" whispered the child.
It was the beginning of Mozart’s life of music.

A:no fun B:a little fun C:little fun D:a lot of fun

There have been many great inventions that change the way we live. The first great ____29____ was one that is still very important today—the wheel. This made it easy for man ____30____ heavy things and to travel long distances. For hundreds of years after that, there were ____31____ inventions that had as much effect as the wheel. Then in the early 1800’s the world started to change ____32____ . There was little unknown land left in the world. People did not have to explore much any more. In the second half of the 19th century many great inventions were made. ____33____ them were the camera, the electric light and the radio. These have all become a big part of our life today. The first part of the 20th century saw more great inventions. The helicopter in 1909. Movies ____34____ sound in 1926. The computer in 1928. And jet planes in 1930. This was also a time when a new ____35____ was first made. Nylon came out in 1935. It changed the kind of clothes people wear. Of course new inventions continued to be made. Man began looking ____36____ ways to go into space. Russia made the first step. Then the United States took another. Since then other countries, including China and Japan, ____37____ their steps into space. In 1969 man took his biggest step away from earth. ____38____ first walked on the moon. This was certainly just a beginning. New inventions will someday allow us to do things we have never yet dreamed of.

A:few B:a few C:little D:a little

There have been many great inventions that change the way we live. The first great ____29____ was one that is still very important today—the wheel. This made it easy for man ____30____ heavy things and to travel long distances. For hundreds of years after that, there were ____31____ inventions that had as much effect as the wheel. Then in the early 1800’s the world started to change ____32____ . There was little unknown land left in the world. People did not have to explore much any more. In the second half of the 19th century many great inventions were made. ____33____ them were the camera, the electric light and the radio. These have all become a big part of our life today. The first part of the 20th century saw more great inventions. The helicopter in 1909. Movies ____34____ sound in 1926. The computer in 1928. And jet planes in 1930. This was also a time when a new ____35____ was first made. Nylon came out in 1935. It changed the kind of clothes people wear. Of course new inventions continued to be made. Man began looking ____36____ ways to go into space. Russia made the first step. Then the United States took another. Since then other countries, including China and Japan, ____37____ their steps into space. In 1969 man took his biggest step away from earth. ____38____ first walked on the moon. This was certainly just a beginning. New inventions will someday allow us to do things we have never yet dreamed of.

A:few B:a few C:little D:a little