74. This box is four times the size of that one. In other words, this is four times as big as that or this is three times bigger than that, and to the contrary, that is　　　 the size of this.

A. one-third　　 　　　　　 B. three times　　 　　　　　　　 C. four times　　 　　　　 D. one-fourth　

73. She lives in a little house _______, but she often goes on a journey _____.

A. by sea…by sea　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. by the sea…by the sea　

C. by the sea… by sea　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. by sea…by the sea

72. The reason _____ my being late for school yesterday morning is _____ there was something wrong with my bike on my way to school and I had to have it repaired.

　　　 A. why; that　　　　　　　　 B. that; why　　　　　　　　　 C. for; that　　　　　　　　　 D. for; why

71. It is so cold in the northern part of Canada that gardening has been _____ most part of the year.

A. out of question　　 B. out of the question　　 　　 C. in question　　　　　　　 D. in the question

70. --- I have bought 12 apples this morning, but _____ have been eaten up by him very soon.

　 --- That means he has eaten 9 apples in several hours?

A. three fourth　　 　　　　　　 B. three quarters　　 　 C. third quarters　　 　　 D. third fourth

69. In 1896, Abraham Lincoln was elected _________ president of the United States.

　 A. a　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　 B. an　　　　　　　　　　 　　 C.X　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. the

68. Do you know _____ the population of Shanghai is?

A. how　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. how much　　　　　　　　 C. what　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. how

67. He believed in achieving this, not by fighting and killing, _____ by peaceful revolution.

　 A. nor　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. but　　　　　　　　　 　　 C. or　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　 D. and

66. There came a voice of “　　　 ”. She got her ring finger scratched by the bottle opener.

　　 A. Aha　　　　 B. Yummy　　　　 C. Ugh　　　　 D. Ouch

65. Would you like to have a rest first _____ shall we get down to business right away?

　 A. and 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. then　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. or　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. otherwise