78．In case the house ___ down, we will get the insurance money.

　 　　 A．burns　　　　 　　 B．will burn　　　 　 C．burnt　　　　 　　 D．is burning

77．___ the 2008 Olympics the best ever Games, the city of Beijing is ____ busy preparation for it now.

　　　 A．Making; in　 　　　 B．To make; in　 　　　 C．To make; making　 D．Making; making

76．Peace is much ____ the absence of war.

　　　 A．other than　　 　 　B．more than　　 C．less than　　 　　 D．rather than

75．English is spoken all over the world, ____ it the most popular language in the world.

　　　 A．to make　 　　　　 B．makes　　　　 C．making　　　 　 D．made

74．I’d rather read than watch TV: the program seem ____ all the time.

　　　 A．to be getting worse　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．to get worse　

　　　 C．to have got worse　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．getting worse

73．The teacher gave a test to see ____ the students got out of the lesson.

　　　 A．how　　　　　 　 B．what　　 　　　　 C．whether　　　 　 D．why

72．I don’t like to travel to big cities , because to me, one city is much like ____.

　　　 A．one　　　　　 B．the other　　 　　　 C．another　　　　 D．others

71．-Are you interested in football?

　　 -No, _____. I ____watch it than play it.

　　　 A．not really; prefer　　　　　　 　　　　　　 B．not really; would rather

　　　 C．of course ; would like to　　　 　　　　　　 D．of course not; had better

70． -Leaving for Shanghai?　　 - _____.

　 　 A．Soon　　　　 　　 B．Lately　　　 　　 C．Recently　　 　　 D．Sooner

69．All the Harry Potter books by Joanne Rowling, a poor single mother ____ in Edinburgh, ____all over the world.

　 　　 A．lives; are well sold　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．lives; sell good　

　　　 C．living; sell well　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．living; are well sold