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

64. The weather today is warmer than _______ yesterday.

　 A. the one　　　　 　　　　　　 B. one　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. that　　　　　　　　　 　　 D. it

63. --- _______ do you grant your foreign teachers holidays

　 --- They can go away for a fortnight each term.

　 A. How soon　　 　　　　　　 B. What time　　　　 　　 C. How long　　　　　 　　 D. How often

62. Now that you know smoking is harmful to your health, you should give it up at once.

　The underlined part means _____.

　 A. If　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. Since　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Though　　　　　　 　　 D. Although