world'stelephonecallsaremadeinEnglishandoftheworld'sbooksandnewspapersarewritteninEnglish,too.A.Half;thirdquarterB.Halfthe;threequarterC.Halfthe;threequartersD.Half;threequarters

Question

________ world's telephone calls are made in English and ________ of the world's books and newspapers are written in English,too.
A.Half; third quarter
B.Half the; three quarter
C.Half the; three quarters
D.Half; three quarters

Answer 1

答案C
“一半”的表达法是half a / an / the,故排除A和D项.“四分之三”的表达应该是three quarters或three fourths."