69 .[The simplest] kind of plant, [alike] the simplest kind of animal,
   A                    B
 [consists of] [only one ]cell. 
　　 C        D
答案：B 词义辨析。alike 常作表语同样的，相似的。而表示列举的时侯用like ，意思像，和…一样。所以把alike改为like。

70 . [Despite] they are [small], the horses are [strong] and [have] great energy.  
  A             B                 C            D
答案：A 连词。Despite 是尽管，引导让步状语从句，而本句表条件，所以应把A项改为Although。

Part IV Ctoze

In China it is relatively usual to ask people their age, but in the west this question is generally regarded as impolite. This is particularly true 71 women, and even more 72 if the inquirer (问候者) is a man.  

However, it is very 73 to ask children their age, and some adults may not mind being asked 74 . In fact, some elderly people are quite happy to 75 the age, especially if they feel they look young 76 their age. Nevertheless, it is not very wise to ask a 77 question like "How old are you?". If elderly people want to talk about their age, and perhaps receive a compliment(恭维话) on how young they look, they may easily bring 78 the topic themselves and ask the other to 79 how old they  

are. 80 such a situation, it is quite acceptable to discuss age 81 　They normally expect to be complimented on their youthfulness, rather than 82 that they look very old.  

83 Westerners do not usually ask people directly how old they are, this does not 84 that they are not interested to know how old other people ate. They may ask 85 for the information, 86 they may try to 87 the topic indirectly, sometimes discussions about educational 88 and the number of years of working experience may provide some 89 , but this is not always the 90 . Of course, individuals also vary in what they are interested or willing to talk about.  

71.  [A]with      [B]for          [C]of           [D]to
答案：B 固定搭配。Be true of 符合于……,对… 使用,其他介词都无此用法。

72.  [A]that      [B]than          [C]such       [D]so
答案: D 代替。避免重复，代替上文出现的事物或现象时用so，所以选D。

73.  [A]average   [B]normal       [C]expected    [D]unusual