Question

________ world's telephone calls are made in English and ________ of the world's books and newspapers are written in English, too.

1. A.
   Half; third quarter
2. B.
   Half the; three quarter
3. C.
   Half the; three quarters
4. D.
   Half; three quarters

Answer 1

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。