Read the passage below and decide which option A, B, C or D best fits each space (10 points)
The Great Wall of China
The Great Wall of China is a (66)_____ of stone earthen fortifications in China, built, rebuilt and maintained (67)_____ the 5th century BC and the 16th century (68) ____ the northern borders of the Chinese Empire (69) _____ the rule of successive dynasties. Several walls, referred to as the Great Wall of China, were built since the 5th century BC. The most famous is the wall (70) ____ between 200 BC-220 BC by the first Emperor of China, Quin Shi Huang; little of it (71)____; it was much farther north than the current wall, (72) ____ was built during the Ming Dynasty.
The Great Wall (73) ____ over approximately 6,400 km from Shenanigan in the east to Lop Nur in the west, along an arc that roughly delineates the southern edge of Inner Mongolia, but stretches to over 6,700 km in total. At its peak, the Ming Wall was (74) _____ by more than one million men. It has been estimated that somewhere in the range of 2 to 3 million Chinese (75) _____ as part of the centuries long project of building the wall.
66. A. box B. series C. ranks D. ranges
67. A. in B. from C. among D. between
68. A. to protect B. protecting C. prevent D. to prevent
69. A. during B. within C. while D. when
70. A. done B. made C. built D. designed
71. A. conserves B. remains C. guard D. exist
72. A. that B. where C. what D. which
73. A. stretches B. length C. stretch D. carry
74. A. looked after B. covered C. guarded D. concealed
75. A. die B. died C. death D. dead
