English is themost widely used language in the history of our planet. One in every sevenhuman beings can speak it. More than half of the world’s books and threequarters of international mail are in English. Of all languages, English hasthe largest vocabulary — perhaps as many as two million words. However,let’s face it: English is a crazy language. There is no egg in an eggplant,neither pine nor apple in a pineapple and no ham in a hamburger. Sweet-meatsare candy, while sweetbreads, which aren’t sweet, are meat. We takeEnglish for granted. But when we explore its paradoxes ( 探讨它的矛盾 ), we find that quicksandcan work slowly, boxing rings are square, public bathrooms have no baths in them. And why isit that a writer writes, but fingers don’t fing, grocers don’t groce, andhammers don’t ham? If the plural of tooth is teeth, shouldn’t the plural ofbooth be beeth? One goose, two geese — so one moose, two meese? How can aslim chance and a fat chance be the same, while a wise man and a wise guy areopposites? How can overlook and oversee be opposites, while quite a lot andquite a few are alike? How can the weather be hot as hell one day and cold ashell the next? Englishwas invented by people, not computers, and it reflects ( 反映 ) the creativity of humanbeings. That’s why, when stars are out, they are visible ( 能看见的 ); but when the lights areout, they are invisible. And why, when I wind up my watch, I start it; but whenI wind up this essay, I end it. 71. According to the passage ______. A. sweet-meats and sweetbreads are different things B. there should be egg in an eggplant C. pineapples are the apples on the pine tree D. boxing rings should be round 72. Which of the following is the correct plural? A. Beeth. B. Geese. C. Meese. D.Tooth. 73. Which of the following includes two items whichhave the similar meaning? A. A wise man and a wise guy. B. Overlook and oversee. C. Quite a lot and quite a few. D. Hot as hell and cold as hell. 74. The underlined words “wind up” in the lastparagraph probably mean “______”. A. blow B. roll up C.get hurt D. finish 75. Through the many paradoxes in the Englishlanguage, the writer wants to show that human beings are ______. A. clever B. crazy C. lazy D. dull