单选题 The government is going to ______ the old church and build a new one in its place.
A. abolish B. eliminate C. demolish D. ruin

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] 政府将要拆掉旧教堂，并在原来的地方建一座新教堂。abolish废除，废止；取消，革除。eliminate消除，排除。demolish拆除；破坏；推翻。ruin废墟；毁灭；使破产。根据句意，demolish最符合。