29. Shortage of capital was a factor holding __________ the economic development.

A. on　　　　　　　 B. back　　　　　　　　 C. off　　　　　　 D. down

28. Parents should ___________ their children’s behavior.

A. be blamed for　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. be aware for

C. be in favor of　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. be responsible for

27. The family felt greatly excited to move into a big house after living in the _________ area for tens of years.

A. estate　　　　 B. squatter 　　　　 C. poorly　　　　　　　 D. resettle

26. The girl’s face ___________ when she saw her mother’s coming.

A. lit up　　　　　　　　　 B. lit　　　　　　　 C. lit out　　　　　　　 D. was lit up

25. Written in great haste, __________.

A. Jim made a lot of mistakes in the report

B. there are plenty of mistakes in the report

C. we found several mistakes in his letter

D. the book is full of mistakes

24. The farmer hoped these naughty children wouldn’t steal his apples; he had caught them _________ that twice this month already.

A. did　　　　　　　　　　 B. to do　　　　　　　　　　　 C. doing　　　　 D. do

23. The child wants to do nothing but ________ all day long.

A. playing　　　　　　　 B. to play　　 C. play　　　　 D. to be playing

22. We had a very hard time ________ some of the problems.

A. discussing　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. to discuss

C. of discussing　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. on discussing

21. __________ was not the way the event happened.

A. What reported　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. That the press reported

C. What the press reported　　　　　　　 D. The press reported

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