30. We stopped halfway up the hill to ______ the view.

　 A. inspect　　 B. inspire　　　　 C. examine　　　 D. admire　　

29. He was told to finish his speech_______; accordingly, he had to shorten his well-prepared speech.

　　A. in short　　 B. in brief　　　　 C. in advance　　 D. in detail

28. They knew it was too expensive, but they went ahead_______ and bought it.

　　A. instead　　 　B. regardless　　　 　C. thus　　　　 D. despite

27. The country needs a ______ government. They have had four Prime Minister in one year.

　　A. fixed　　　 B. changeless　　　 　C. stable　　　 D. constant

26. He was born in a musical family, but he cannot play any ______.

A. equipment　 　B. instrument　 　　C. invention　 　　D. instruction

25. It is said that Sally and Tony may _______ . Actually I don’t feel surprised, as they are far apart in their way of doing things.

A. break up　　　 B. break out　　　 C. break down　　 D. break off