29. Along with the letter was his promise _____ he would visit me this coming Christmas.

　　 A. which　　 B. that　　 C. what　　 D. whether　　

28. The boy is hard _____, for he likes running about and won’t stop a bit.

　　 A. to take care　　 B. to be taken care　　 C. taking care of　　 D. to take care of　　

27. He promised to sign the contract, but now he doesn’t want to _____ with it.

　　 A. stick to　　 B. pass　　 C. go through　　 D. keep on　　

26. Nobody noticed the thief slip into the house because the lights happened to _____.

　　 A. be put up　　 B. give in　　 C. be turned on　　 D. go out　　　

25. --- _____ is it to be on duty?　 --- Lucy is ill, so I take her turn _____.

　　 A. Who; instead　 B. Whose turn; instead　 C. Who; instead of 　D. Whose turn; instead of　　　

24. You can’t expect him to do housework as well _____ after children.

　　 A. as looking　　 B. to look　　 C. as look　　 D. as to look　　　

23. Spring is coming and the ice in the river is beginning _____.

　　 A. melt　　 B. to melt　　 C. be melted　　 D. melted　　　

22. They hurried away _____ being caught in the rain.

　　 A. for a fear of　　 B. for the fear of　　 C. for fear　　 D. for fear of　　　

21. The younger of the two noblemen was _____ by the beauty of her.

　　 A. stuck　　 B. struck　　 C. hit　　 D. beaten　　　

20. The _____ news made all of them _____ to death.

　　 A. frightening; frightened　　　　 B. frightened; frightening　　

C. frightening; frightening　　　　 D. frightened; frightened