30．If you keep practising your son in football, he________ to make a famous player．

   A．wants           B．hopes         C．promises        D．wishes

29．He is always ready to help others and_______ for nothing in return．

   A．asks            B．to ask        C．asking          D．ask

28．I prefer a house in small coast village to________ in such a large city________ Sydney．

   A．that; as        B．one; as       C．one; like       D．that; like

27．He was in hospital for six months． He felt as if he was_______ from the outside world．

   A．cut out         B．cut off       C．cut up          D．cut through

26．The boy insisted that he ________old enough, and ________the right to make his own choice．

   A．was; be given  B．was; was given                   C．be; give   D．is; given

25．―I’m sorry I stepped in your foot; it was an accident．

―It wasn’t! You did it_________．

   A．on purpose                       B．on the purpose 

   C．with purpose                     D．with the purpose

24．She_______ many gifts on her birthday, ________a new watch．

   A．received; include                                   B．accepted; included     C．received; including    D．accepted; including

23．The house looks much bigger because we ________the wall in brighter colors．

   A．are painting                     B．have painted   

   C．had painted                      D．have been painting

22．You have to ________he is a potential artist though you’re not fond of the style of his works．

   A．admit           B．declare       C．announce        D．report

21．Football is _______sport I love, _______ sport that has given me so much．

   A．a; the          B．/; a          C．a; a            D．the; the