30、The sun was shining brightly, _____ everything there _____ more beautiful.

A. and made; looking  B. to make; looked   C. and making; look  D. making; look

29、I often think of my childhood, during ________I lived on my uncle’s farm.

A. which               B. when                       C. where                      D. who

28、The poem is hard to understand. Can you make ________ of it?

   A. idea        B. difference      C. sense       D. understanding

27、_____ the injuries to his face, he broke both legs.
A In addition to    B Except      C But        D Except for

26、 It was in the small house _____ he was born _____ he ended his life.

   A. that; where       B. which; that       C. where; that       D. that; which

25、There must be no life on the Mars for ________of air there.
A. lack      B. lacking    C. short      D. empty

24、I regret not having taken your advice. Otherwise I _____ this mistake.

A. didn’t make     B. would not make     C. hadn’t made     D. wouldn’t have made

23、To keep health, Professor Johnson ________ cycling as a regular form of exercise after he retired.

A. caught on        B. took up         C. carried out         D. made for

22、When I reached the farm, my son happened ________ on the grass, ________ the hens________ eggs.

A. lying; watching; laying               B. to have lain; watch; laying

C. to lie; and watched; lay              D. to be lying; watching; laying