__________ the warm and sunny weather, bananas grow very well in Hainan.
| A．Next to | B．Such as |
| C．Instead of | D．Because of |
30. The sweater my sister knitted for me ______ twice the size it should have been. It had to be kept for later use.
| A．ended up | B．brought up | C．came up | D．took up |
29. —Has he changed his mind?
—Yes. After some hours of discussion, I______ to talk him into accepting the new plan.
| A．had managed | B．managed | C．have managed | D．would manage |
28. The Hotel Al Arab, ______ the first and only 7-star hotel in the world, was designed in the shape of a sail of 321 meters.
| A．having been considered | B．considering | C．being considered | D．considered |
27. —It’s difficult for college graduates to find a good job in China.
—It depends on whether they have ______ it takes to be successful in today’s world.
| A．that | B．which | C．what | D．whether |
26. The little girl showed no anxiety before the competition. She seemed _____ for it pretty well.
| A．to prepare | B．to have prepared | C．having prepared | D．to be preparing |