All his hard work finally ________ in the summer of 2014, when he was admitted to his dream university.
| A．took off | B．ran off |
| C．set off | D．paid off |
29. If city noises____from increasing, people___shout to be heard even at the dinner table 20 years from now.
| A．are not kept; will have to | B．are not kept; have to |
| C．do not kept; will have to | D．do not kept; have to |
28. The farm as well as its neighboring hills we once spent so much time ____ on a new look as recently as last year.
| A．on having taken | B．has taken | C．on has taken | D．having taken |
27. _____ some of the juice — perhaps you'll like it.
| A．Trying | B．Have tried | C．To try | D．Try |
26. It was said that _____ was the reason why he didn't attend the meeting.
| A．why | B．why that | C．that which | D．That |
25. –––– How did you feel when Linda won the gold medal in the 29th Beijing Olympic Games?
–––– I couldn’t be _______.
| A．more exciting | B．more excited | C．most exciting | D．most excited |