30. Although John was the eldest in the family, he always let his sister _____ charge of the house.

　 A. take　　 B. hold　　 C. make　　 D. get

29. This book gives a brief _____ of the history of the castle and details of the art collection in the main hall.

　 A. outline　　 B. reference　　 C. article　　 D. outlook

28. How can we get this language point _____ to the students.

　 A. down　　 B. round　　 C. across　　 D. into

27. Lawyers often make higher _____ for their work than they should.

　 A. bills　　 B. charges　　 C. prices　　 D. costs

26. He looked rather untidy as there were two buttons _____ from his coat.

　 A. loosing　　 B. losing　　 C. off　　 D. missing

25. We all knew from the very _____ that the plan would fail.

　 A. outcome　　 B. outset　　 C. income　　 D. output

24. It is wrong for someone in such a high _____ in the government to behave too badly in public.

　 A. situation　　 B. position　　 C. employment　　 D. profession

23. The finance minister has not been so _____ since he raised taxes to such a high level.

　 A. popular　　 B. well-known　　 C. favorable　　 D. preferable

22. The boy had a _____ escape when he ran across the road in front of the bus.

　 A. close　　 B. short　　 C. narrow　　 D. fine

21. A university is an educational institution which _____ degrees and carries out research.

　 A. rewards　　 B. awards　　 C. grants　　 D. presents