（2011·广西玉林、南宁二中9月联考）The artist, whose early career was far from being      success, is now widely recognized as

         master of painting.

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

（2011·广西玉林、南宁二中9月联考）29．--- Shall we visit Jim tonight?

    --- OK. To make sure that he’s in, we’d better call him up       .

       A．in exchange         B．in return              C．in brief                D．in advance

（2011·广西玉林、南宁二中9月联考）With prices 　　　going up, it is sometimes difficult for us to make ends meet on our small income.

　　　 A．kept　　　　　　　　　 B．keeping高@考￥资源&&网　　　　　　　 C．to keep　　　　　　　 D．being kept

（2011·广西玉林、南宁二中9月联考）30．--- I’ll take it if you reduce the price by 30%.

    --- But it’s       my power to sell it cheaper.

       A．beyond                B．without               C．off                      D．against

（2011·广西玉林、南宁二中9月联考）We hurried all the way to the airport, only 　　 that the flight had been called off because of the foggy weather.

　　　 A．being told　　　　　 B．to be told　　　　　　 C．having told　　　　 D．to have been told