．
except
22
．
____ publishing complete novels, he began to write stories in serial form.
A
．
Instead of
B
．
In spite of
C
．
Instead
D
．
Beside
23
．
The man loves nature and the soil. That is why he has bought a piece of land in the country and __________ to grow his own vegetables.
A
．
taken the difficulty
B
．
had the trouble
C
．
had the difficulty
D
．
taken the trouble
24
．
No matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t ______ of what the old woman said.
A
．
work out
B
．
make sense
C
．
make sure
D
．
figure out
25
．
The teacher told us that we didn’t have to _____ every new word we ran into when reading.
A
．
look over
B
．
look through
C
．
look up
D
．
look into
26
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When he wrote to his father that he wanted to ____ his education and get married, his father cut off his allowance.
