26. Internet shopping will be ready to _________ when people may think that it is safe.

A. take over B. take on

C. take off D. take in

27. An advantage of living on the top floor of a high rise building is that you can get a good _________.

A. scene B. scenery

C. sight D. view

28. - Do you know _________ made him successful in his career?

- Yes. His hard work and strong will, of course.

A. what it was that B. what was it that

C. it was what that D. was it what that

29. - What about the party last night?

- It was______ great success. I think it's _______ great pity that you didn't attend it.

A. /; the B. a;a

C. /;a D. a; the

30. The deadline is tomorrow morning; _________ you must finish the work tonight.

A. in a word B. in fact

C. in other words D. by the way

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　　I had seen my "old" friend working at our local Wal-Mart for several months. She always stopped to say hi, then 31 off saying she had to get back to work.

　　Through our brief conversations, I discovered she had been down a pretty 32 road but somehow had remained a positive and cheerful 33 to life. She was living in an apartment building, which was 34 for alcohol and drug problems, but that was all 35 she could afford. A few weeks later there was a fire at the apartment and all residents had to move. As she 36 said, it could be worse but ended with a positive point about her 37 .

　　I felt a pull in my heart to do something to help, because I had been in her 38 once or twice but my life had taken a turn for the 39 .

　　One day I had a few Christmas 40 in my car from work. I pulled one out and 41 it to her. I placed a gift of cash inside the card- more cash than I had ever given anyone but the 42 in my heart said, "Yes! Do it!" When my friend 43 , I said, "Here is a card for you," and we hugged. She opened it and tears came to her eyes.

Seeing her happiness, I 44 figured out how I was 45 to help her. What she did next made me know I had done the right thing. She phoned me 46 to thank