26. Many people could not endure fashionable life open on indulgent terms to unencumbered brilliant persons even if they had not feared its demoralizing effect on a character which required __________after.
A) to look
B) looking
C) having looked
D) to be looking

27. _______, the constitution of the Cherokee Nation provided for a chief executive, a senate, and a house of representatives.
A) In 1827 they drafted
B) The draft in 1827
C) In 1827 was drafted
D) Drafted in 1827

28. _______ regular training in controlling the imported machine, he could hardly deal with his work at the very beginning.
A) Not receiving
B) Before receiving
C) Not having received
D) Having received

29. People often accepted the media passively; for instance, other members of your family often selected the media content that you ______, and you became exposed to it.
A) should not have selected
B) must not select
C) would not have selected
D) cannot have selected

30. It is a habit that many businessmen would like to talk about their business______ a bottle of wine.
A) with
B) under
C) over
D) above

26.C 27.D 28.C 29.C 30.C