Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

TAKING BETTER PHOTOGRAPHS

Like many people, I have had a camera almost as long as I can remember and I have always enjoyed (25) ____________ photographs of my family and friends, and places I have visited. Then, about a year ago, I noticed that most of the photos I was so aware of were in fact all very similar to each other. They all showed groups of people standing by a famous building or some other (26) ____________. You couldn’t make out their faces clearly, and so it was difficult (27) ____________ an idea of how everybody felt. I was finding out a new hobby at the time, and I decided that I would start taking photography more seriously. I thought it would be expensive. Therefore, after reading a few chapters of a book I borrowed from a friend, I realized that 1 could improve a great deal without (28) ____________ money on new equipment. Soon, instead of just taking the same old pictures, I was photographing trees, animals, people I didn’t know and so on. This soon made a real difference to the quality of my photographs as I began to concentrate on getting the best picture possible. I am pleased (29) ____________ the results which I have achieved in such a short time.

25. A. doing                B. making                    C. taking                     D. giving

26. A. attractions        B. houses                     C. cities                       D. streets

27. A. get                    B. to get                      C. getting                    D. got

28. A. many                B. any                          C. a lot of                    D. a lot

29. A. to                      B. in                            C. about                      D. with