20. → Peter has given up encouraging Mary to take part in the competition.
IV.
21. eaten
22. grows
23. thousands
24. with
25. beautiful
26. in
27. Instead
28. as
V.
29. A
30. D
31. C
32. A
33. C
VI.
34. I wish my sister would come to my birthday party tomorrow.
35. In the end, I decided not to buy the camera because it is too expensive.
VII.
36. A
37. D
38. A
39. B
40. B