Agriculture officials this week said strict control pressures are in place,___to prevent the red fire ants spreading across the country.
| A．intended | B．intending | C．to be intended | D．having intended |
____ the temperature might drop, coal was prepared for warming.
| A．To consider | B．Considered | C．Considering | D．To be considered |
——We must thank you for taking the trouble to cook us a meal.
——____.
| A．With pleasure | B．It doesn’t matter | C．It was no trouble at all | D．By all means |
——Do you mind if I smoke?
——____
| A．Why not? | B．Yes, help yourself | C．Go ahead | D．Yes, but you’d better not |
——So you missed the meeting.
——____. I got there five minutes before it finished.
| A．Not at all | B．Not exactly | C．Not especially | D．Not really |
____ from endless homework on weekends, the students now find their own activities, such as taking a ride together to watch the sunrise.
| A．Freed | B．Freeing | C．To free | D．having freed |