31．—Bob! How’s your project? I heard you started it last Friday，right?
—Oh！I _________for it．But I haven’t decided when to do it．
| A．have prepared | B．had prepared | C．have been preparing | D．was preparing |
Not only spring but autumn is ______ good time for Wenzhounese to experience ______ nature, especially when sweet osmanthus (桂树) in full blossom.
| A．/, the | B．a, the | C．the, / | D．a, / |
After graduation from college, he began to wander from city to city, ______ a suitable job.
| A．hunting for | B．taking on | C．looking after | D．bringing up |
I don’t think it’s of any use ______ with him. You might as well ______ him alone.
| A．arguing, leave | B．to argue, leaving | C．arguing, leaving | D．to argue, to leave |
— Was the driving pleasant when you vacationed in Mexico last summer?
— No, it ______ for four days when we arrived so that the roads were very muddy.
| A．was raining | B．had been raining | C．would be raining | D．had rained |
The criminal was condemned ______ in prison, spending all his life.
| A．to staying | B．to stay | C．staying | D．and stayed |