34．—Your colleague's spoken English is beautiful, Lily．
—It's no wonder．She ____ in the USA for a year as a visiting professor．
| A．worked | B．has worked | C．had worked | D．has been working |
Let us hope we can settle the matter without _____ more trouble.
| A．any | B．a little | C．some | D．little |
-What do you think of the book?
-Oh, excellent. It is worth _____ second time.
| A．to read a | B．to read the | C．reading a | D．being read the |
His best known work that is _____ all praise can be seen in the museum.
| A．with | B．beyond | C．without | D．within |
I hate ______ their complains all day. one of these days I’ll tell them what I really think.
| A．paying attention to | B．to talk about |
| C．listening to | D．to have heard |
Don’t be joking. It’s time to ______ your business.
| A．set out | B．take up | C．go on | D．get down |