_________ time and labor, cartoonists generally draw the hands of their characters with only 3 fingers and a thumb．
| A．To save | B．Saved | C．Saving | D．Having saved |
— How long are you staying?
— I don’t know..
| A．That’s ok | B．Never mind | C．It depends | D．It doesn’t matter |
— Would you like some more chicken?
— No thanks. I am a diet and I’m trying to weight.
| A．on; lose | B．in; put on | C．on; have | D．in; lose |
Nowadays it’s hard for an ordinary family to stay if they buy a new house.
| A．out of danger | B．in danger | C．out of debt | D．in debt |
Don’t sit there nothing. Come and help me with this table.
| A．do | B．to do | C．doing | D．and doing |
The letter he had been looking forward to at last.
| A．come | B．comes | C．coming | D．came |