--- Can I help you?
---I’d like to buy a present for my father’s birthday, _______ at a proper price but of great use.
| A．the one | B．one | C．which | D．it |
The living room is clean and tidy, with a dining table already ________ for a meal to be cooked.
| A．laid | B．laying | C．to lay | D．being laid |
Dina, _______ for months to find a job as a waitress, finally took a position at a local advertising agency.
| A．struggling | B．struggled | C．having struggled | D．to struggle |
—I’m afraid Mr. Wood can’t see you until 4 o’clock.
—Oh, _______ I won’t wait.
| A．no doubt | B．after all | C．in this way | D．in that case |
_______ the secret of nature, the young scientist h
as little time for entertainment.
| A．Devoted to bring out | B．Devoted himself to bringing out |
| C．Devoted to bringing out | D．Devoting to bring out |
It’s true that the old road is less direct and a bit longer. _______, they don’t like to take the new
one.
| A．Though | B．Somehow | C．Therefore | D．Either |