I soon found that the work I was doing had al-ready been done by someone else. __________，I was wasting my time.
| A．In particular |
| B．All in all |
| C．In other words |
| D．After all |
He _______ gas a mile from home.
| A．ran out of | B．ran out | C．run out of | D．run out |
I want to go the party, but __________ I ought to stay studying.
| A．on the one hand | B．instead of | C．for one thing | D．on the other hand |
His first book ___________ next months is based on a true story.
| A．published | B．to be published | C．to published | D．being published |
___________ work has been done to improve the people’s living standard.
| A．Many | B．A great many |
| C．A great deal of | D．A large number of |
All the students are looking forward to the first _________ to pass the College Entrance Examination.
| A．measure | B．attempt | C．purpose | D．desire |