—Why are the tax collectors so busy? —Many people prefer to have their tax form

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—Why are the tax collectors so busy?
—Many people prefer to have their tax forms completed by a professional rather than ___.

A．do it themselves	B．doing it themselves
C．to do it themselves	D．done by themselves

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解析

考查固定结构。prefer to…rather than…意为“宁愿……不愿……”，其后接动词原形。

举一反三

_____ was very ____ that little Jim wrote the letter.

A．It; careful

B．It; carefully

C．He; careful

D．He ; carefully

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— Should people stop using their cars and start using public transport?

— __________. The roads are too crowded as it is.

A．All right

B．Exactly

C．Go ahead

D．Really

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—How is it that you know she’s got back from the UK?
—She ____ when I came out of the house this morning.

A．seemed to be passing	B．happened to have passed
C．chanced to be passing	D．chose to be passing

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The young man spent as much time as he ______ over his lessons.

A．went

B．can go

C．could going

D．could to go

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He was _____ to tell the truth even to his closest friend.

A．too much of a coward	B．too much the coward
C．a coward enough	D．enough of a coward

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