The New York Times Company has seen its stock drop by 54％ since the end of 2004, with much of the loss ________ in the past year．

come

coming

having come

came

－I enjoyed the food very much．

－I'm glad you like it．Please drop in any time you like．

－________．

Is it all right?

I'm afraid I won't be free．

That's great．

Yes, I will．

－Can you imagine the difficulty I had ________ the work?

－I'm so sorry, but I am a newcomer．

to do

doing

done

been doing

－We really enjoy ourselves at the party．Thanks again, Mr．and Mrs．White．

－________．Just drop in whenever you feel like it．

With pleasure

Our great honor

Nice having you here

Nice you are here

They ________ on the program for almost one week before I joined them, and now we ________ on it as no good results have come out so far．

had been working; are still working

had worked; were still working

have been working; have worked

have worked; are still working

She ________ Robert for ten years．

married

married with

has been marrying

has been married to

－What do you think of the book?

－Oh, excellent．It’s worth ________ a second time．

to read

to be read

reading

being read

It’s their duty for the soldiers ________ our country ________ our enemies．

to prevent; from

to keep; from

to protect; from

to stop; from

Although he had to spend lots of money for going to the ball, he accepted the invitation．________ the ball was important to him．

After all

In all

First of all

Above all

－David has made great progress recently．

－________, and ________．

So he has; so you have

So he has; so have you

So has he; so have you

So has he, so you have