Question

John hadn’t been able to stop smoking suddenly; he had to control his smoking desire ________. A. by and by　　 B. sooner or later　　　 C. little by little D. from time to time

 

Answer 1

C

 

by and by 不久以后，不一會兒；sooner or later 遲早；little by little相當于step by step 漸漸地；from time to time 時常地。句意為：約翰不能立即把煙戒掉，他得慢慢地控制煙癮。