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

解析:

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。