Question

He likes to play basketball very much. He wants to make    by    basketball in the future.
A. living; playing          B. a living; playing           C. a living; play

Answer 1

B

make a living是固定短语，有“赚钱过活；营生；糊口谋生；谋生”之意；第二空前有介词by，其后不可接动词原形。故选B。