Question

You’re ________your time trying to persuade my father to shop smoking; he’ll never agree withus.

1. A.
   missing
2. B.
   spending
3. C.
   wasting
4. D.
   loving

Answer 1

C
此处waste one’s time意为“浪费……时间”，后句提供信息he’ll never agree with us．暗示：苦心相劝是徒劳的。译文：你在浪费你的时间试着说服爸爸戒烟。spend one’s time doing“花费时间做某事”。其他两项不与time搭配。