When Peter speaks in public, he always has trouble the right things to say.A. thinking of B. to think of C. thought of D. think of . 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

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When Peter speaks in public, he always has trouble _ the right things to say.

A. thinking of B. to think of C. thought of D. think of .

【解析】解题关键：have trouble in doing sth，此处in可以省略。句意：当Peter当众讲话的时候，他总是很难想起该说的话。

【考点定位】考查非谓语动词的用法。

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