He spent ages ______ for a pay increase,only to resign from his job soon after he’d received it.

2023-05-26

A.observing
B.occurring
C.negotiating
D.securing

参考答案:C

选项A意为“观察”;选项B意为“发生”;选项C意为“谈判”;选项D意为“确保”。根据题干,题目意为“他花了很长时间就加薪进行交涉,只是他得到后不久就辞职了。” negotiate for意为“就某事进行交涉,谈判”,选项C符合题意,