---Did you play cards again last weekend?

---Rather than _______ time playing cards, I devoted every effort to _______ the report．

1. A.
   waste; writing
2. B.
   wasted; writing
3. C.
   to waste; write
4. D.
   wasting; write

―Did you play cards again last weekend?

― Rather than ____ time playing cards. I devoted every effort to ____ the report.

A. wasted; writing                          B. waste; writing

C. to waste; write                          D. wasting; write

—Did you play cards again last weekend??

—Rather than__________time playing cards,I devoted every effort to__________the report.?

A.waste；writing?

B.wasted；writing?

C.to waste；write?

D.wasting；write?