With the couplein a nearby town the house seems pretty empty most of the time.A. workB. to

问题补充：

With the couplein a nearby town，the house seems pretty empty most of the time.

A. work

B. to work

C. working

D. worked

答案：

A. work

B. to work

(答案→)C. working

D. worked

解析：

考查with复合结构。work 和其逻辑主语the couple是主谓关系，表示现在的状况，所以用现在分词表主动。句意为：这对夫妻在附近镇上上班，(他们的)房子大部分时间都是空荡荡的。