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Answer: (c)

'To' is a preposition used to indicate goal or recipient, as are 'at' and 'for'. 'At', however, would be incorrect in this sentence as 'at' indicates the target of a non-verbal communication or perception ( look at, smile at, frown at), not feelings or attitudes ( hostile to, amiable to)

Answer: (b)

'Things' are countable. 'Many' is used for countable nouns and 'much' for uncountable nouns.

Answer: (d)

The clue is 'last few months'—referring to the past, and what is being told—and 'is leaving ... soon' referring to the future. The present perfect continuous tense is used to refer to actions that began in the past but are continuing in the present and may go on in the future.

Answer: (c)

With 'since', a present perfect or past perfect tense is often used. 'Since' denotes from a particular time in the past onwards to the present time.

Answer: (d)

'Dealing in something' means 'doing business in something'. 'Dealing with' means 'doing business with somebody'. E.g. He deals in textiles and handicrafts but She deals with the famous exporting firms to win heavy contracts. 'Deals with' also means (i) 'doing what is necessary to achieve the result in a situation' ( We have to deal with this emergency), and (ii) being concerned with a subject ( The book deals with the splendour of the Gupta period in Indian history).