单选题 Bill looked everywhere for his dictionary but ______ had to return home without it.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】本题题句Bill looked everywhere for his dictionary but ______ had to return home without it 的意思是:比尔到处找自己的字典,但______(最后)不得不空手而归。辨义: A.in the end“最后,终于”;B.at the end,一般用做at the end of,意思是“在……结尾。在……末端”;C.in the finish不是短语,正确的短语应为at the finish,意思是“在最后”;D.at the last也不是短语,正确的短语应为at last,意思是“最后”。故根据句意,A为正确答案。