问题
选择题
I hope to give him a valuable birthday present, but I _______ money at present.
A am short of B went short of C am short for D went short for
答案
答案：A
本题考查词组搭配。Be short of/go short of 均可表示“缺乏，缺少”，但B选项时态不正确，故答案为A。