I hope to give him a valuable birthday present but I money at present.A am short ofB we

问题补充：

I hope to give him a valuable birthday present, but I money at present.

A am short ofB went short ofC am short forD went short for

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解析：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。