This story is very fascinating: there are many interesting characters in it.A. on the w

问题补充：

This story, , is very fascinating: there are many interesting characters in it.

A. on the whole

B. by no means

C. in no time

D. out of the question

答案：

(答案→)A. on the whole

B. by no means

C. in no time

D. out of the question

解析：考查短语辨析。A总的来说；B绝不；C马上；D没问题。句意：总的来说，这个故事非常引人入胜：在其中有许多有趣的人物。故A正确。