With a lot of difficult problems the newly-elected president is having a hard time.A. set

问题补充：

With a lot of difficult problems, the newly-elected president is having a hard time.

A. settle

B. setteling

C. to settle

D. being settled

答案：

A. settle

B. setteling

(答案→)C. to settle

D. being settled

解析：考查with的复合结构。 根据语境表示的是将来，故用不定式，句意：有好多难题要解决，这位新选的总统将有一段艰难的日子。故选C。