1. AROUND - adverb (It relates to the word looked in the sentence. The word around tells how he and his friends looked.)
2. BEFORE - adverb (The word before is an adverb when it is not followed by a noun, and preposition if it is followed by a noun. In this case, it is an adverb.)
3. into
4. at
5. in
6. on, around
7. for, of
I’m what work? You should be more specific.
But in any case, repetition helps focus the audiences attention to what the narrator finds most important. And is an important rhetorical device.
The answer is A. She wants to buy Jim a gift, but has very little money.
