介词短语练习题.doc

1、1. Before you leave the office, everything should be put _.A. in timeB. in placeC. in the wayD. in advance2. Smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quite smoking for _.A. goodB. well C. well-beingD. future3. _, he stood up and went out of the room without saying a word.A. At largeB. In allC.

2、 All of suddenD. As a rule4. It is Professor Li that is responsible for the experiment which is _.A. under wayB. in the wayC. on the wayD. by the way5. No matter what will happen, you should try to keep you temper _.A. under controlB. in controlC. as controlledD. into control6. _, his illness, the c

3、ommittee decided to give him a long holiday.A. In terms ofB. In view ofC. In favor ofD. In case of7. A charity organization is _ charge _ the operation to fly in supplies to the refugees.A. in; ofB. over; ofC. in; forD. over; for8. _, Americans love to travel in their own land as well as well as in

4、other parts of the world.A. In other wordsB. In a wordC. In my wordsD. Have a word9. He had thought the house was empty, but _ an old man came out of the house.A. at onceB. all at onceC. at no timeD. in no time10. _ the injuries to his face and hands, he broke his right leg.A. Apart fromB. In spite

5、ofC. In any caseD. By accident11. I ran to the cinema all along and was _ breath.A. short ofB. lack ofC. in need ofD. out of12. A reception was held by them _ the new director. A. in honor ofB. in the honor ofC. in honor forD. for honor of13. Keep the medicine _ of children.A. out of the reachB. out

6、 of reachC. away from reachD. from the reach14. Her mother was ill. She attended the party _ her mother.A. in order toB. in the name ofC. at firstD. as for15. The mayor must make policies _ the bill passed by the congress.A. in accordance toB. in accordance withC. in accord withD. accord with16. The

7、 chief engineer was _ directing the building of the airport.A. in the charge ofB. under the charge ofC. for the charge ofD. in charge of17. His talent stand out _ the others.A. in comparison withB. by comparison withC. in comparison ofD. by comparison to18. He didnt work hard, _ he failed his exam.A

8、. as a ruleB. as regardsC. as a resultD. at least19. He will not escape punishment. The judge will put him behind hars for _ two years.A. at presentB. at leastC. at a lossD. at length20. The stamp collector liked the rare stamp very much. He decided to get the stamp _.A. at the worstB. at easeC. at

9、handD. at all costs21. _ of birth he is entitled to American citizenship.A. By accidentB. By mistakeC. By natureD. By the way22. I should warn you _; the job you are going to take is very hard.A. in briefB. in advanceC. by turnsD. in truth23. Though he is an American, he has researched Chinese tea c

10、ulture in great _.A. practiceB. demandC. commonD. detail24. In order to tell me what exactly had happened, he described the events of that day _.A. in sequenceB. by natureC. for the sakeD. at most25. My fiends sought to persuade me to go to the party with them, but _.A. on vainB. by vainC. in vainD.

11、 at vain26. The less you rely on painkillers now, the better it will be for your health _.A. at the momentB. at intervalsC. in the distanceD. in the long run27. I would like to give my opinion _ this problem.A. add toB. in relation toC. in order toD. in contrast28. There are soldiers _ at the gate o

12、f that building all the time.A. on the guardB. at the guardC. on guardD. on guards29. I like football, basketball, swimming and so on. _, I am interested in all of the sports.A. In the futureB. In the worldC. In shortD. In no time30. The job _ involves working abroad six months every year.A. in ques

13、tion B. in a rowC. at any rateD. at one time or another31. Workers _ are pleased with the new plan.A. on wholeB. in generalC. by generalD. in the whole32. This company was several million yuan _ and went bankrupt.A. in debtB. at a lossC. at handD. in all33. Though he loved her, he decided not to app

14、roach her _ rejection.A. in spite ofB. for the sake ofC. by means ofD. for fear of34. The football team succeeded _ good organization.A. by reason ofB. above allC. all the sameD. in spite of35. She seems to hurt his feeling _.A. with purposeB. with the purposeC. on the purposeD. on purpose36. _ the way, why not drop in for s drink this evening?A. InB. OnC. ByD. For37. _ we have no reading-room, but we will have one soon.A. At any timeB. At no timeC. At timesD. For the time being38. Though they are sisters, they have very little in _