介词:常见介词、介词短语的词义及用法;介词与某些动词、名词、形容词的固定搭配。
1. We can obtain knowledge from other sources ______ books.
A. beside
B. besides
C. apart
D. in addition
2. ______ fun and good exercise, swimming is a very useful skill.
A. Except for
B. But for
C. Beside
D. Besides
3. Mary answered all the questions ______ the last one.
A. unless
B. except
C. besides
D. beside
4. I have finished typing all ______ the last page.
A. until
B. but
C. to
D. for
5. May I stay with you ______ going back to my parents’ home tonight?
A. because of
B. so as to
C. in spite of
D. instead of
6. We are looking ______ to hearing from you soon.
A. at
B. forward
C. for
D. up
7. The students laughed ______ the silly answers they had put on their tests.
A. at
B. from
C. to
D. over
8. The bell rang and I hurriedly rushed into the classroom, knocking ______ our maths teacher.
A. at
B. into
C. off
D. out
9. The movie we saw last night was very different ______ the novel.
A. of
B. to
C. from
D. as
10. Someone was speaking there; the voice was familiar ______ us.
A. by B to
C. for
D. with
11. Controlling a class of school pupils calls ______ all your skills as a teacher.
A. up
B. off
C. for
D. on
12. When the taxi came I put out my hand, but it just went ______ me without stopping.
A. off
B. over
C. through
D. past
13. I began to work here ______1978.
A. in
B. at
C. on
D. since
14. It’s nice to go for a walk ______ a summer evening.
A. on
B. at
C. in
D. during
15. Most Chinese like to drink tea. But some prefer coffee ______ tea.
A. to
B. for
C. with
D. against
16. I prefer writing a term paper ______ taking an examination.
A. than
B. to
C. for
D. rather than
17. The picture reminds me ______ the time we spent together in New York.
A. of
B. in
C. for
D. to
18. They arrived home very wet, as they had walked all the way ______ the rain.
A. in
B. below
C. under
D. into
19. Last Sunday and ______ my great surprise I met Bullen in town.
A. to
B. for
C. as
D. at
20. I met her ______ my way ______.
A. in…home
B. on…home
C. in…to home
D. to…to home
21. From here, we can see the bridge ______ construction.
A. below
B. by
C. under
D. with
22. Electricity is ______ great use in industry and everyday life.
A. be
B. of
C. in
D. with
23. Would you like a piece of cake ______ your coffee?
A. with
B. to
C. for
D. in
24. They came from a village a little way ______ the main road.
A. on
B. off
C. at
D. in
25. You’ll have to pay for the holiday in ______,Tom.
A. front
B. advance
C. ahead
D. forward
26. He might have been killed ______ the arrival of the police.liuxuepaper.com