高中英语介词试题

  Most nurses are women, but in the higher ranks of the medical profession women are in a ________.

A．scarcity	B．minority
C．minimum	D．shortage

It took a great deal of courage to admit that all their efforts had been ________.

A．in danger	B．in vain
C．in return	D．in turn

After she lost the election, her influence on the public was in ________.

A．declined

B．decline

C．decorate

D．declare

The headmaster told the boy ________the angry teacher, but he refused to.

A．to apologize	B．apologize to
C．to apologize for	D．to apologize to

You’d better let each student read       his own tastes and choices.

A．in need of	B．in favor of
C．in terms of	D．in spite of

Many questions were asked, particularly ______ the cost of the new plan.

A．in reply to	B．in relation to
C．in act to	D．in addition to

He always did well at school_______ having to do part-time jobs now and then.

A．in spite of	B．regardless of
C．on account of	D．in case of

---Does the young man standing there______ the company?
---No . The company is ______ his father.

A．have possession of; in the possession of

B．in possession of; in the possession of

C．take possession of; in possession of

D．have possession of; in possession of

The new policy is bound to benefit the public. That is why I’m _____ it.

A．in face of	B．in search of
C．in charge of	D．in favor of

---Is this the first time you ______ Xi’an?  --- No. But ______ here, the city wasn’t so modern.

A．have visited; the first time I came	B．visited; the first time I came
C．have visited; for the first time I came	D．visited; the first time I’ve come

The building was named Ford Hall________a man named James Ford.

A．in place of	B．in celebration of
C．in memory of	D．in favour of

Hobbies are _______ in helping patients recover _______ physical or mental illness. 

A．wealthy; from	B．valuable; from
C．wealthy; to	D．valuable; to

_______ the physical benefits, aerobic exercises have emotional benefits.    

A．In addition to

B．In addition

C．What’s more

D．Beside

— What is that building ______ construction ?
— It looks like a hospital..

A．under

B．on

C．in

D．through

Although the old man was ______ death, he still fought with the disease bravely. 　

A．at the end of	B．on the top of
C．at the edge of	D．on condition that