高中英语介词试题

Many young people left their hometown for big cities______________ better jobs.

A．in favour of	B．in search of
C．in charge of	D．in honour of

Some of the members demanded to know why they had been kept _________ the true facts until they reached the present critical stage．

A．in view of	B．in honor of
C．in place of	D．in ignorance of

This new model of car is so expensive that it is _____the reach of those with average
incomes.

A．over	B．within
C．beyond	D．below

—I’m sorry I stepped on your foot; it was an accident.
—It wasn’t! You did it ______________ .

A．as usual	B．on purpose
C．at an end	D．right away

As a rule, domestic servants doing odd jobs are paid_______.

A．by hour	B．by an hour
C．by hours	D．by the hour

Many of his classmates came to his birthday party;        it was a great success to him.

A．at all	B．in all
C．above all	D．all in all

—The game last night was so good.
—Yeah! Our school team won _______ two points!

A．by	B．at
C．in	D．to

As teenagers, sometimes we do need our parents’ guidance, especially______ social experiences．

A．by way of	B．as a result of
C．in place of	D．in terms of

It may be necessary to stop _____ in the learning process and go back to the difficult points in the lessons．

A．at intervals	B．at random
C．at ease	D．at length

The doctor tried to laugh my brother _____ his fears about the coming operation.

A．from

B．against

C．off

D．Into

— Does the young man standing there ______ the company?
— No, the company is ______ his father.

A．in possession of; in possession of

B．take possession of; in the possession of

C．take possession of; in possession of

D．in the possession of; in possession of

The computer game is designed for game lovers, young ones _________.

A．in particular	B．in place
C．in return	D．in advance

When you hear a fire alarm, don't rush________， you should keep calm.

A．in surprise	B．in need
C．in brief	D．in alarm

His efforts to raise money for his program were _______ because no one showed any intention to take a cent out of their pockets.

A．in place	B．in sight
C．in vain	D．in effect

It’s so nice to hear from her again. ________, we last met more than thirty years ago.

A．What’s more	B．That’s to say
C．In other words	D．Believe it or not