高中英语介词单选题

The farmers were more anxious for rain than the people in the city because they had more _____.

A．at length

B．at last

C．at stake

D．at ease

_____ his knowledge of the mountainous country, John Smith was appointed as our guide.

A．In spite of	B．On account of
C．Regardless of	D．Instead of

Jack is good, kind, hard-working and intelligent. _____, I can't speak too highly of him.

A．As a result	B．By the way
C．On the whole	D．In a word

_____ it is a good thing I did not get the post I had applied for, though I must admit that I was disappointed at the time.

A．By the way

B．In a way

C．In the way

D．In no way

The two things are the same in outward form but different _____.

A．in addition

B．in brief

C．in common

D．in essence

"Who is responsible for sending out misinformation?"
"Most of the fault lies _____ the administration."

A．in

B．to

C．on

D．with

--There is ___ food on the table for you, Xiao Ming.
---Thank you, Mun, But I __ eating anything now.

A．a number of, don't want	B．plenty of , don’t feel like	C．a plenty of , wouldn't like to
D．lots of, wouldn't like

___ the invitation of Mr. Black, she attended the tea-party.

A．At

B．On

C．To

D．With

He placed one of the arrows __ his bow.

A．in

B．on

C．at

D．against

Ireland lies ___ of Britain.

A．in the east

B．in the west

C．to the east

D．to the west

I hope to call ___ you ___ your office at two o’clock today.

A．on, at

B．at, on

C．on, of

D．on, to

What’s the best way __ learning English?

A．of

B．to

C．by

D．with

We thought Tom wouldn't pass the exam, but to ___, he passed.

A．the surprise

B．my surprised

C．our surprise

D．our surprising

--What did you arriver here? ---Just ___ when he married.

A．in the same morning

B．on the night

C．at the night

D．on very afternoon

Vitamin D helps our bodies make a special chemical,and this special chemical, ____ ,
affects our brains,making us feel happy.

A．in turn	B．in particular
C．in advance	D．in short