高中英语介词单选题

Mary is a nice girl ____  she is careless sometimes.

A．except for

B．besides

C．except that

D．excepting that

Before liberation, his father died ___ hunger while his mother ___ overwork.

A．of …of

B．from….from

C．of….from

D．from….of

Who was it that let ____ the cry of surprise.

A．in

B．out

C．down

D．alone

Teenagers are often compared ___ the rising sun.

A．with

B．to

C．like

D．as

___ his brother’s permission, the younger nobleman took the poor girl away.

A．With

B．At

C．On

D．Under

Oh, it's you!Your voice sounds quite different ___ the phone.

A．from

B．by

C．on

D．with

Mr. Smith sold that magnificent cottage of his on the sea ____2,000,000 dollars.

A．at

B．for

C．to

D．by

I ___ taking his illness lying down, he insisted on working to the end heart and soul.

A．On account of

B．In the face of

C．Instead of

D．In front of

The boy is tall enough to reach ___ the apples on the tree.

A．over

B．for

C．into

D．to

____ my specially-made bicycle is being made for a long journey.

A．In the moment

B．At the moment

C．For the moment

D．By the moment

The work is well done ____.

A．in a way

B．on the way

C．by the way

D．in the way

---This is Jane speaking.
----Oh, it’s you.Your voice sounds quite different ___ the phone.

A．for

B．from

C．by

D．on

He spends a lot of time ___ the TV set.

A．in watching

B．on

C．in front of

D．on watching

I left for the office earlier than usual this morning ______ traffic jam.

A．in line with

B．for the sake of

C．in case of

D．at the risk of

I was ashamed____ my failing the exam and decided on a measure to make up for it.

A．of; upon

B．for; on

C．at;on

D．about; upon