高中英语介词试题

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 two pairs of shoes are __________ the same colour.
--But they are different __________ colour.

A．of; from

B．of; in

C．in; from

D．in; in

I know nothing about the young lady ___________ she is from Beijing.

A．except

B．except for

C．except that

D．besides

--The prison was ___________ fire last night.
--Someone must have set fire___________ it.

A．on ; with

B．on ; to

C．over; with

D．should

Sometimes our opinions differ _________ what we choose to observe and how we deal with what we’ve observed

A．which

B．since

C．because

D．because of

“You went late _________ the stadium yesterday evening, didn’t you?” “Yes, my wife was a little late _________ the supper.”

A．to, with

B．for, with

C．for, for

D．at, for

Would you tell me what subject you were good _____ school?

A．at at	B．in in
C．for for	D．with with

I asked him what he hoped _____ his birthday.

A．on on	B．at at
C．to to	D．for for

“_____ when does the pub stay open?”
“About midnight.”

A．Since

B．Before

C．Until

D．After

It’s _____ my power to make final decision on the matter. I am not in charge here.

A．out of

B．outside

C．beyond

D．above

You can use a large plastic bottle, _____ cut off, as a pot to grow young plants in.

A．the top is	B．the top of which
C．whose top	D．with its top

_____ what I had originally thought, the trip turned out to be fun.

A．Instead of	B．In spite of
C．Contrary to	D．Because of

---- What’s your brother?
---- He has been _____ the China Daily for years.

A．to

B．in

C．for

D．on