I’ve kept up a friendship with a girl whom I was at school ________ twenty years ago.
A.till | B.with |
C.about | D.since |
In the experiment we kept a watchful eye ________ the developments and recorded every detail.
A.in | B.at |
C.for | D.on |
I don’t think it’s fair to judge a person ________ their clothes.
A.in | B.from |
C.with | D.on |
I am anxious about what notes he made in the back of his diary ________ things to mend or replace.
A.by | B.in |
C.with | D.of |
The customer bargained with the shopkeeper for a long time, and finally they agreed ________ the price.
A.to | B.with |
C.on | D.at |
Mr Smith sold that magnificent cottage of his on the sea ________ 2,000,000 dollars.
A.at | B.for |
C.to | D.by |
________ the rapid growth of short messages sent by mobile phones, the increasing number of criminal cases appeared through short messages.
A.For | B.By |
C.As | D.With |
—Have you read the book War and Peace ________ Tolstoy?
—No. I’ve never heard of it.
A.for | B.by |
C.with | D.to |
The study you have been making ________ the ancient Chinese characters is an instructive job.
A.to | B.for |
C.of | D.from |
Food prices increased ________ 10% in less than a year.
A.for | B.to |
C.by | D.at |
Most people in that area objected with little effect ________ a golf playground there.
A.to build | B.of building |
C.to have built | D.to building |
—I wonder what’s on television this evening. Have you got a newspaper?
—Yes, ________ TV programmes are ________ the back page.
A.the; on | B.the; in |
C./ ; in | D./ ; on |
The Acropolis was constructed in the 5th century BC ______ a high altitude above the city _____ Athena, the goddess of Athena.
A.with; in a gesture of | B.on; in memory of | C.in; in celebration of | D.at; in honour of |
There is no greater love than ________ who devotes his whole life ________ mankind.
A.that of a man; to benefiting | B.a man; to benefiting |
C.that of a man’s; benefits | D.a man’s love; in benefiting |