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介词：常见介词、介词短语的词义及用法；介词与某些动词、名词、形容词的固定搭配。

1. We can obtain knowledge from other sources ______ books.

A. beside

B. besides

C. apart

D. in addition

2. ______ fun and good exercise, swimming is a very useful skill.

A. Except for

B. But for

C. Beside

D. Besides

3. Mary answered all the questions ______ the last one.

A. unless

B. except

C. besides

D. beside

4. I have finished typing all ______ the last page.

A. until

B. but

C. to

D. for

5. May I stay with you ______ going back to my parents’ home tonight?

A. because of

B. so as to

C. in spite of

D. instead of

6. We are looking ______ to hearing from you soon.

A. at

B. forward

C. for

D. up

7. The students laughed ______ the silly answers they had put on their tests.

A. at

B. from

C. to

D. over

8. The bell rang and I hurriedly rushed into the classroom, knocking ______ our maths teacher.

A. at

B. into

C. off

D. out

9. The movie we saw last night was very different ______ the novel.

A. of

B. to

C. from

D. as

10. Someone was speaking there; the voice was familiar ______ us.

A. by B to

C. for

D. with

11. Controlling a class of school pupils calls ______ all your skills as a teacher.

A. up

B. off

C. for

D. on

12. When the taxi came I put out my hand, but it just went ______ me without stopping.

A. off

B. over

C. through

D. past

13. I began to work here ______1978.

A. in

B. at

C. on

D. since

14. It’s nice to go for a walk ______ a summer evening.

A. on

B. at

C. in

D. during

15. Most Chinese like to drink tea. But some prefer coffee ______ tea.

A. to

B. for

C. with

D. against

16. I prefer writing a term paper ______ taking an examination.

A. than

B. to

C. for

D. rather than

17. The picture reminds me ______ the time we spent together in New York.

A. of

B. in

C. for

D. to

18. They arrived home very wet, as they had walked all the way ______ the rain.

A. in

B. below

C. under

D. into

19. Last Sunday and ______ my great surprise I met Bullen in town.

A. to

B. for

C. as

D. at

20. I met her ______ my way ______.

A. in…home

B. on…home

C. in…to home

D. to…to home

21. From here, we can see the bridge ______ construction.

A. below

B. by

C. under

D. with

22. Electricity is ______ great use in industry and everyday life.

A. be

B. of

C. in

D. with

23. Would you like a piece of cake ______ your coffee?

A. with

B. to

C. for

D. in

24. They came from a village a little way ______ the main road.

A. on

B. off

C. at

D. in

25. You’ll have to pay for the holiday in ______,Tom.

A. front

B. advance

C. ahead

D. forward

26. He might have been killed ______ the arrival of the police.

A. except for

B. but for

C. with

D. for

27. WTO sands ______ the World Trade Organization.

A. as

B. like

C. for

D. by

28. It’s the first turning ______ the left after the traffic lights.

A. by

B. in

C. to

D. for

29. I know nothing about him ______ he is a teacher.

A. besides

B. in addition

C. except for

D. except that

30. The heavy snow could not keep us ______ going out to work.

A. from

B. on

C. upon

D. up

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