1、第十三讲介词自测题1He took my umbrella _A)with mistake B)by mistakeC)in mistake D)by fault2Hes sometimes bad-tempered but he is a good fellow_A)by heart B)with heartC)in heart D)at heart3The speech was so long and dull that I could hardly put up_itA)to B)uponC)with D)into4The new TV set is good,_some flashes
2、 on the screenA)besides B)beyondC)except for D)outside of5Perhaps economy is the solution_your financial troublesA)at B)toC)on D)for6Science has brought _many changes in our livesA)around B)aboutC)forward D)back7My sister is really enthusiastic_musicA)about B)onC)with D)by8An objective of Womens Lib
3、eration is to do_unfair discrimination against womenA)out of B)away withC)away from D)up down9I must apologize_not answering your letter in timeA)from B)withC)for D)in10She tried to make up_the lost time_staying up lateA)for;by B)with;byC)for;with D)with;with11His honesty is_;nobody can doubt itA)ou
4、t of the question B)beside questionC)without question D)in question12We should prevent people _shooting_birdsA)from;at B)of;toC)against;at D)from;to13The ship was_the wavesA)at the mercy of B)at the mercies ofC)at a mercy of D)at mercies of14The child suffered_a severe attack_influenzaA)from;of B)of
5、;onC)in;on D)with;by15You may paraphrase this sentence_your own wordsA)by use B)useC)with D)in16It is day_us while it is night_the AmericansA)on;at B)with;forC)to;since D)with;with17He didnt go to the party_a variety of reasonsA)to B)atC)for D)on18To finish this task in three days is_an easy jobA)by
6、 no means B)by any meansC)by all means D)by means of19At yesterdays meeting,MrLee_a reasonable planA)put up with B)caught up withC)kept up with D)came up with20_Mary,all the students have been thereA)With relevance to B)With the exception ofC)Except that D)Similar to21In some rural areas of our coun
7、try,machines have _man in much farmworkA)taken the place of B)taken advantage ofC)taken for granted D)taken into account22Theory is based on practice and_serves practiceA)in turn B)in returnC)in vain D)in place23I_a friend in the city yesterdayA)came across B)came aroundC)came up against D)came up t
8、o24They continued to work_the heavy rainA)in course of B)in spite ofC)in the event of D)in the face of25This plan will be discussed_at the next meetingA)at intervals B)at largeC)at length D)at times26The two parties_a date for the next talkA)agreed on B)agreed toC)agreed with D)answered for27We have
9、 our book printed_A)at our own expense B)at our disposalC)on our own D)on our guard28An experienced engineer is_the workA)in memory of B)in the charge ofC)in honour of D)in charge of29Preparations for the final examination are_A)all the way B)under wayC)by the way D)in the way30I have so much work t
10、o do that a holiday for me this year is_A)out of the question B)out of practiceC)out of date D)out of question31He didnt take part in the meeting_the heavy rainA)for the sake of B)at the mercy ofC)on the point of D)on the grounds of32Tom is suffering_a fever,please_a doctorA)from;send for B)of;send
11、offC)in;send in D)about;send on33The plane was soon_in the skyA)out of sight B)out of doorsC)out of breath D)out of date34He pretended to be a newspaperman,but it didnt take us long to_himA)see through B)see aboutC)see for D)see to35A lot of people _tears when they heard the famous scientist had pas
12、sed awayA)burst out B)burst intoC)burst upon D)burst up36To develop light industry in a big way_improving the living standard of the peopleA)attributes to B)attaches toC)distributes to D)contributes to37All arts_the imitation and study of natureA)consist in B)consist ofC)consist with D)come of38I di
13、dnt say I like it._,I was very much against itA)To the contrary B)On the contraryC)In contrast with D)In comparison with39In Britain,meat is sold_the poundA)at B)inC)with D)by40I prefer writing a term paper_taking an examinationA)rather than B)toC)for D)instead of41What have you to say in _ what hap
14、pened yesterday?A) response to B) right of C) relation to D) the van of 42Electricity is essential _ modern industryA) in B) fromC) for D) to43He climbed up into the tree and picked all the fruit_reachA) near B) withinC) inside D) at44His ideas were far in _of the age in which he livedA) addition B)
15、 advantageC) advance D) adventure45Vingo obtained his release from jail _ the successful efforts ofhis friends to prove his innocenceA) in accordance with B) as a result ofC) for reasons of D) with the help of46Today,more and more people in the USare using credit cards _of money to buy the things th
16、ey needA) in spite B) becauseC instead D) ahead47.Did you go there _ pleasure or _ business?A) withwith B) onfor C) foron D) forfor48_ its hot sun and beautiful beaches,Hawaii is a fine place to live in or visitA) As B) WithC) From D) For49It has been rather costly to install the machinery ,but it w
17、ill prove to be worth the money_A) in conclusion B) in the long run C) at long last D) at the end50It is not easy to tell the true _ the falseA) from B) withC) than D) off51We all agreed with him _his proposals for a Christmas partyA) at B) forC) in D) on52We congratulated our colleague _his engagement to the beautiful film starA) for B) aboutC) on D) in53Such a custom is not peculiar _ the BritishA)on B) inC) of D) to54That student is very familiar _all the works of Shakespeare and MiltonA) to B) withC) about D) in55Your father is very angry _ you staying out so lateA) for B) toC) with D) on
