1. Most Americans would prefer to keep their problems themselves, and solve their problems ______ themselves.
A. to; by B. by; to C. for; to D. in; on
2. He invited me to a dance after the show____ Christmas Eve.
A. at B. on C. in D. by
3. Try on this red skirt; you will look great it.
A. on B. by C. in D. for
4. Sorry, Madam. You’d better come tomorrow because it’s __________ the visiting hours.
A. during B. at C. beyond D. before
5. —You know, Bob is a little slow understanding, so….
—So I have to be patient him.
A. in; with B. on ; with C. in; to D. at; for
6. No one helped me. I did it all myself.
A. for B. by C. from D. to
7. At the railway station, the mother waved goodbye to her daughter until the train was _______.
A. out of sight B. out of reach C. out of order D. out of place
8. The wine industry in the area has developed in a special way, ____ little foreign ownership.
A. by B. of C. with D. from
9. Elizabeth has already achieved success _____ her wildest dreams.
A. at B. beyond C. within D. upon
10. The manager suggested an earlier date ____________ the meeting.
A. on B. for C. about D. with
11. This is a junior school. You should go to a senior school _____girls of your age.
A. for B. about C. from D. to
12. __________ the silence for the pauses, we could hear each other’s breathing and could almost bear our own heartbeats.
A. In B. For C. Under D. Between
13. My sister was against my suggestion while my brother was it.
A. in favour of B. in memory of
C. in honour of D. in search of
14. I like Mr. Miner’s speech; it was clear and ______ the point.
A. at B. on C. to D. of
15. Modern equipment and no smoking are two of the things I like ____ working here.
A. with B. over C. at D. about
16. Mr. Johnson starts to work very early in the morning and goes on working until late in the afternoon ________a break at midday.
A. with B. for C. as D. through
17. He got to the station early,__________ missing his train.
A. in case of B. instead of C. for fear of D. in search of
18. I like Mr. Miner’s speech; it was clear and _________the point.
A. at B. on C. to D. of
19. I’ll leave Changsha for Beijing ______ a week, while my brother will leave Beijing for Changsha ______ our National Day.
A. in; in B. after; in C. after; after D. in; after
20. It is sometimes said that a society can be judged ____the way it cares ____ its weakest members.
A. on; about B. by; for C. under; with D. with; on
参考答案与解析
1. A
句意为：大多数美国人宁愿让他们对自己的问题并自己解决他们的问题。By oneself表示“单独地，独自地”的意思。
2. B
此处介词位于具体日期前，因此用on，选B。
3. C
Sth. Be on sb. “衣服穿在某人身上”；sb be in sth”某人穿着什么衣服”。由此可知答案为:C。
4. C
根据句子的相关信息，可判断出本题选beyond（超出），即超出参观时间。D似乎也说得通，但是那就不需要要求探访者明天来，只要等等就行了，所以排除D。
5. A
Be a little slow in （在……有点慢）和be patient with（对某人有耐心）都有其固定的含义。
6. B
（all）by oneself意思为alone“单独；靠自己”；for oneself 意为“为自己”；to oneself 意为“自私的”；“为..所独有”。
7. A
句意：“在火车站，母亲一直挥手同女儿告别直到火车远到看不见。故正确答案为A。
“out of reach”“手不能及，非某人能力所及”；“out of order”“出故障，工作不正常”；“out of place”“不在适当的地方，不适当的”
8. C
with表示伴随。
9. B
Elizabeth做梦也没想都会成功。Beyond 超过。其他词义不符。
10. B
for意为“为了”,表示为开会而定的日期。on表示具体日期；about意为“关于”；with意为“和……在一起”。
11. A
根据句意“这是一所初中。你应该上为你这个年龄的女孩子办的高中” 。for在此表示对象,用途等“给，对，供”。比如：a book for children儿童读物，a letter for you你的信
12. A
silence常和in搭配，表示“寂静中”，in the silence of pauses意思是: 在间隙的沉默之中。又如：In the silence he heard a faint clicking noise.
13. C
in honour of：尊敬某人，为了纪念 in memory of 纪念 in favour of 同意，偏向 in search of 寻找 答案为C
14. C
To the point 切中要点，恰到好处.at point, 中间没有the； on the point表示即将……的时候
15. D
题意是“就在这儿工作的原因，现代化的设备和无烟环境是我喜欢在这儿工作的两个原因。”about表示“关于，就…而言”。
16. A
17. C
18. A
19. D
20. B
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