18. He did not care if it was 100°F in the shade or 20°F ______ zero. A. in B. below C. under D. beneath
19. The other day I encountered the man who fired me. He is a bright man, and
_____ the eve of retirement.
A. in B. at C. for D. on
20. I went to Washington for an interview in early April. It lasted only ______ 15
minutes because the salary was ﹩10.000 less than what I had been making.
A. for B. / C. on D. with
21. She really should sew it, but the sight of the black dress waiting to be made
_______ made her dislike the thought of sewing. A. over B. out C. up D. of
22. Her mother sat ______ the armchair, ripping out the sides of the black
dress.
A. on B. down C. in D. up
23. I came to my friends’ home and they made _____ a bed for me on the sofa. A. for B. out C. / D. of
24. They are the parents of two young children, they had been married nine
years, they lived _______ the _______ floor of an apartment. A. in;twelve B. on;twelfth C. in;twefve D. on;twelfth 25. The Westcotts differed ______ their friends, their classmates and their
neighbors only in an interest they shared in serious music. A. in B. with C. from D. to
26. They went to a great concert and they spent a good deal of time listening to
the music _______ the radio.
A. in B. with C. from D. on
27. If you don’t want to go _______ your own, why not take someone _____
you.
A. on;by B. on;with C. by;with D. with;with
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28. They would throw sharp questions ______ their students and got sharp
answers.
A. to B. at C. in D. for
29. The teacher is writing ____ a piece of chalk on the blackboard while the
students are writing ____ink in exercise books. A. with;in B. in;with C. in, in D. with, with
30. The worker can make chairs ____ wood, and also can make paper ____
wood.
A. from;of B. of;from C. of;of D. from;from
31. The boy is waiting ____ his sister and they will go to the hospital to wait
____ their sick mother.
A.for;on B.on;for C.for;for D.on;on
32. The group is made up ____ five students. And they are studying hard to
make up____ the lost time.
A.of;of B.for;for C.of;for D.for;of
33. She felt disappointed when she found out they had gone swimming____
her.
A. but B. except C. except for D. without
34. He is running ____ the wind towards the east of the station ____ Tom is
running ____ the right.
A. down;and;on B. against;while;on C.for;with;in D. with;while;to 35. I made the coat ____ my own hands. It was made ____ hand, not with a
machine.
A. in;in B.in;with C. with;by D. with;with
36. He looked quite healthy ____ he was ____ the age of seventy. A. when;at B. because;in C. if;for D. though;at
37. Something must be done to prevent our city ____ by thick smoke.
A. to be polluted B. from polluting C. from being polluted D. polluting
38. We offered him our congratulations ____ his passing the college entrance
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exams.
A. at B. on C. for D. of
39. I saw Jack yesterday. He told me that he would stay here _____ the end of this year.
A. at B. by C. for D. till
40. ____ the students likes the paintings. Which is wrong?
A. The teacher as well as B. Nobody but C. The teacher besides D. All except
41. The train leaves ____ 6: 00 p. m. So I have to be at the station ____ 5:40 p. m. at the latest.
A. at;until B. for;after C. at;by D. before;around
42. The word \A. of B. as C. to D. from
43. Go ____ the gate and you' 11 find the entrance ____ the park ____ the other side.
A. through;to;on B. along;of;on C. down;to;at D. up;of;by
44. The Temple of Heaven, the largest group of temple buildings in China, was built ______ southeast Beijing in 1420. A. at B. in C. on D. /
45. Beijing is the center _______ China’s political, cultural, and international activities.
A. in B. of C. for D. on
46. The thief ran away as fast as he could ______ the policeman. A. in sight B. within the sight of C. within sight D. at the sight of 47. I don’t ______ the expense; I want the party to be a real success. A. care for B. care about C. be in care of D. take care of
48. I’ll pick you ______ at your college gate and take you straight to the station. A. on B. off C. out D. up
49. Will you please see ______ our luggage when I am away? A. to B. in C. with D. for
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50. Though we have no interests ______ common, we are good friends. A. on B. in C. for D. at
51. The machines cut big pieces of metal ____small pieces. A. in B. by C. to D. into 52. English is widely used for business____ different countries. A. between B. to C. for D. among 53. The doctor worked___ five hours___ a rest.
A. for;with B. on;without C. about;having D. for;without 54. The workers had been____ strike ____ almost a month. A. on;in B. at;in C. on;for D. on;during
55. Children get gifts ____ Christmas and ____ their birthdays. A. on;on B. at;on C. in;in D. in;on
56. There is a brook____ red flowers and green grass___ both sides.
A. of;with B. with;on C. of;at D. with;in
57. There are many trees ___ of the road! And ____ of the trees is growing
larger and larger.
A. on both side; a number B. on each sides; a number C. on both sides; the number D. on every side; the number 58. Jiangsu is___ the east of China, but Japan is ___ the east of China.
A. to;in B. in;to . C. on;to D. to;on
59. He put up a map ___ the back wall because there was a hole ___ it. A. on;on B. at;in C. on;in D. on;at
60. The United States is ____ the south of Canada and ___ the east of Japan. A. to;in B. on;to C. in;beside D. at;on
61. The man stood ____ the window, watching the boys playing outside.
A. in B. by C. with D. to
62. ___ research ___ the universe scientists have put a lot of information ___ computers.
A. With;over;at B. On;at;to C. In;about;into D. For;with;through 63. When a piece of ice is taken ____ a warm room, it gets smaller and smaller
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until ___ the end it disappears completely. A. in;in B. out of;at C. into;in D. to;by
64. The tables in the restaurant are so close together that there's hardly any room to move ___ them.
A. among B. between C. in the middle of D. at the centre of 65. We visited him at his workplace ___ the young trees and ask him about his work.
A. in B. among C. between D. at
66. We need fifteen more people ____ the twenty of us to do the job. A. besides B. and C. except D. without
67. When they had finished playing, the children were made to ______ all the toys they had taken out.
A. put off B. put away C. put up D. put out 68. Mary is _______ her face ready for the party.
A. clearing up B. holding up C. keeping up D. making up 69. One day people will be able to go to the moon _____ holiday. A. on B. during C. for D. in
70. How did it come _____ that you made a lot of mistakes in your homework? A. about B. after C. with D. to
71. The mass of an object is multiplied by the speed of light squared, _____ other words , the speed of light is multiplied by itself. A. by B. for C. in D. with
72. Tom has been sad recently, for his plan to go to college _____ at the last moment.
A. fell out B. fell behind C. fell in D. fell through
73. The teacher expects us to do all the exercises, to study the spelling list and to get our paper ______ time.
A. in B. on C. at D. by
74. Science was ______ regarded as a part of philosophy. A. at times B. at all time C. at a time D. at one time
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