介词短语练习题

1、1. Before you leave the office, everything should be put _.A. in timeB. in placeC. in the wayD. in advance2. Smoke less everyday, then you might be able to quite smoking for _.A. goodB. well C. well-beingD. future3. _, he stood up and went out of the room without saying a word.A. At largeB. In allC.

2、 All of suddenD. As a rule4. It is Professor Li that is responsible for the experiment which is _.A. under wayB. in the wayC. on the wayD. by the way5. No matter what will happen, you should try to keep you temper _.A. under controlB. in controlC. as controlledD. into control6. _, his illness, the c

3、ommittee decided to give him a long holiday.A. In terms ofB. In view ofC. In favor ofD. In case of7. A charity organization is _ charge _ the operation to fly in supplies to the refugees.A. in; ofB. over; ofC. in; forD. over; for8. _, Americans love to travel in their own land as well as well as in

4、other parts of the world.A. In other wordsB. In a wordC. In my wordsD. Have a word9. He had thought the house was empty, but _ an old man came out of the house.A. at onceB. all at onceC. at no timeD. in no time10. _ the injuries to his face and hands, he broke his right leg.A. Apart fromB. In spite

5、ofC. In any caseD. By accident11. I ran to the cinema all along and was _ breath.A. short ofB. lack ofC. in need ofD. out of12. A reception was held by them _ the new director. A. in honor ofB. in the honor ofC. in honor forD. for honor of13. Keep the medicine _ of children.A. out of the reachB. out

6、 of reachC. away from reachD. from the reach14. Her mother was ill. She attended the party _ her mother.A. in order toB. in the name ofC. at firstD. as for15. The mayor must make policies _ the bill passed by the congress.A. in accordance toB. in accordance withC. in accord withD. accord with16. The

7、 chief engineer was _ directing the building of the airport.A. in the charge ofB. under the charge ofC. for the charge ofD. in charge of17. His talent stand out _ the others.A. in comparison withB. by comparison withC. in comparison ofD. by comparison to18. He didnt work hard, _ he failed his exam.A

8、. as a ruleB. as regardsC. as a resultD. at least19. He will not escape punishment. The judge will put him behind hars for _ two years.A. at presentB. at leastC. at a lossD. at length20. The stamp collector liked the rare stamp very much. He decided to get the stamp _.A. at the worstB. at easeC. at

9、handD. at all costs21. _ of birth he is entitled to American citizenship.A. By accidentB. By mistakeC. By natureD. By the way22. I should warn you _; the job you are going to take is very hard.A. in briefB. in advanceC. by turnsD. in truth23. Though he is an American, he has researched Chinese tea c

10、ulture in great _.A. practiceB. demandC. commonD. detail24. In order to tell me what exactly had happened, he described the events of that day _.A. in sequenceB. by natureC. for the sakeD. at most25. My fiends sought to persuade me to go to the party with them, but _.A. on vainB. by vainC. in vainD.

11、 at vain26. The less you rely on painkillers now, the better it will be for your health _.A. at the momentB. at intervalsC. in the distanceD. in the long run27. I would like to give my opinion _ this problem.A. add toB. in relation toC. in order toD. in contrast28. There are soldiers _ at the gate o

12、f that building all the time.A. on the guardB. at the guardC. on guardD. on guards29. I like football, basketball, swimming and so on. _, I am interested in all of the sports.A. In the futureB. In the worldC. In shortD. In no time30. The job _ involves working abroad six months every year.A. in ques

13、tion B. in a rowC. at any rateD. at one time or another31. Workers _ are pleased with the new plan.A. on wholeB. in generalC. by generalD. in the whole32. This company was several million yuan _ and went bankrupt.A. in debtB. at a lossC. at handD. in all33. Though he loved her, he decided not to app

14、roach her _ rejection.A. in spite ofB. for the sake ofC. by means ofD. for fear of34. The football team succeeded _ good organization.A. by reason ofB. above allC. all the sameD. in spite of35. She seems to hurt his feeling _.A. with purposeB. with the purposeC. on the purposeD. on purpose36. _ the

15、way, why not drop in for s drink this evening?A. InB. OnC. ByD. For37. _ we have no reading-room, but we will have one soon.A. At any timeB. At no timeC. At timesD. For the time being38. Though they are sisters, they have very little in _.A. personB. troubleC. commonD. secret39. Is this toothbrush _

16、 today?A. on saleB. on sellC. on salesD. on the sale40. Im very sorry. I took your book instead of mine by _ yesterday.A. purposeB. mistakeC. all meansD. myself41. Linda dances very well. She seems to be a good dancer _ nature.A. in herB. inC. byD. of42. Tom has to finish his homework _ himself beca

17、use his mother always works overtime.A. onB. byC. forD. at43. I helped him a lot. His success is due _ to my financial support.A. in partB. in advanceC. in turnD. in difficulty44. Hearing the bad news, Jenny cried _, afraid to tell anyone.A. in publicB. in tearsC. in personD. in secret45. If you don

18、t lock up the food, theyll eat everything _.A. out of placeB. in placeC. in sightD. out of sight46. Id like to buy you a meal _ for all your hospitality.A. in turnB. in returnC. by turnsD. on the turn47. My father always tells me that I should do my best _.A. in caseB. in case ofC. in any caseD. jus

19、t in case48. Bear up, out troubles will blow over _.A. at no timeB. at timesC. on timeD. in not time49. Though I dont agree with you completely, I have to say that youre correct _.A. in no wayB. in a wayC. in the wayD. in any way50. “Harry Potter” books, written by British author J.K. Rowling, are m

20、uch _ nowadays.A. in demandB. at workC. in practiceD. in a row51. I said I wouldnt go, but _ I think I will.A. on the second thoughtB. with second thoughtsC. on second thoughtsD. out of second thoughts52. He was hit by a falling stone and killed _.A. on the spotB. at the spotC. on the siteD. at the

21、site53. The weather this month has been good _.A. in the wholeB. on the wholeC. as a wholeD. in a whole54. He can speak several languages. _ English, he can speak Japanese and French.A. In additionB. Apart fromC. Owing toD. Except for55. The football match was called off _ rain.A. for account ofB. o

22、n the account ofC. as account ofD. on account of56. Dont blame her for breaking the vase; _ she is a child.A. after all B. at allC. all in allD. in all57. _ environmental issues, the government will enforce existing regulations.A. In regardB. As regardsC. With regardD. In this regard58. They let the

23、mselves down slowly by _ of a rope.A. waysB. meanC. meansD. reason59. My husband could not be here tonight, but I want to thank you _ him.A. on the behalf ofB. on the behalf forC. on behalf ofD. on behalf for60. You should make your judgment _ facts.A. on the base ofB. on the basis ofC. on basis ofD

24、. base on61. A passport that is _ is invalid.A. out of dateB. out of dayC. out dateD. out of the dates62. My television is _ again. I must have it repaid.A. out of the conditionB. falling into disorderC. out of orderD. in order63. Dont lose heart! As long as you keep working hard, your success is _.

25、A. out of the problemB. out of the questionC. out of problemD. out of question64. Since she immigrated to that country, she has been out of _ with her former coworkers.A. touchB. relationC. relationshipD. reach65. I feel much better now. It seems that the medicine does work _.A. for some extentB. to

26、 some extentC. at some extentD. at some degree66. His remarks were short and _ the point. Everybody present thought that what he said was very appropriate.A. atB. overC. toD. in67. This dress is very beautiful. However, _ price, I think it is too high.A. with regards toB. with regard toC. as regard

27、toD. as regard to68. The doctor suggests the fat boy that he should go _ in order to lose weight.A. on a dietB. on dietsC. at a dietD. at diet69. The electronic industry has been developing _ in our province since two years ago.A. on a large scaleB. at a large scaleC. on a big scaleD. on great scale

28、70. The two companies decided to work _ each other to open up new market and become more competitive.A. in relation withB. in association withC. in relation toD. with relation to71. The manager is away on business, so his secretary will come to the meeting _ him.A. in the place ofB. insteadC. in pla

29、ce ofD. on behalf of72. His name is Johnson, but his good friends call him John _.A. for shortB. in shortC. at ease D. with ease73. The economic situation is very bad now, but I am sure when the financial crises is over, it will change _.A. to the betterB. for the betterC. into the betterD. for the good74. The students are being trained in order to learn what to do _ a real earthquake.A. in case ofB. in the case ofC. in that case ofD. under a case of75. In June and July, the climate in Australia is not hot