介词短语练习题

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. wellC. well-beingD. future3. ____, he stood up and went out of the room without saying a word.A. At largeB. In allC. 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 committee 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 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 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 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 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 didn’t work hard, ____ he failed his exam.A. 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 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 culture 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. 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 of 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 questionB. 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 ____ andwent bankrupt.A. in debtB. at a lossC. at handD. in all33. Though he loved her, he decided not to approach 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 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 ____ today?A. on saleB. on sellC. on salesD. on the sale40. I’m 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 because 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’t lock up the food, they’ll eat everything ____.A. out of placeB. in placeC. in sightD. out of sight46. I’d 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. just in case48. Bear up, out troubles will blow over ____.A. at no timeB. at timesC. on timeD. in not time49. Though I don’t agree with you completely, I have to say that you’re 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 much ____ nowadays.A. in demandB. at workC. in practiceD. in a row51. I said I wouldn’t 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 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. on the account ofC. as account ofD. on account of56. Don’t blame her for breaking the vase; ____ she is a child.A. after allB. 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 themselves 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. 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. Don’t lose heart! As long as you keep working hard, your success is ____.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 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 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 scale70. 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 place ofD. on behalf of72. His name is Johnson, but his good friends call him John ____.A. for shortB. in shortC. at easeD. 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 at all. ____, it’s very cold every year at that time.A. On the other handB. On the oppositeC. On the reverseD. On the contrary76. You are so kind-hearted that you always give me a hand when I am ____.A. in danger ofB. out of dangerC. in dangerD. past danger77. Let me, ____ our president, wish you a happy journey.A. on behalf ofB. refer toC. represent asD. on the part of78. Is this toothpaste ____ today?A. on boardB. on saleC. on businessD. on hand79. He knocked the old man down ____ the other day.A. on purposeB. on scheduleC. on saleD. on earth80. I have to go to London ____ tomorrow.A. on dutyB. on businessC. off dutyD. on board81. The boss ordered that the work should be done ____.A. in timeB. on timeC. out of timeD. up to this time82. The rescuers tried their best to save more lives from the ruined World Trade Center but ____.A. in no timeB. in advanceC. in vainD. in any case83. ____, he managed to get to the airport in time.A. For our surpriseB. To our surpriseC. At our surpriseD. With our surprise。