介词的用法

Despite & in spite of
• ________ the advances of science, the discomforts of old age will no doubt always be with us. A. As for B. Besides C. Except D. Despite • Many people still have trouble sleeping _____ of the pills which are available. • A. beside B. in spite C. except D. despite
After & in
• Come and see me ___ two day’s time. • A. for B. in C. after D. during • I got it done ___three weeks of hard work. • A. after B. during C. in D. for
Between, among & amid
• Early man did not know how to explain the difference ___ gases, solids and liquids. • A. among B. between C. about D. amid • A child’s doll was found amid the wreckage of the plane. • the pilot and the crew divided the life preservers among the twenty frantic passengers.
Owing to, due to, because of & because
• Because of /owing to the meat boycott, the butchers were doing about half of the business that they were doing previous to the boycott. • The force due to gravitation causes objects to have weight. • He arrived late owing to / due to the heavy snowstorm.
Except & except for
• We go there every day except Sunday. • Your composition is good except for a few spelling mistakes.
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Beside & besides
• There is a small house beside the river. • There are in china over fifty nationalities besides the Hans.
Since & for
• The family has been in America ___ last year. • A. in B. for C. after D. since • Doctoral students who are preparing to take their qualifying examinations have been studying in the library every night ___ the last three months. • A. since B. before C. until D. for
By, with & through
• All sewing was done by hand until the invention of sewing machine in the 19th century. • Nearly all of the practising doctors of today were brought up with Osler’s medical textbooks. • It’s remarkable how much a scientist can learn about the structure and history of the moon through a sample of lunar soil.
Like & as
• He fought like a mad man. • Can you pour wine straight down your throat, as they do in Spain? • I worked as a slave. (I was a slave) • I worked like a slave. (I worked very hard; but I was a free man.)