高中英语介词试题

. His efforts to persuade him to make a donation were ____ because he showed no intention to take a cent out of his pocket.

A．in place

B．in sight

C．in vain

D．in effect

You mean the boy is only 12 years old? He seems much taller ______ his age.

A．for

B．on

C．at

D．with

They set off________a trip________London.

A．on; for

B．on; to

C．for; to

D．for; for

He stood last but one among the twenty interviewees, _________, he failed the interview.

A．in other words

B．in this way

C．in general

D．in detail

In modern civilization, mankind is destroying the planet, all __________ progress.

A．as a result of

B．in the name of

C．in a state of

D．by the side of

To keep safe _______ an earthquake, you should remain at a spot in your room where nothing may fall on you.

A．in search of

B．in advance of

C．in terms of

D．in case of

It doesn’t seem ugly to me,________,I think it’s rather beautiful.

A．on purpose

B．in addition

C．in case

D．on the contrary

There are boys__________from 7 to 14_______age.
A. ranging , of    B rang , in    C. ranging ,  in     D. range , of

--- Shall we go for a walk _________ watch TV?
---That’s a good idea.

A．instead of

B．rather than

C．in place of

D．in the place of

We must set a limit __________ the expense of the trip.

A．to

B．on

C．for

D．with

It is said that both of the thieves ________ ten yeas ________.

A．sentenced; in the prison	B．were sentenced to; in the prison
C．sentenced; in prison	D．were sentenced to; in prison

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Tony had prevented Claire _____harming herself through her own sense of failure.

A．from

B．for

C．of

D．to

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Don’t be worried. The repairs are ____ , so it will be OK very soon.

A．in the way

B．on the way

C．under way

D．by the way

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________ the absence of any further evidence the police were unable to solve the murder.

A．For

B．From

C．On

D．In

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Millions of Americans marched through Atlanta _______ Dr Martin Luther King, Jr.

A．in honor of

B．in charge of

C．in favor of

D．in case of