高中英语介词试题

Everyone present at the party thought his jokes were _____, so none of them laughed.

A．in good taste

B．in bad taste

C．in good tastes

D．in bad tastes

The pilot, whether ______ or design, made the plane do a sharp turn beautifully.

A．by accident

B．at times

C．suddenly

D．all at once

The man who thought of ______a gas engine _____ wheels was the inventor of the automobiles.

A．comparing; with

B．combining ; with

C．competing;to

D．connecting; by

The company was named Gates Hall ______ a man named James Gates.

A．in need of	B．in search of
C．in the shape of	D．in memory of

In the USA, Columbus Day is_______ the _____ of Christopher Columbus in the New World.

A．in the memory of; arrival	B．in memory of; arrival
C．in the memory of; arriving	D．in memory of; arriving

The money is to be used________the poor.

A．for the benefit to	B．for the benefit of
C．for benefit of	D．to the benefit of

_______ the influence of computers, nowhere have we seen the results more clearly than in the US.

A．Besides

B．With

C．Because of

D．As for

Tom is keen _____ surfing the Internet in his spare time.

A．at

B．on

C．to

D．in

She missed the plane, _____ driving very fast to the airport.

A．unless

B．despite

C．though

D．without

The patient will have to remain in hospital for another week      the recent medical report.

A．on behalf of

B．on the basis of

C．on the side of

D．on top of

The red flag looks extremely beautiful         the blue sky and white clouds.

A．through

B．against

C．across

D．beyond

Although I’ve never worked for a bank before, I feel quite ______ there because I’m used to dealing with figures.

A．at peace

B．at home

C．at sea

D．at will

Despite what I’d been told about the native people’s attitude towards strangers, ______ did I come across any rudeness.

A．in no time

B．at no time

C．in any time

D．at any time

He told us that the girl was _______, so we went to save her.

A．dangerous

B．in danger

C．a danger

D．endangering

Vitamin D helps our bodies make a special chemical, and this special chemical,       _______, affects our brains, making us feel happy.

A．in turn

B．in particular

C．in return

D．in short