高中英语介词单选题

______ giving up, he went on with his research,got his PhD and married the girl.

A．Without

B．Except

C．Instead of

D．But for

Many New Zealand cities lie ____ a bay and ____ a natural, deep harbor.

A．on; enjoy

B．on; cover

C．off; include

D．off; have

—I ‘m dying _________ a cup of hot tea, it’s so cold.
—OK, coming______.

A．for; up

B．of ; off

C．from; over

D．about; in

The study of natural history is not something to be left to biologists. In fact, their capacity __________ the time they can spend away from their offices is very limited.

A．in favour of	B．in search of
C．in terms of	D．in view of

The USA shows great concern _______ human rights of all other countries，which is a laughing stock，_______ the many cases of blacks being maltreated in their own country.

A．about ；of	B．to；relating to
C．for；concerning	D．with；including

Sara, my colleague, has been ______ the run all week preparing for her son’s wedding.

A．in

B．to

C．on

D．at

Sam, in every way, has handled the challenge, _________ his friends_________ how he’s achieved success in spite of the difficulties.

A．overcome; by	B．overcoming; with
C．impressed; by	D．impressing; with

I’m sorry I didn’t phone you, but I’ve been very busy ____    the past couple weeks.

A．beyond	B．over
C．with	D．among

There is one issue that stands out above all the rest, one every student is concerned about, _______ which class he may be from.

A．regardless of	B．on account of
C．in addition to	D．according to

Mrs Mavis said the aliens took her away so that they could do research _______ her.

A．on

B．for

C．about

D．with

（2012浙江卷）       all the animals I've ever had, these two dogs arc the most sensitive to the spoken word.

A．From

B．Of

C．For

D．With

I used to feel very nervous when I stood up in front of others, but now I feel quite ______when giving a speech to the school．

A．at random

B．at length

C．at ease

D．at sight

I’ll get Bill to accompany me    the piano when I sing a song at the concert.

A．at

B．with .

C．to

D．by

Mary wrote books to earn money while John gained his wealth ________ selling Mary’s works.
A. with                   B. by                     on                         D. through

In yesterday’s football game, our school football players performed well – they were in____ of the ball most of the time.

A．favor

B．need

C．memory

D．possession