高中英语介词单选题

Shanghai authorities have guaranteed the quality of the city’s drinking water _____ more than 7500 rotting pigs ______ floating on the Huangpu River in the past week．

A．despite of, being founded

B．in spite of, being found

C．despite, being founded

D．though, being found

The Chinese language differs__________ Western language in __________ it uses characters which stand for ideas, objects or deeds.

A．in ; that	B．from; that
C．with; which	D．from; /

The moment Hans finished his driving test perfectly, he got out of the car__________, for this was the third time he had taken the test.

A．in a hurry	B．in relief
C．in peace	D．in shock

__________ my daily work at school, I spare a few hours each day to practice playing the violin at home.

A．Expect for	B．As for
C．Thanks to	D．Aside from

I shall not believe it until I see it_______ myself.

A．for

B．of

C．by

D．in

You did not perform as well as the other competitors---     ,you failed.

A．in the end	B．after all
C．in other words	D．at the same time

---Could you tell me where Jim lives?
---_____ he used to live next door to me, and now he’s living in another town.

A．At a time	B．At times
C．At time	D．At one time

The new tax policy only affects people on yearly incomes over $120,000, __________, the very rich.

A．by the way	B．as a result
C．in other words	D．as a manner of

If Kate had known what was _______ for her, she would not have married Tom.

A．in response	B．in return
C．in reaction	D．in store

—I’m afraid the project may be several days behind schedule due to bad weather.
—Don’t worry. Three more assistants will be _______ in no time at all.

A．at your convenience	B．at your command
C．at your risk	D．at your request

Ding Junhui plays _______ Gary Wilson in the semifinal of the 2015 World Snooker China Open in Beijing, April 4, 2015.

A．over

B．for

C．against

D．with

Premier Li Keqiang urges that we should all seek to live       in a world of multi-civilizations.

A．in vain	B．in comfort
C．in harmony	D．in defense

Owing to heavy traffic jams, many people would like to choose the train ______ driving.

A．in preference to	B．in addition to
C．in answer to	D．in relation to

The Wall Street Journal reports several research studies conducted over the past few years show a persons personality changes _____ time.

A．in

B．on

C．without

D．over

Little Jerry was interested in stories about outer space exploration, so he gave all his pocket money to his brother ________ the novel based on such a story.

A．in favor of	B．in exchange for
C．in return for	D．in place of