高中英语介词单选题

—Why not go travelling?
— I can’t afford it. _____ the cost, it will take a lot of time.

A．Because of	B．Apart from
C．Instead of	D．Far from

At present , many people from the countryside go to the cities ______better jobs.

A．in search of	B．in place of
C．in memory of	D．in spite of

______ get a better score, she has been studying hard all day.

A．So as to	B．In order to
C．So that	D．In order that

       finishing his homework, he went to play basketball with his classmates.

A．In	B．Upon
C．As soon as	D．At

The kids were very happy as they could get tickets         .

A．on free	B．from free
C．for free	D．with free

He is a man of ________ideas and he often makes a careful plan _________.

A．advanced; before advance	B．advancing ; in advance
C．advanced: in advance	D． advancing : in advance of

Mary fell over and broke her leg. _______,she will have to be away from school for about one month.

A．As a result of	B．In a word
C．As a result	D．After all

I wonder if you know it ___ .

A．in all

B．all in all

C．above all

D．at all

On a peaceful summer day, he went to swim in the sea _____.

A．at the first time	B．for the first time
C．the first time	D．in the first time

After a big storm, tree branches were all over the yard, which meant I had a full morning of work _____ me.

A．ahead of	B．regardless of
C．in case of	D．in between

Even the __________ doctor couldn’t cure him __________ his deadly disease.

A．experience; of	B．experienced; of
C．experience; with	D．experienced; with

The film star was surrounded by the audience ___________ he stepped off the stage.

A．at once	B．the instant
C．now that	D．at the moment

Would you mind not picking the flowers in the garden? They are ___ everyone’s enjoyment.

A．in

B．to

C．for

D．at

While staying in the village, James unselfishly shared whatever he had with the villagers without asking for anything ______ .

A．in return	B．in common
C．in turn	D．in place

_____ doing more exercise to lose weight, many teenagers would rather be a couch potato.

A．Instead of	B．As a result of
C．In spite of	D．Regardless of