高中英语介词单选题

It takes ______ diligence to learn all the subjects well．It takes brains, too.

A．other than	B．less than
C．more than	D．rather than

An idiom often cannot be understood by looking at the meaning of its separate words. ________, its meaning can be very different from the apparent meanings of its components.

A．All in all

B．In other words

C．In a word

D．Whats more

________ skill, Jim is believed to be one of the best and most talented basketball players in the country.

A．In salute to

B．On behalf of

C．In terms of

D．In honour of

If the tickets to the match are not available, please give me a call _______.

A．in general	B．in brief
C．in advance	D．in particular

Karl, a real book lover, often brings home many books to read ____ the library.

A．in

B．for

C．by

D．from

---- Why not buy this type of car，sir?
----- ________ the high price, I could have chosen one .

A．But for

B．Besides

C．Aside from

D．Except for

When you hear a fire alarm, don't rush________， you should keep calm.

A．in surprise	B．in need
C．in brief	D．in alarm

It’s the test system，________ the teachers，that is to blame for the heavy burden of middle school students.

A．other than	B．or rather
C．rather than	D．more than

Our football team led ______ one point, but towards the end of the game, their team scored and the game ended ______ a tie.

A．by; in

B．for; by

C．with; with

D．by; with

One well of the oil field was still burning with huge fire twisting crazily____ the night sky.

A．in

B．on

C．against

D．across

Local citizens placed flowers at the comer of one street in Hamilton, Canada, _____the Canadian soldier, who was killed by a gunman.

A．in favor of	B．in memory of
C．in terms of	D．in spite of

---What do you think of my homework?    ---Good work，________ a few slight mistakes.

A．in addition to	B．except
C．as well as	D．apart from

_________, my new friend and I were born on the same day and same year, so we have a lot in common.

A．By accident	B．By chance
C．By coincidence	D．By adventure

The flight to Antarctica was delayed by the lack _________information about the weather conditions there.

A．in

B．from

C．for

D．of

You have made a few mistakes in spelling but _______ you have done a good job.

A．above all	B．more or less
C．on the whole	D．on the other hand