高中英语介词单选题

There is something wrong with his throat; ______, Michael has to give up the singing  competition.

A．as a matter of fact	B．on the whole
C．as a result	D．in particular

As for your complaint about the defective shoes, sir, I will speak to the person _______ and ask him either to give you another pair or to give your money back.

A．in charge	B．in return
C．in search	D．in trouble

________the inborn advantages, Zhou Jielun worked hard before he became famous because he loved music.

A．In spite of	B．In common with
C．In place of	D．In time of

Since then, finding ways ______ more peanuts has been his life goal.

A．to growing	B．of being grown
C．with growing	D．to grow

I wondered if it would be _____ to wish the bribe good luck after the wedding.

A．out of the place	B．in place
C．in the place	D．in the first place

The boys were so angry that they went __________ something to eat.

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

Scientists are convinced ________ the positive effect of laughter _______ physical and mental health.

A．of; at

B．by; in

C．of; on

D．on; at

In the storm in Myanmar (缅甸), huge numbers of houses lay ________ ruins and the world there seemed to be ________ an end.

A．in; in	B．under; in
C．under; at	D．in; at

As his son played a range of classical pieces from Mozart to Beethoven smoothly, the father swelled        pride.

A．of

B．with

C．into

D．from

Steve Jobs, the former CEO of Apple Computer, passed away ______ October, 2011.

A．at

B．on

C．in

D．by

–I think he is taking an active part in social work.
- I agree with you ______________.

A．in a way	B．on the way
C．by the way	D．in the way

She devoted herself entirely _____ helping the children who suffered a lot in the earthquake.

A．in	B．for
C．to	D．with

Her attitude ______ her daughter is that of a friend.

A．as

B．on

C．for

D．to

Crops died of drought for ____________ water.

A．lack	B．lacking of
C．a lack	D．lack of

The two researchers originally set out to study the zebras in Africa and discovered a new species of tiger ______.

A．by chance	B．in addition
C．by nature	D．in need