高中英语介词单选题

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

_______ the fact that she failed to win the Best Female Athlete Award, Li Na was presented with Laureus Academy Exceptional Achievement Award, _______ her achievements in the court.

A．Due to; confirming	B．In terms of; confirmed
C．Apart from; confirmed	D．In spite of; confirming

It came as a shock that the famous singer was arrested for being _______ drugs, which had a bad effect _____ the public.

A．in possession of; on	B．in the possession of; on
C．in possession of; to	D．in the possession of; to

When she was asked how she had managed to live _______ with the man she hated so much, she didn’t ______ to the question.

A．at peace; respond	B．in peace; answer
C．with peace; make an answer	D．in peace; respond

We should be explicit _______ the functions and benefits of the Internet, one of which is that we can also correspond _______ people in distant places.

A．about; with	B．in; to
C．over; to	D．with; with

Last year was the warmest year on record, with global temperature 0.68 ℃the average.

A．

below

B．

on

C．

at

D．

above