介词课后练习
1. We traveled overnight to Paris and arrived _______ 5 o’clock ______ the morning.
A. on; in B. at; in C. at; on D. in; on
2. Jack has studied Chinese in this school _______ the year of 2000.
A. since B. in C. on D. by
3. Hong Kong is ______ the south of China, and Macao is ______ the west of Hong Kong.
A. in; to B. to; to C. to; in D. in; in
4. Japan lies ______ the east of China. A. to B. in C. about D. at
5. The book was so interesting that he had read it for three hours ______ he realized it.
A. when B. until C. after D. before
6. Look ＿＿＿ the map ＿＿＿ China ＿＿＿ the wall, please.
A. after, of, in B. at, of, in C. after, in, on D. at, of, on
7. - Please remember to come to my birthday party. - I see. I'll come ＿＿＿ Saturday evening.
A. in B. at C. on D. for
8. They will have a maths test ＿＿＿ two days.
A. for B. at C. in D. after
9. How many English words had you learnt ＿＿＿ last term?
A till the end of B at the end of C to the end of D by the end of
10. I was born ＿＿＿ the night ＿＿＿ September 15, 1978.
A in, on B at, on C at, in D on, of
11. It's a bad manner to laugh ＿＿＿ people when they are ＿＿＿ trouble.
A over， in Bat， in C in， at D at， for
12. The people's Republic of China was founded ＿＿＿ 1949.
A with B on C since D in
13. He arrived _____ Guangzhou ____ noon. A. in; in B. to; at C. in; at D. at; in
14. They work _____ a small farm _____ a river. A. on; by B. at; on C. by; on D. in; in
15. --When will Mr. Black come to Beijing? -- ____ September 5th.
A. On B. To C. At D. In
16. ____ the night before Christmas Day, parents fill their children’s stockings with small presents.
A. Of B. At C. To D. On
17. They held a ceremony ________ those killed in the battle.
A. in honor of B. instead of C. in favor of D. by means of
18. I made coat ________ my own hands. It was made ________ hand not with a machine.
A. in; in B. in; with C. with; by D. with; with
19. Not all of us know the difference ________ wheat, oats and barley.
A. among B. between C. from D. in
20. The apple trees have lots of big apples ________ them. And some birds are singing ________ the trees.
A. in; on B. at; in C. on; in D. with; through
21. That woman will quarrel ________ everybody ________ anything.
A. about; about B. about; with C. with; about D. with; with
22. The teacher is writing ____ a piece of chalk on the blackboard while the students are writing ____ink in exercise books. A. with, in B. in, with C. in, in D. with, with
23. The worker can make chairs ____ wood, and also can make paper ____ wood.
A. from, of B. of, from C. of. of D. from, from
24. The teacher is not only strict ____ his pupils but also strict ____ his own work.
A. with, with B. in, in C. in, with D. with, in
25. His grandfather died ____ the wound that the enemy soldier had given him .and then his grand-mother died ____ hungry and cold.
A. from, of B. of, from C. from, from D. of, of
26. Nobody knows it ____ me.
A. except for B. except that C. besides D. but
27. The window is never opened ____ in summer.
A. but B. except C. except for D. but for
28. Sorry, Madam. You’d better come tomorrow because it’s ______ the visiting hours.
A. during B. at C. beyond D. before
29. ---Can he take charge of the computer company? ---I'm afraid it's ________ his ability.
A. beyond B. within C. of D. to
30. My sister was against my suggestion while my brother was _________ it.
A. in favour of B. in memory of C. in honour of D. in search of
31. Did you have trouble ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ the post office?
A. to have found B. with finding C. to find D. in finding
32. ＿＿＿＿＿hearing the good news, they jumped with joy.
A. For B. To C. On D. At
33. She is well-known＿＿＿＿her poems and she is also famous ＿＿＿an actress.
A. for； for B. as； for C. for； as D. by； for
34. By the time the fire-fighters arrived, the fire had been put＿＿＿by the teachers and the students.
A. down B. away C. out D. off
35. David jumped＿＿＿to get the first＿＿＿the beginning of the sports.
A. enough high； in B. enough highly； in
C. high enough； at D. highly enough； at
36. ＿＿＿＿to my regret, I am unable to accept your warm invitation.
A. Very B. Much C. Great D. A lot
37. The guide told us that he would organize some business men abroad＿＿＿next week.
A. some time B. sometime C. some times D. sometimes
38. I agree to his suggestion _______ the condition that he drops all charges.
A. by B. in C. on D. to
39. More and more high-rise buildings have been built in big cities ______ space.
A. in search of B. in place of C. for lack of D. for fear of
40. His efforts to raise money for his program were ______ because no one showed any intention to take a cent out of their pockets.
A. in place B. in sight C. in effect D. in vain
