英语介词考点原创模拟训练题(有详解)

英语介词考点原创模拟训练题(有详解)

1. —Where does Mr. John live?

— He has been in London ________ the end of the war.

A. by                       B. at                        C. in                        D. since

2. —What’s the weather forecast ________ tomorrow?

—Sorry, I don’t know.

A. for                      B. to                        C. with                    D. of

3. —Shall we go and help them with their work?

— We’d better not. They said we’d just be ___if we tried to help.

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

4. Don’t jump ________ a conclusion; we don’t yet know all the facts.

A. off                      B. to                        C. for                     D. into

5. I haven’t seen you for a few days. What have you been up________?

A. in                        B. to                        C. with                    D. for

6. — These boxes are too heavy for me to move.

— Here, I’ll give you a hand ________ them.

A. for                      B. to                        C. with                    D. by

7. I was just ________ of leaving ________ it began to rain.

A. on the point of; when                           B. at the point of  

C. in the point of; when                            D. to the point; as

8. There are many islands ________ the northwest coast ________ Scotland.

A. in; of                   B. on; in                  C. to; in                   D. off; of

9. —When will the game begin?

— It will begin later than usual          10 minutes.

A. in                        B. on                       C. by                       D. at

10. Books are the most important records we keep ________ man’s thoughts, ideas and feelings.

A. for                      B. of                        C. up                       D. on

11. The population of the world is growing       a surprising rate.

A. on                       B. in                         C. at                       D. above

12. Her grandmother died. She was ________ deep sorrow ________ the news.

A. in; at                   B. on; of                   C. or; on                  D. in; of

13. In Dalian there are nine ________ ten people coming from Shandong Province.

A. in the                  B. out of                   C. of                       D. from

14. You can do whatever you like with your money. ________, I have to think of my kids, who are expecting me to bring them presents.

A. In my opinion      B. As for me             C. To me                 D. With me

15. ________ so much electrical equipment, wood and paper in one place, there is a danger of fire.

A. For                     B. In                        C. With                   D. By

16. Besides being able to work for three days without drinking, camels can also live for a long time ________ small quantities of food.

A. which                 B. on                        C. by                     D. to

17. —I’ll be back at 4:30. Will you still be here?
—I’m afraid not. I’ll probably have gone out ________ then.
A. by                              B. since                  C. from                           D. till

18. In India more than one hundred languages are spoken, ________ which only fourteen are recognized as official.

A. of                       B. in                       C. with                     D. within

19. —What do you think of what she did in class?

—Why she did it was ________ my imagination.(www.hxen.net)

A. through               B. above                 C. beyond                 D. over

20. The captain ordered the crew to throw ________ the side of the ship all heavy guns and even stores in order to raise the boat in the water.

A. on                        B. through              C. across                 D. over