介词练习

介词练习
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( ) 1 Children get gifts ____ Christmas and ____ their birthdays.
A. on; on   B. at; on   C. in; in   D. in; on
( ) 2 -There is nothing ____tomorrow afternoon, is there?
-No. We can have a game of table tennis.
A. on   B. in   C. out   D. up
( ) 3 A lot of students in our school were born____March, 1981.
A. in   B. at   C. on   D. since
( ) 4 tie suddenly returned____ a rainy night.
A. on   B. at   C. in   D. during
( ) 5 My grandfather was born____Oct. 10, 1935.
A. on   B. in   C. at   D. of
( ) 6 The train is starting___five minutes.
A. in   B. at   C. for   D.still
( ) 7 Mike does his exercises ____ seven _____ the evening.
A. on; to   B. at; in   C. by; of   D. at; on
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( ) 1 The population of the world has grown very fast ____ four hundred years.
A. for past the   B. in the pass   C. in the past   D. for past
( ) 2 We returned to our hometown___.
A. next week   B. in the last week   C. last week   D. for a week
( ) 3 Great changes have taken place___.
A. in the last few year   B. in the last few years
C. last year      D. on the last year
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( ) 1 Children wake up very early____the morning of Christmas Day.
A. in   B. on   C. for   D. at
( ) 2 ____ a cold winter morning, I met her in the stfeet.
A. In   B. On   C. At   D. For
( ) 3 It happened to be very cold____ the morning of our sports meet.
A. at   B. on   C. with   D. of
( ) 4 Why did you get up so early ___ this morning.
A. on   B. /   C. at   D. in
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( ) 1 He went to Shanghai___ September 3, 1991 and came back___ a cold morning last year.
A. in; on   B. on; in   C. on; on   D. in; ia
( ) 2 Lucy was born____ the night of May 12, 1984. . ...
A. on   B. in   C. at   D. to
( ) 3 Mrs Brown came to China ____ 1996.
A.on   B. of   C. to,   D. in
( ) 4 ___ the morning of November 20, 1915, the workers came to Chicago to show their mourning___Joe Hill.
A. On; to   B. In; of .   C. On; for ,   D. At; for
( ) 5 Ann moved___Hangzhou___September, 1992.
A. /; in i   B. to; in   C. to; on   D, in; in
( ) 6 They started off___an autumn afternoon.
A. during   B. at   C. in   D. on
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( ) 1 He often goes ____ school ____ six thirty ____ the morning.
A. for; to; in   B. to; at in   C. to; for; at   D, for; at; to
( ) 2 He arrived ___ Shanghai ___ 9: 30 ___ March 5. f
A. at; in; at   B. to; on; at   C. in; on; at   D. in; at; on
( ) 3 The English teacher told me to get there____ half past ten.
A: in   B. at   C. on   D. of
( ) 4 The children get up ___ 6 o‘clock.
A. at   B. on   C. during   D. in
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( ) 1 The doctor worked___ five hours___ a rest.
A. for; with   B. on; without
C. about; having   D. for; without
( ) 2 I worked on the problem ____ a long time and I worked it out____myself____ last.
A. for; by; at   B. in; with; on
C. on; by; in   D. for; for; at the
( ) 3 A new factory will be set up:___ a year. ^‘lotae
A. for   B. in   C. after   D. on
( ) 4 Two years___ he began to write another story-book.
A. after   B. later ;   C. in   D. late
( ) 5 We will finish the picture a day.
A. in   B. on   C. after   D. on
( ) 6 The workers had been____ strike____almost a month.
A. on; in   B. at; in   C. on; for   D. on; during
( ) 7 Mr Brown had lain ____ the ground ____ four hours before they finally found him.
A. on; for   B. at; in   C. on; after   D. in; during
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( ) 1 The teacher is coming back___ an hour.
A. after   B. for   C. in   D. before
( ) 2 She lived in the mountain village____ the years 1940-1950.
A. between   B. during   C. in   D. since
( ) 3 Miss Wang will come to Beijing____ two days.
A. after   B. in   C. on   D. before
( ) 4 The American Civil War lasted four years before the North won ____ the end.
A. by   B. at   C. in   D. on
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( ) 7 Mary had finished her homework____ the time I got home.
A. until   B. by   C. at   D. when
( ) 2 We stayed at the lab___ our teacher returned.
A. till   B. by   C. during   D. while
( )3 They didn‘t leave the station___ they get on the train.
A. until   B. by   C. after y   D. at
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1 Don‘t worry. He will return____.
A. before long   B. long before   C. long long ago   D. long ago
2 There lived an old man, fishing at sea____.
A. long before   B. before long   C. long time ago   D. soon
3 It was not _____ they came back.
A. long before   B. before long   C. long time before   D. long after
4 I was told that his uncle had gone to France .
A. long before   B. shortly after   C. before long   D. long ago
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( ) 1 ___ Tom gets up at five in the morning.
A. Sometime   B. Sometimes   C. Some time   D. Some times
( ) 2 I remember we met each other___ last year.
A. Sometime‘   B. some times   C. some time   D. sometimes
( ) 3 Mary and I have been to the Great Wall,___.
A. sometime   B. some time   C. sometimes   D. some times
( ) 4 He studied English for ____ in London, and then he went to America.
A. sometimes   B. sometime new
C. some time   D. some times
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( ) 1 I don‘t like to sit ___ Tom‘s right. I would like to sit ___ the back row.
A. on; in   B. in; on   C. on; at   D. at; on
( ) 2 There is a brook____ red flowers and green grass___ both sides. 
A. of with   B. with; on   C. of; at   D. with; in
( ) 3 There are many trees ___ of the road! And ____ of the trees is
growing larger and larger. ......
A. on both side; a number   B. on each sides; a number 
C. on both sides; the number   D. on every side; the number
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( ) 1 The plane is flying _____.
A. in the sky   B. in. the air   C. in space   D. in sky
( ) 2 There is a sweet smell___.
A. in the air   B. in the open air   C. in the sky   D. in the space
( ) 3 We held an interesting party___.
A. in the air   B. in the sky   C. in the open air   D. in space
( ) 4 Seen from___, the earth appears to be a big blue ball.
A. the space   B. space   C. a space   D. this space
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( ) 1 Tom sits____the classroom while John sits____the room.
A. in front of; at back of   B. in the front of; at the back of 
C. in front of; at the back of   D. in the front of; at back of
( ) 2 Lucy sits____ the third row, ____Jim‘s left.
A. on; on   B. in; at   C. at; in   D. in; on
( ) 3 Jiangsu is___ the east of China, but Japan is ___ the east of China. 
A. to; in   B. in; to .   C. on; to   D. to; on
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( ) 1. -Can I look up a word____ your dictionary?
-I haven‘t got____me.
A. into; about   B. in; with   C. at; in   D. on; on
( ) 2 1 like mooncakes ____ meat ____ them.
A. in; on   B. with; on   C. in; the   D. with; in
( ) 3 When you are ___ trouble please ask help ___ us.
A. in; from   B. in; for   C. on; from   D. on; of
( ) 4 The shopkeeper said they had sold out the shoes____ your size.
A. about   B. in   C. to   D. of
( ) 5 I saw him___hurry at the moment.
A. in a   B. in   C. on   D. on a
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( ) 1 He put up a map ___ the back wall because there was a hole ___ it.
A. on; on   B. at; in   C. on; in   D. on; at
( ) 2 There is a door___ the wall. t a ^nc
A. on   B. to   C. of   D. in
( ) 3 This kind of VCD is made____ China. .
A. in   B. from   C. at   D. on
( ) 4 Any man ___ eyes______ his head can see that he‘s exactly like a rope.
A. with; on   B. with; in   C. on; with   D. in; with
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( ) 1 There are some birds singing___ the trees.
A. in   B. on   C. at   D. from
( ) 2 Don‘t read ____ the sun. It‘s bad ___ your eyes.
A. in; to   B. under; for   C. with; to   D. in; on
( ) 3 The woman____ a blue dress is my teacher.
A. in   B. on   C. of   D. at
( ) 4 There are so many apples___ that tree.
A. in   B, on   C. at ,   D. from
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( ) 1 The boat is passing___ the bridge.
A. through   B. below   C. under   D. across
( ) 2 Two planes are flying___ the city.
A. through   B. over ,   C. on ,   D, below
( ) 3 We can see a river running to the east____ the hill.
A. under   B. below   C. over   D. on
( ) 4 Do you see the kite ___ the building.
A. over   B. cross   C. on   D. above
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( ) 1 The United States is ____ the south of Canada and ___ the east of Japan.
A. to; in   B. on; to   C. in; beside   D. at; on
( ) 2 My hometown lies___ the city. ___ I often go to the city by bike. 
A. 50 miles in the east; However   B. to the east 40 miles of; But 
C. in the east 45 miles from; But   D. 35 miles east of; However
( ) 3 The man stood____the window, watching the boys playing outside. 
A. in   B. by   C. with   D. to
( ) 4 Japan lies____ the east of China.
A. on   B/ to   C. in   D. with
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( ) 1 Is the street too narrow for the bus to go ___?
A. through   B. across   C. on   D. in
( ) 2 A mother camel was walking ___ her son ___ the desert.
A. without; along   B. with; through
C. next to; pass   D. beside; through
( ) 3 The river runs____ the city.
A. across   B. through   C. over   D. from
( ) 4 It took us over an hour to walk____ this street.
A. from   B. through   C. over   D. across
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( ) 1 Uncle Wang arrived____ No. 14 Middle School half an hour ago.
A. at   B. in   C., to   D. 
( ) 2 Did your friend send you something ___ the end of last week?
A. at   B. by   C. in   D. to
( ) 3 The monument____ those heroes stands____the foot of the mountain.
A. of; at   B. to; on   C. for; by   D. to; at
( ) 4 My uncle lives ____ 88 Beijing Street.
A. to   B. of   C. at   D. on
( ) 5 They are waiting ___ a bus ___ the bus stop.
A. for; in   B. on; at   C. with; at   D. for; at
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( ) 1 Wood is of ten made___paper.
A. by   B. from   C. of   D. into
( ) 2 ___ research ___ the universe scientists have put a lot of information ___ computers.
A. With; over; at   B. On; at; to
C. In; about; into   D. For; with; through
( ) 3; When a piece of ice is taken ____ a warm room, it gets smaller and smaller until ___ the end it disappears completely.
A. in; in   B. out of; at   C. into; in   D. to; by
( ) 4 A woman fell ___ the boat ___ the water.
A. off; into   B. at; below   C. down; under   D. away; in
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( ) 1 The tables in the restaurant are so close together that there‘s hardly any
room to move___them.
A. among   B. between   C. in the middle of   D. at the centre of
( ) 2 English is widely used for business____ different countries.
A. between   B. to   C. for   D. on
( ) 3 Is there any difference ____ these two sentences?
A. for   B. in   C. among   D. between
( ) 4 We visited him at his workplace ___ the young trees and ask him about
his work.
A. in   B. among   C. between   D. at
( ) 5 There is the difference___ Chinese food and American food.
A. from   B. at   C. between   D. by
( ) 6 The police station is ___ the clothing shop ___ the post office.
A. between; and   B. among; and
C. near; of   D. on; right
( ) 7 He is ____ the greatest scientists in the world.
A. among   B. between   C. in   D. of
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( ) 1 There is a book-store ___ our house.
A. at   B. through   C. across   D. near
( ) 2 Our headmaster showed the visitors ____ our school.
A. to   B. for   C. around   D. near
( ) 3 The moon is the ___ to the earth.
A. closed   B. near   C. nearest   D. close
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( ) 1 We have classes every day ____ Sunday.
A. beside   B. besides   C. except   D. except for
( ) 2 Nobody knew it ____ me.
A. but   B. beside   C. besides   D. without
( ) 3 What do you spend your time on ___ work and study?
A. except   B. besides   C. but   D. without
( ) 4 Do you know any other foreign language____ English.
A. without   B. beside   C. besides   D. except
( ) 5 We need fifteen more people ____ the twenty of us to do the job.
A. besides   B. and   C. except   D. without
( ) 6 No one knew where Mr Smith lived____ his daughter.
A. besides   B. and   C, only   D. except
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( ) 1 _____ the help of the teacher, Tom has made rapid progress ____ his
studies.
A. For; at   B. Of; for   C. By; on   D. With; in
( ) 2 The children are interested___this subject.
A. to   B. with   C. in   D. at
( ) 3 His mother often helps him ___ English so he does better ___ English
than others. ;
A. with; in   B. on; in   C. in; with   D. with; at
( ) 4 I‘ve lost my interest____physics.
A. in   B. on   C. at   D. for
( ) 5 He drove away___the direction of London.
A. in   B. at   C. to   D. for
( ) 6 The letter was written ___ ink.
A. with   B. in   C. by   D. at
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( ) 1 ___ the money, she bought a new coat ___ her father.
A. With; for  B. With; to  C. For; with  D. To; with
( ) 2 Wei Hua gets on well ___ her classmates.
A. with   B. in   C. to   D. at
( ) 3 There is something wrong___my bike.
A. at   B. in   C. on   D. with
( ) 4 They are filling their bags____ books and other things.
A. in   B. with   C. of   D. by
( ) 5 When the teacher heard us talking in class, he was very angry ____
A. to   B. with   C. for   D. of
( ) 6 We usually cover the Christmas trees ____ colour lights.
A. in   B. use   C. for   D. with
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( ) 1 -His sudden death surprised his wife.
-It was so bad. His wife was surprised ____ his death.
A. by   B. with   C. at   D. on
( ) 2 Don‘t laugh____ him, he only made a small mistake.
A. at   B. to   C. about   D. over
( ) 3 The boy cried out ___ the top of his voice.
A. at   B. in   C. on   D. to
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( ) T We Chinese people are all___ our motherland .
A. famous for   B. proud of   C. busy with   D. good at
( ) 2 The beautiful bottle was made ____ glass.
A. from   B. in   C. of   D. by
( ) 3 This is a map___China.
A. in   B. at   C. of   D. on
( ) 4 A group___ boys and girls are dancing in the park.
A. with   B. of   C. for   D. to
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( ) 1 They are getting ready____ fly____ England____their holiday.
A. for; to; to   B. to; to; for   C. for; for; to   D. to; to; to
( ) 2 What did you have ___ breakfast?
A. at   B. as   C. for   D. about
( ) 3 They were invited to an important ball ____ the first time ____ their lives.
A. for; in   B. at; in   C. on; for   D. in; with
( ) 4 Tom always comes late____school.
A. at .   B. inside   C. to   D. for
( ) 5 Mr Smith caught hold___ Bob and said, This is a good lesson___ you.
A. of; for   B. for; of   C. of; of   D. for; for
( ) 6 The shop___ clothes is the right side ___ the street.
A. of; at; beside   B. for; on; at   C. for; on; of   D. of; in; of
1. 1-7 B A A A A A B 
2. 1-3 C C B 
3. 1-4 B B B B 
4. 1-6 C A D B A D 
5. 1-4 B D B A 
6. 1-7 B A B B A C A 
7. 1-4 C B B C
8. 1-3 B A A 
9. 1-4 A A A A 
10. 1-4 B A D C 
11. 1-3 A B C
12. 1-4 A A C B 
13. 1-3 B D B 
14. 1-5 B D A B A 
15. 1-4 C D A B 
16. 1-4 A A A B 
17. 1-4 C B B D 
18. 1-4 B B B B 
19. 1-4 A B B B 
20. 1-5 A A D C D
21. 1-5 D C C A 
22. 1-7 B A D B C A A 
23. 1-3 D C C 
24. 1-6 C A B C A D 
25. 1-6 D C A A A B 
26. 1-6 A A D B B D 
27. 1-3 C A A 
28. 1-4 B C C B
29. 1-6 B C A C A C