Question

（2011·广西玉林、南宁二中9月联考）29．--- Shall we visit Jim tonight?

    --- OK. To make sure that he’s in, we’d better call him up       .

       A．in exchange         B．in return              C．in brief                D．in advance

Answer 1

D考查介词短语的含义。语境：---今晚我们拜访Jim好吗？-----好吧。为确保他在家，我们最好提前给他打个电话。此处in advance意为：提前，预先。