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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.
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
B. some time B. 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 JB, 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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(
) T 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; belowC. 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.
betweenC. 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. E
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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(
) 7 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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(
) T 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
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