24.(08福建23)
A great man shows his greatness the way he treats little men.
A.under B.with C.on D.by
答案 D
解析 句意为：伟人通过他对待小人物的方式显出其伟大。四个选项中，只有by能表示“通过……方式”。
23.(08浙江19)
Why are you so anxious? It isn’t your problem .
A.on purpose B.in all C.on time D.after all
解析 A项为“故意地”；B项为“总共”；C项为“按时”；D项为“毕竟”。句意为：你为什么如此地焦急？毕竟不是你的问题。
22.(08浙江17)
Everything was perfect for the picnic the weather.
A.in place of B.as well as C.except for D.in case of
答案 C
解析 C项except for为肯定整体、除去瘕疵，后跟名词。句意为：除了天气之外，一切都适合野餐。
21.(08浙江16)
Don’t promise anything you are one hundred percent sure.
A.whether B.after C.how D.unless
解析 句意为：除非你有百分之百的把握，(否则)不要去许诺任何事情。
20.(08重庆32)
The artist was born poor， poor he remained all his life.
A.and B.or C.but D.so
答案 A
解析 考查连词的用法，表顺承。
19.(08四川12)
In some places women are expected to earn money men work at home and raise their children.
A.but B.while C.because D.though
答案 B
解析 句意为：有些地方，妇女被要求挣钱而男人在家里干活和养育孩子。从该句句意可知，此题用while表示妇女与男人两种情况的对比。A项but表示转折，C项because表示原因，D项though表示让步，B项while表示并列。
18.(08四川6)
There were some chairs left over everyone had sat down.
A.when B.until C.that D.where
解析 句意为：当大家都坐下时，还有些椅子剩余。when引导时间状语从句；until也引导时间状语从句，表示“直到……”；where引导地点状语从句；that引导结果状语从句，用于so...that...中。
17.(08陕西19)
Elizabeth has already achieved success her wildest dreams.
A.at B.beyond C.within D.upon
解析 beyond one’s wildest dreams表示“大大超出某人的预料”， 是固定搭配。
16.(08湖南33)
the Internet is of great help，I don’t think it’s a good idea to spend too much time on it.
A.If B.While C.Because D.As
解析 句意为：尽管因特网是很有帮助的，但我认为在网络上花费太多的时间不是个好主意。while引导让步状语从句，意为“尽管”。
15.(08湖南27)
-When did you last hear Jay?
-He phoned me this morning，and we agreed a time and place to meet.
A.of;to B.about;with C.from;with D.from;on
解析 句意为：--你最后一次得知Jay的消息是什么时候？--今天早上他给我打电话，我们约定了见面的时间和地点。hear about/of听到有关……，听说；hear from收到……的来信；得知某人的消息；agree on sth.在……方面取得一致意见；agree to do sth.同意做某事；agree to sth.同意(计划、安排、方案等)；agree with sth./sb.同意某人(的意见)。