Question

—You went late _______ the stadium yesterday evening, didn’t you?
—Yes, my wife was a little late _______ the supper.

A．to, with

B．for, with

C．for, for

D．at, for

Answer 1

A

考查介词。第一空填to比较好理解，因为此处的late为副词，用以修饰 go to the stadium
中的动词go；而第二句的 with 则是许多同学不容易想到的，相反，更多地可能是想到 for，
现将两者区别如下：be late for表示做某事迟到，而be late with 表示做某事做晚了(="be" late in doing sth)。比较：
We were late for dinner. 我们吃饭迟到了。
We were late with dinner [="in" having dinner]. 我们吃饭吃得迟。
句中 my wife was a little late with the supper 的意思是“我妻子准备晚饭稍迟了一点”。