介词专项练习

( ) 1. China lies _______ the east of Asia and ______ the north of Australia.

A. to; to B. in; to C. to; in D. in; on

( ) 2. ______ the afternoon of March 8, the women in the city had a big party.

A. To B. In C. At D. On

( ) 3. We all agree _______ you. Let’s start at once.

A. to B. for C. with D. on

( ) 4. Where’s Lily? We are all here _______ her.

A. besides B. about C. except D. with

( ) 5. Does your father go to work, _______ foot or _______ bike?

A. on; with B. with; on C. by; on D. on; by

( ) 6. Lucy was _______ duty yesterday, but she forgot to clean the classroom.

A. in B. on C. at D. of

( ) 7. Timmy goes to school _______ every day. It’s 5 minutes’ walk from his home to school.

A. in a bus B. by plane C. on foot D. by boat

( ) 8. Mum, today is Mother’s Day. Mike and I want to invite you to have dinner _______ us at Shanghai

Restaurant, which is famous _______ its seafood.

A. with; of B. with; for C. for; to D. to; for

( ) 9. He has got a chair to sit _______, but nobody to talk _______.

A. on; to B. /; with C. on; / D. /; to

( ) 10. Jack has studied Chinese in this school _______ the year of 2000.

A. since B. in C. on D. by

( ) 11. –How are you going to the train station to meet your aunt? --I’m going there _______ my car.

A. by B. in C. to D. on

( ) 12. Andy often helps her mother ________ the housework on Sunday afternoon.

A. to B. with C. for D. of

( ) 13. –You’d better not go out now. it’s raining. --It doesn’t matter. My new coat can keep _______ rain.

A. in B. of C. with D. off

( ) 14. English is widely used ________ travelers and business people all over the world.

A. to B. for C. as D. by

( ) 15. My sister usually thinks _______ her own language first. Then she turns her words into English.

A. by B. in C. with D. through

( ) 16. –It’s kind _______ you to come to see me. --It’s a pleasure. You were so kind _______ me.

A. of; with B. for; with C. of; to D. for; to

( ) 17. –Is the manager in? --Sorry, he is out. But he will be back _______ three o’clock.

A. in B. on C. until D. before

( ) 18. _______ the age of fifteen, she had written scores of articles for a newspaper.

A. At B. Before C. Since D. By

( ) 19. In China, the price of TV sets has been reduced ________ 30% in the last three years.