1. The play begins at 6: 40 pm. So we have to be at the theatre ________ 6:30 pm at the latest.
A. after
B. around
C. until
D. by
2. They held a ceremony ________ those killed in the battle.
A. in honor of
B. instead of
C. in favor of
D. by means of
3. After finishing middle school, my sister did nothing ________ at home.
A. but to read
B. but read
C. besides reading
D. except to read
4. Write your name and address on your bag ________ you lose it.
A. in any case
B. in case
C. in no case
D. in that case
5. — ________ did the professor give you much advice?
— The choice of a career.
A. On what
B. In what
C. What
D. For what
6. I made coat ________ my own hands. It was made ________ hand not with a machine.
A. in; in
B. in; with
C. with; by
D. with; with
7. He is running ________ the wind towards the east of the station ________ Tom running ________ the right.
A. down; and; on
B. against; with; on
C. for; with; in
D. with; while; to
8. Not all of us know the difference ________ wheat, oats（燕麦）and barley （大麦）.
A. among
B. between
C. from
D. in
9. The young singer is quite popular ________ the public. She’s made a remarkable achievement ________ a girl of her age.
A. with; to
B. to; for
C. with; for
D. for; to
10. The apple trees have lots of big apples ________ them. And some birds are singing ________ the trees.
A. in; on
B. at; in
C. on; in
D. with; through
11. That woman will quarrel ________ everybody ________ anything.
A. about; about
B. about; with
C. with; about
D. with; with
12. The weather this month has been good ________ .
A. on the whole
B. generally speaking
C. above all
D. on one hand
13. We should divide all the potatoes ________ two piles and separated the good ones ________ the bad ones.
A. from; by
B. into; from
C. into; into
D. from; into
14. They said the building would be completed ________ a year.
A. after
B. for
C. in
D. about
15. — These boxes are too heavy for me to carry.
—Here, I’ll give you a hand ________ them.
A. for
B. to
C. with
D. by
1. D。
从“戏剧在下午6:40开始”可知到达剧院的时间最迟不应晚于6:30。
A项表示“下午6:30后到剧院”，C项表示“在剧院呆到下午6:30为止”，均不合题意。
B
项干扰性最强，around意为“左右，大约”, 但在6:30 pm后有at the late st“最晚”,二者相矛盾。
C项by是not later than(不迟于)之意，整合题意。
2. A。
in honour of意为“为庆祝(为向. . . 表示敬意,为纪念”；instead of意为“代替; 而不是”；in favor of意为“赞成；支持”；by means of意为“通过; 用; 借助于”。
根据句意“他们举行了纪念阵亡战士的仪式”可知答案为A。
3. B。
but, except 和besides都有“除…之外”的意思，但没有”，相当于not including. 另外，but后面可接不定式to do,但如果but前面有实义动词dbesides 是“除…之外，还”的意思，等于in addition to; 而except, but 是“除…之外，o 的任何形式，不定式省略to。
4. B。
in any case意为“在任何情况下”；in case意为“以防万一，如果”；in no case意为“决不”；in that case意为“如果那样的话”。
句意为“在你的包上写上名字和地址以防丢失”。
5. A。
“教授给你提的什么建议?”“择业”。
“关于…的建议”应用介词on。
6. C。
by hand意为“用手工”；with“用”, 表示使用的工具, 手段，如He hit it with a hammer.
7. B。
against the wind“逆风”；on the right意为“在后边”；介词with与一个复合结构构成短语，用作状语，说明状态、方式等。
8. B。
一般说来，between用于两者之间，among表示三者和三者以上之间。
但有时说的虽然是三个以上的人或东西，如果强调的是两两相互间的关系，适用
于between. 如：The soldier is hidden between the trees. 在谈论事物间的差别时总是用between.
9. C。
词组be popular with意为“受…欢迎”，for“就…而论，比较…而言”。
10. C。
介词on意为“在…之上，依附于”；in意为“(表场所，位置)在……之内/ 上”in the tree 译为“在树上”。
11. C。
quarrel with sb. about / over意为“和某人争论某事”。
句意为“那个女人无论碰到什么事儿, 总是和别人争吵不休”。
12. A。
on the whole意为“总的来说；从总体上看”；generally speaking“一般说来”；above all意为“首先，最重要的”；on one hand意为“一方面”。
句意为“这个月的天气基本上是好的” 。
13. B。
divide…into和separate…from都有“把……分开”的意思。
但前者指“把整体分成若干部分”，后者指“把连在一起的分开”。
14. C。
in, after这两个介词都可以用来表达“在若干时间之后”。
in 可以用于将来时态或一般过去时态的句子中；after 用于一般过去时，如果表示某时刻之后或某件事之后，则不受时态的限制。
15. C。
答语中的them指前一句的boxes。
Give sb. a hand with sth. / in(at) doing sth. 意为“帮助某人做某事”。