14.(天津市红桥区高三二模)

          being late for the important conference，the secretary was fired .

 A．In reference to                                          B．In exchange for

   C．In case of                             D.On account of

答案  D

15.(天津市南开区高三年级质量调查（二）)

____________ the rising birth rate and immigration, the declining death rate also resulted in the population growth.

A. In addition to              B. In terms of           C. In consequence of             D. In spite of

答案  A

16.(浙江省杭州市第二次高考科目教学质量检测)

Try the new cleaner. Just a few minutes every day,          you could have shining floors and furniture.

       A．but               B．and                C．or                    D．so

答案  B

17. (浙江省杭州市第二次高考科目教学质量检测)

This kind of social phenomenon could exist only for a few months，but it will disappear          .

A．in no time       B．on the time     C．at a time           D．at one time

答案  A

18. (浙江省杭州市第二次高考科目教学质量检测)

Though he is in his late sixties，the well-known biologist begins each day          a sense of adventure and a sense of curiosity．

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

答案  B

19.(湖北省黄冈中学高三第二次模拟考试)

It was clear that the small grocery was __________ people he owed money to.

A. at the expense of                                       B. at the risk of

C. in the way of                                                   D. at the mercy of

答案  D

20.(江西省临川一中下学期期中考试)

Our government took urgent measures ______ the terrible weather disaster at the beginning of ．

A. in terms of          B. in case of         C. in response to              D. in honor of

答案  C

21.(辽宁省沈阳二中高三二模)

—What's his reaction when you told him that he had failed the test? Did he feel sad?

—        , he didn't turn surprised and even asked to have dinner together．

A．On the other hand                   B．In short

C．On the contrary                     D．As a result

答案  C

22.(临沂市高三教学质量一模)

______ the differences in colors，languages and races，we share the charm and joy of the Olympic Games，and together we seek for the ideal of Mankind for peace．

A．Though          B．Because of     C．In spite of         D．In addition to

答案  C

23.(福建省厦门市高三一模)

The new tax policy only affects people on yearly incomes over￥120，000，       the very rich．

A．by the way       B．as a result   C．in other words   D．as a maner of   

答案  C

24.(江苏省南通市高三一模)

Vitamin D helps our bodies make a special chemical, and this special chemical, ________,affects our brains, making us feel happy.

   A. in turn           B. in particular     C. in advance         D. in short

答案  A

25.(山东省滨州市高三一模)

Do come here tomorrow ______ we，as planned，will envy the wonderful performance together．

A．otherwise       B．or            C．and              D．therefore

答案  C

26.(北京市东城区高三一模)

Students should able to think for themselves ________just obeying teachers.

A. in case of         B. besides         C. except            D. instead of

答案  D

27.(北京市高三4月抽样试题)

—Could you possibly tell me what to do with such sort of situation?

   一It’s no good asking me all the time，Anna．You’11 have to leam to think       yourself．

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

答案  D

28. (北京市高三4月抽样试题)

—Where shall we go to spend the weekend?

   一Nowhere       ，anywhere you like．

   A．in all          B．in general     C．in case        D．in particulay

答案  D

29.(北京市海淀区高三4月期中练习)

These changes will cost quite a lot，        they will save us money in the long run．

   A．so             B.  and            C．but            D．for  

答案  C

30. (北京市海淀区高三4月期中练习)

The brochure guides you　　　　　the whole process of buying a house．

   A．through 　    B．across   　　　　C．over 　　　　 D．past

答案  A

31.(山东省潍坊市高三一模)

Equal treatment for all is guaranteed in thjs area，______ race，religion or sex．

A.in need of       B．in spite of        C．regardless of    D．in terms of

答案  C