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　　典型例题：

　　1. When the taxi came I put out my head， but it just went ______ me without stopping.

　　A. off B. over C. through D. past

　　put out my head（伸出头）

　　go out（下车）

　　go over （复习）

　　go through （碾过去）

　　past （经过）

　　答案 D

　　2. His ears are highly sensitive ________ any unusual sound in the machine.

　　A. of B. on C. to D. by

　　sensitive to （对……敏感）

　　答案 C

　　3. He might have been killed _______ the arrival of the police.

　　A. except for B. but for C. with D. for

　　except for （除了）

　　but for （要不是）

　　with （和……在一起）

　　for （因为）

　　except for： 除了……之外 The road was empty except for a few cars.

　　but for： 倘无，要不是， 表虚拟语气。But for the doctor's skill， he would have died.

　　But for the rain， we should have had a very pleasant journey.

　　答案 B

　　4. Japan is __________ the east of China.

　　A. at B in C. over D. to

　　答案 D

　　5. Try some of this tobacco. You'll say it's second ______ none.

　　A. of B. with C. to D. but

　　second to none=as good as the best （不亚于任何人或事物）

　　As a dancer， she is second to none.

　　答案 C

　　6. He sold his car _________ $2，000 .

　　A. for B. over C. in D. by

　　答案 A

　　7. "Wasn't John supposed to be here by now？"

　　"Don't worry. He'll be here _______ twenty minutes."

　　A. by at least B. around C. at nearly D. in about

　　答案 D

　　8. "Could you find an answer to your problem in the book I gave you？"

　　"I looked at it ， but it wasn't really _______."

　　A. much used B. able to use C. of usefulness D. of much use

　　to ……的答案 key to my room（我屋子的钥匙）

　　be of use=be useful

　　答案 D