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　　17. The airport is five miles ________ .

　　A. away from here B. far from here

　　C. far away from here D. from here away

　　away from （离……远）

　　答案 A

　　18. Tom has been _______ the telephone for two hours.

　　A. on B in C. at D. for

　　be on the telephone 接电话

　　答案 A

　　19. _______ fun and exercise， swimming is a very useful skill.

　　A. Beside B. Besides C. Except for D. But for

　　beside（在……旁边）

　　besides（除了）

　　except for（除了）

　　but for（要不是）

　　Three others went there besides me.

　　Everyone went there except me.

　　答案 B

　　20. _______ the heavy snow last night， none of the classes have been cancelled at the university.

　　A. Despite of B. In spite of C. In spite D. Despite with

　　in spite of=despite（尽管）

　　答案 B

　　21. The movie we saw last night was very different _______ the novel.

　　A. of B. to C. from D. with

　　be different from

　　答案 C

　　22. I prefer writing a term paper _______ taking an examination.

　　A. than B. to C. for D. rather than

　　prefer to

　　prefer+n.to+n.

　　I prefer coffee to tea.

　　prefer+doing to+ doing

　　答案 B

　　23. The picture reminds me _______ the time we spent together in New York.

　　A. of B. in C. for D. to

　　remind sb. of sth.

　　答案 A

　　24. From here we can see the bridge _______ construction.

　　A. below B. by C. under D. with

　　under construction：在建设中

　　The new railway is still under construction.

　　答案 C