| — When can I use your computer? — Never!________should you touch it. |
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| A. At no time B. In no time C. At any time D. At one time |
| It's________belief that parents have to spend nearly 500,000 yuan bringing up a child in China nowadays. |
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| A. beyond B. in C. without D. against |
| — You should have prepared your speech for the meeting, Mr.Smith. — Yes, I know.But how could I________the meeting date fixed so soon? |
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| A. while B. as C. after D. with |
| It is said that about 60% of housewives have a brand________before entering the store. |
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| A. in mind B. on sale C. in possession D. on purpose |
| _______hearing the news that Shenzhou ? was sent into space, we shouted________joy. |
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| A. At; by B. At; with C. On; with D. On; by |
| He seems to be giving the impression that he didn't enjoy himself in Paris. ________, he had a wonderful time. |
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| A. Above all B. What's more C. As a result D. On the contrary |
| You can change your job, you can move house, but friendship is meant to be ________ life. |
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| A. of B. on C. to D. for |
| Do you think this shirt is too tight ________ the shoulders? |
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| A. at B. on C. to D. across |
| Nothing is so easy as ________ parents to raise their expectations of their children too high. |
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| A. of B. to C. by D. for |
| China has been pushing the reform of public hospitals ________ all its citizens. |
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| A. in charge of B. for the purpose of C. in honor of D. for the benefit of |
| The furniture, with its modern style and bright colors, suits modern houses and their gardens, but looks ________ in the garden of a traditional home. |
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| A. out of question B. out of order C. out of sight D. out of place |
| One's life has value________ one brings value to the life of others. |
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| A. so that B. no matter how C. as long as D. except that |
| — Thank God you' re safe! — I stepped back, just ________ to avoid the racing car. |
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| A. in time B. in case C. in need D. in vain |
| You have to move out of the way ________ the truck cannot get past you. |
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| A. so B. or C. and D. but |
| Leave your key with your neighbor ________ you lock yourself out one day. |
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| A. as long as B. even though C. in case D. as if |
| The Well Hotel stands in a quiet place ________ the main road at the far end of the lake. |
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| A. to B. for C. off D. out |
| 100? is the temperature ________ which water will boil. |
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| A. for B. at C. on D. of |
| An agreement seems to be impossible because the majority of the committee members are ________ it. |
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| A. against B. for C. to D. with |
| _______ passion, people won't have the motivation or the joy necessary for creative thinking. |
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| A. For B. Without C. Beneath D. By |
| At school, some students are active ________some are shy, yet they can be good friends with one another. |
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| A. while B. although C. so D. as |
| _____ all the animals I've ever had, these two dogs are the most sensitive to the spoken word. |
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| A. From B. Of C. For D. With |
| Mike was usually so careful, ________ this time he made a small mistake. |
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| A. yet B. still C. even D. thus |
| Brown said he was by no means annoyed; ________, he was glad to be able to make himself clearly understood. |
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| A. all in all B. for one thing C. on the contrary D. by the way |
| I think Tom, as the head of a big department, should either study regularly or ________ his job. |
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| A. quits B. to quit C. quitting D. quit |