中考英语介词专题练习

中考英语介词专题练习

‎1.Children get gifts ________ Christmas and ________ their birthdays. A. on; on B. at; on C. in; in D. in; on 3. A lot of students in our school were born ____ March, 1981. A. in B. at C. on D. since 4. He suddenly returned____ a rainy night. A. on B. at C. in D. during 5. My grandfather was born ____ Oct. 10, 1935. A. on B. in C. at D. of 6. The train is starting ___ five minutes. A. in B. at C. for D. still 7. Mike does his exercises ____ seven _____ the evening. A. on; to B. at; in C. by; of D. at; on 8. The population of the world has grown very fast ____ four hundred years. ‎ A. for past the B. in the pass C. in the past D. for past 9. We returned to our hometown___. A. next week B. in the last week C. last week D. for a week 10. Great changes have taken place___. A. in the last few year B. in the last few years C. last year D. on the last year 11. Children wake up very early ____ the morning of Christmas Day. A. in B. on C. for D. at 12. ____ a cold winter morning, I met her in the street. A. In B. On C. At D. For 13. It happened to be very cold____ the morning of our sports meet. A. at B. on C. with D. of 15. He went to Shanghai___ September 3, 1991 and came back___ a cold morning last year. A. in; on B. on; in C. on; on D. in; in 16. Lucy was born____ the night of May 12, 1984. . A. On B. in C. at D. to 17. Mrs Brown came to China ____ 1996. A. on B. of C. to D.‎ ‎ in 18. ___ the morning of November 20, 1915, the workers came to Chicago to show their mourning ___ Joe Hill. A. On; to B. In; of . C. On; for D. At; for 19. Ann moved ___ Hangzhou ___ September, 1992.‎ ‎ A. /; in B. to; in C. to; on D, in; in 20. They started off ___ an autumn afternoon A. during B. at C. in D. on 22. He arrived ___ Shanghai ___ 9: 30 ___ March 5. A. at; in; at B. to; on; at C. in; on; at D. in; at; on 23. The English teacher told me to get there____ half past ten. A: in B. at C. on D. of 24. The children get up ___ 6 o'clock. A. at B. on C. during D. in 25. The doctor worked___ five hours___ a rest. A. for; with B. on; without C. about; having D. for; without 26. I worked on the problem ____ a long time and I worked it out____ myself____ last.‎ ‎ A. for; by; at B. in; with; on C. on; by; in D. for; for; at the 27. A new factory will be set up___ a year. A. for B. in C. after D. on 28. Two years___ he began to write another story-book. A. after B. later C. in D. late 29. We will finish the picture a day. A. in B. on C. after D. on 30. The workers had been____ strike ____ almost a month. A. on; in B. at; in C. on; for D. on; during 31. Mr Brown had lain ____ the ground ____ four hours before they finally found him. A. on; for B. at; in C. on; after D. in; during 32. The teacher is coming back___ an hour. A. after B. for C. in D. before 33. She lived in the mountain village____ the years 1940-1950. A. between B. during C. in D. since 34. Miss Wang will come to Beijing____ two days. A. after B. in C. on D.‎ ‎ before 35. The American Civil War lasted four years before the North won ____ the end. A. by B. at C. in D. on 36. Mary had finished her homework____ the time I got home. A. until B. by C. at D. when 37. We stayed at the lab___ our teacher returned. A. till B. by C. during D. while 38. They didn't leave the station___ they get on the train. A. until B. by C. after y D. at 39. Don't worry. He will return____. A. before long B. long before C. long long ago D. long ago 40. There lived an old man, fishing at sea____. A. long before B. before long C. long time ago D. soon ‎41. It was not _____ they came back. A. long before B. before long C. long time before D. long after 42. I was told that his uncle had gone to France . ‎ A. long before B. shortly after C. before long D. long ago 43. ___ Tom gets up at five in the morning. A. Sometime B. Sometimes C. Some time D. Some times 44. I remember we met each other___ last year. A. Sometime B. some times C. some time D. sometimes 45. Mary and I have been to the Great Wall___. A. sometime B. some time C. sometimes D. some times 46. He studied English for ____ in London, and then he went to America. A. sometimes B. sometime new C. some time D. some times 47. I don't like to sit ___ Tom's right. I would like to sit ___ the back row. A. on; in B. in; on C. on; at D. at; on 48. There is a brook____ red flowers and green grass___ both sides. ‎ A. of with B. with; on C. of; at D. with; in 49. There are many trees ___ of the road! And ____ of the trees is growing larger ‎ and larger. A. on both side; a number B. on each sides; a number ‎ C. on both sides; the number D. on every side; the number 50. The plane is flying _____. A. in the sky B. in. the air C. in space D. in sky 51. There is a sweet smell___. A. in the air B. in the open air C. in the sky D. in the space 52. We held an interesting party___. A. in the air B. in the sky C. in the open air D. in space 53. Seen from___, the earth appears to be a big blue ball. A. the space B. space C. a space D. this space 54. Tom sits ____ the classroom while John sits ____ the room. A. in front of; at back of B. in the front of; at the back of ‎ C. in front of; at the back of D. in the front of; at back of 55. Lucy sits____ the third row, ____Jim's left. A. on; on B. in; at C. at; in D. in; on 56. Jiangsu is___ the east of China, but Japan is ___ the east of China. ‎ A. to; in B. in; to C. on; to D. to; on 57. -Can I look up a word____ your dictionary? -I haven't got ____ me. A. into; about B. in; with C. at; in D. on; on 58. I like mooncakes ____ meat ____ them. A. in; on B. with; on C. in; the D. with; in 59. When you are ___ trouble please ask help ___ us. A. in; from B. in; for C. on; from D. on; of 60. The shopkeeper said they had sold out the shoes____ your size. A. about B. in C. to D. of 61. I saw him ___hurry at the moment. A. in a B. in C. on D. on a 62. He put up a map ___ the back wall because there was a hole ___ it. A. on; on B. at; in C. on; in D. on; at ‎ 63. There is a door___ the wall. A. on B. to C. of D. in 64. This kind of VCD is made____ China. . A. in B. from C. at D. on 65. Any man ___ eyes______ his head can see that he's exactly like a rope. A. with; on B. with; in C. on; with D. in; with 66. There are some birds singing___ the trees. A. in B. on C. at D. from 67. Don't read ____ the sun. It's bad ___ your eyes. A. in; to B. under; for C. with; to D. in; on 68. The woman____ a blue dress is my teacher.. A. in B. on C. of D. at 69. There are so many apples___ that tree. A. in B. on C. at D. from 70. The boat is passing__ the bridge A.through B.belowC.under D. across 71. Two planes are flying___ the city. A. through B. over C. on D. below 72. We can see a river running to the east____ the hill. A. under B. below C. over D. on 73. Do you see the kite ___ the building. A. over B. cross C. on D. above 74. The United States is ____ the south of Canada and ___ the east of Japan. A. to; in B. on; to C. in; beside D. at; on 75. My hometown lies___ the city. ___ I often go to the city by bike.‎ A. 50 miles in the east; However B. to the east 40 miles of; But ‎ C. in the east 45 miles from; But D. 35 miles east of; However 76. The man stood____the window, watching the boys playing outside. ‎ A. in B. by C. with D. to 77. Japan lies____ the east of China. A. on B. to C. in D. with 78. Is the street too narrow for the bus to go ___? A. through B. across C. on D. in 79. A mother camel was walking ___ her son ___ the desert. A. without; along B. with; through C. next to; pass D. beside; through 80. The river runs____ the city. A. across B. through C. over D. from 81. It took us over an hour to walk____ this street. A. from B. through C. over D. ‎ across 82. Uncle Wang arrived____ No. 14 Middle School half an hour ago. A. at B. in C. to D. / 83. Did your friend send you something ___ the end of last week? A. at B. by C. in D. to 84. The monument____ those heroes stands ____ the foot of the mountain. A. of; at B. to; on C. for; by D. to; at 85. My uncle lives ____ 88 Beijing Street. A. to B. of C. at D. on 86. They are waiting ___ a bus ___ the bus stop. A. for; in B. on; at C. with; at D. for; at 87. Wood is often made ___ paper. A. by B. from C. of D. into 88. ___ research ___ the universe scientists have put a lot of information ___ computers. A. With; over; at B. On; at; to C. In; about; into D. For; with; through 89. When a piece of ice is taken ____ a warm room, it gets smaller and smaller until ___ the end it disappears completely. A. in; in B. out of; at C. into; in D. to; by 90. A woman fell ___ the boat ___ the water. A. off; into B. at; below C. down; under D. away; in 91. The tables in the restaurant are so close together that there's hardly any room to move ___them. A. among B. between C. in the middle of D. at the centre of ‎92. English is widely used for business____ different countries. A. between B. to C. for D. on 93. Is there any difference ____ these two sentences? A. for B. in C. among D. between 94. We visited him at his workplace ___ the young trees and ask him about his work. ‎ A. in B. among C. between D. at 95. There is the difference___ Chinese food and American food. A. from B. at C. between D. by ‎ 96. The police station is ___ the clothing shop ___ the post office. A. between; and B. among; and C. near; of D. on; right 97. He is ____ the greatest scientists in the world. A. among B. between C. in D. of 98. There is a book-store ___ our house. A. at B. through C. across D. near 99. Our headmaster showed the visitors ____ our school. A. to B. for C. around D. near 100. The moon is the ___ to the earth. A. closed B. near C. nearest D. close 101.We have classes every day ____ Sunday. A. beside B. besides C. except D. except for 102. Nobody knew it ____ me. A. but B. beside C. besides D. without 103. What do you spend your time on ___ work and study? A. except B. besides C. but D. without 104. Do you know any other foreign language____ English. A. without B. beside C. besides D. except 105. We need fifteen more people ____ the twenty of us to do the job. A. besides B. and C. except D. without 106. No one knew where Mr Smith lived____ his daughter. A. besides B. and C. only D. except 107. _____ the help of the teacher, Tom has made rapid progress ____ his studies. A. For; at B. Of; for C. By; on D. With; in 108. The children are interested ___ this subject. A. to B. with C. in D. at 109. His mother often helps him ___ English so he does better ___ English than others. ; A. with; in B. on; in C. in; with D. with; at ‎110. I've lost my interest ____ physics. A. in B. on C. at D.‎ ‎ for 111. He drove away ___ the direction of London. A. in B. at C. to D. for 112. The letter was written ___ ink. A. with B. in C. by D. at 113. ___ the money, she bought a new coat ___ her father. A. With; for B. With; to C. For; with D. To; with 114. Wei Hua gets on well ___ her classmates. A. with B. in C. to D. at 115. There is something wrong ___ my bike. A. at B. in C. on D. with 116. They are filling their bags____ books and other things. A. in B. with C. of D. by 117. When the teacher heard us talking in class, he was very angry ____ A. to B. with C. for D. of 118. We usually cover the Christmas trees ____ colour lights. A. in B. use C. for D. with 119. -His sudden death surprised his wife. -It was so bad. His wife was surprised ____ his death. A. by B. with C. at D. on 120. Don't laugh____ him, he only made a small mistake. A. at B. to C. about D. over 121. The boy cried out ___ the top of his voice. A. at B. in C. on D. to 122. We Chinese people are all___ our motherland . A. famous for B. proud of C. busy with D. good at 123. The beautiful bottle was made ____ glass. A. from B. in C. of D. by 124. This is a map ___ China. A. in B. at C. of D. on 125. A group___ boys and girls are dancing in the park. A. with B. of C. for D. to 126. They are getting ready____ fly____ England ____ their holiday. A. for; to; to B. to; to; for C. for; for; to D. to; to; to ‎ 127. What did you have ___ breakfast? A. at B. as C. for D. about 128. They were invited to an important ball ____ the first time ____ their lives. A. for; in B. at; in C. on; for D. in; with 129. Tom always comes late ____ school. A. at B. inside C. to D. for 1. China lies _____ the east of Asia and ___ the north of Australia. 　　A. to; to　　B. in; to　　C. to; in　　D. in; on 2. _____ the afternoon of March 8, the women in the city had a big party. 　　A. To　　B. In　　C. At　　D. On 3. Where’s Lily? We are all here ______ her. 　　A. besides　　B. about　　C. except　　D. with 4. Mum, today is Mother’s Day. Mike and I want to invite you to have dinner ____ us at Shanghai Restaurant, which is famous _____ its seafood. 　　A. with; of　　B. with; for　　C. for; to　　D. to; for 5. He has got a chair to sit _______, but nobody to talk _______. 　　A. on; to　　B. /; with　　C. on; /　　D. /; to 6. English is widely used ______ travelers and business people all over the world.　　A. to　　B. for　　C. as　　D. by 7.—It’s kind ___ you to come to see me. —It’s a pleasure. You were so kind ___ me. 　　A. of; with　　B. for; with　　C. of; to　　D. for; to 8.—Is the manager in?‎ ‎　　—Sorry, he is out. But he will be back ____ three o’clock. 　　A. in　　B. on　　C. until　　D. before 9. ___ the age of fifteen, she had written scores of articles for a newspaper. 　　A. At　　B. Before　　C. Since　　D. By 10.—Bob, you are wanted _____ the phone.　　—Thanks a lot. 　　A. on　　B. by　　C. of　　D. for 11. The soil is made ____ the dead leaves of the trees. 　　A. up of　　B. of　　C. from　　D.‎ ‎ by 12. The writer often sat up far into the night working ______ a new novel. 　　A. for　　B. on　　C. with　　D. in 　　13. You must stand _____ line when you are waiting _____ a bus. 　　A. on; in　　B. in; for　　C. in; on　　D. on; for 14. It’s very nice _____ you to get me two tickets _____ the World Cup. 　　A. for; of　　B. of; for　　C. to; for　　D. of; to 15.We should do something to stop sandstorms_happening again and again. 　　A. from　　B. on　　C. by 16.Could you tell me something ______ UFOs? I am really interested in it.‎ A. of B. with C. about D. at I hope you will be here at half _____ eight tomorrow morning.‎ A. in B. at C. to D. past Fangfang’s father is _______ forty years old.‎ A. about B. for C. to D. by Don’t worry _______ your maths. I will help you _____ it.‎ A. with...about B. about...on C. about...with D. on...about They lived in a flat_____ the shop.‎ A. about B. on C. to D. above How can you go ______ the street when the traffic is heavy?‎ A. across B. cross C. around D. past How long would it take to swim _______ the river?‎ A. by B. across C. over D. through The river goes ______ the city from west to east.‎ A. through B. over C. into D. throughout Dongdong’s father was so tired ______ a day’s work that he went to bed early. A. after B. before C. in D. out What’s time _______ your watch, please?‎ A. on B. in C. by D. with He left Luxun Park and walked ______ Sichuan road.‎ A. along B. after C. for D. to My brother is tall _______ I am short.‎ A. while B. when C. as D. for here is Tom? You can find him ______ the boys over there.‎ A. by B. between C. among D. into The small town lies _____ the three mountains.‎ A. among B. inside C. into D. between There is a small house______ the trees.‎ A. in B. through C. among D. around The headmaster showed the foreign friends _____ the school.‎ A. along B. to C. around D. over There are a lot of trees and flowers ______ our school building.‎ A. among B. above C. around D. with As we all know, the earth moves ______ the sun.‎ A. around B. over C. into D. for I will work _______ a doctor in two months.‎ A. as B. for C. at D. to My birthday is coming. My uncle gave me a new watch _____ a present yesterday. A. with B. like C. as D. for We were very surprised ______ the news.‎ A. into B. for C. out of D. at You have lost the key of Tony’s bike, you’d better apologize _____ him.‎ A. for B. in C. to D. at It’s so cold outside. You’d better stay_______ home.‎ A. in B. on C. or D. at Why are you ___ such a hurry? I must meet my aunt _____ the station.‎ A. at...at B. in...at C. with...at D. in...in His room is _______ the twelfth floor. Let’s go up _____ lift.‎ A. on...in B. by...on C. on...by D. on...on To my surprise I saw many people dancing _____ the tree.‎ A. in B. past C. over D. round ‎_____their stay in Beijing, they visited many beautiful places.‎ ‎ A. At B. During C. In D. For The girl would like to have a talk ____ her mother about her future.‎ A. for B. with C. at D. in We have not seen him _____ Sunday.‎ A. to B. since C. past D. until Great changes have taken place in Shanghai ______ 1992.‎ A. since B. after C. during D. until Our school is ______ this highrise. You can’t see it from here.‎ ‎ A. of B. with C. behind D. at Come and sit______ me. The film will begin at once.‎ A. beside B. between C. on D. at Don’t talk ____ your father. He is doing some important work.‎ A. about B. for C. from D. to According ______ the doctor, sugar is bad for me.‎ A. on B. at C. to D. of What do you think of the group singing _____ Class three?‎ A. in B. by C. at D. on The bank opens every day _____ Sunday.‎ A. during B. on C. except D. from It’s good for us to go out _____ a walk after supper.‎ A. for B. of C. with D. to I was sick, so I have to ask _____ leave.‎ A. of B. in C. for D. to Have you got any tickets _______ next Sunday’s show?‎ A. for B. on C. in D. of Yesterday we kept working _______ the night, so we are very tired now.‎ A. during B. for C. over D. throughout My mother is not at home. She will be back _____ 2 hours.‎ A. before B. for C. in D. after Maths is very important _____ many ways.‎ ‎ A. at B. in C. for D. on Xiaoming won the first prize in a maths contest, soon the news was known _____ the school. A. in B. past C. over D. throughout She looks like Chinese, but ____ fact she is Japanese.‎ A. in B. at C. on D. for Water can turn _____ ice when the temperature is below zero.‎ A. in B. into C. by D. until He climbed the tree _____ a cat.‎ A. after B. as C. over D. like ‎_______ all the sports, I like swimming best.‎ ‎ A. At B. In C. Of D. For We are very proud _____ our new progress.‎ A. with B. from C. of D. at Did you see Mary? I saw her walk ______the library just now.‎ A. in B. into C. by D. until The glass fell _____ the table and broke.‎ A. of B. off C. under D. beside We will have a check-up _____ our eyesight next Monday.‎ A. on B. in C. for D. at When the little boy saw a ball, he was so happy that he ran ______ it.‎ A. up B. at C. towards D. into Tom came into the meeting room and sat down _____ my right.‎ A. to B. on C. in D. at She often learns English _____ the TV.‎ A. on B. in C. at D. from I like my tea _____ milk and sugar in it.‎ A. with B. in C. inside D. of Chinese is spoken by many people ____ China.‎ A. out B. off C. outside D. into We all want to see Yangpu Bridge _______ our own eyes.‎ A. on B. in C. for D. with The man was holding an umbrella _____ his head.‎ A. over B. above C. at D. on It’s very hot. The temperature is _______ 35 ℃ already.‎ A. over B. on C. past D. after I know nothing about it ______ Jane told me.‎ A. since B. with C. at D. until ‎41.You needn't look ______ every new word ______ the dictionary while reading ______ the passage. 42.Let's start our class ______ a song. ______ first they hated each other, but they ended ______ getting married.　　45.Beijing is famous ______ the people all over the world ______ her resorts. Lu Xun is famous ______ a writer. 46.I often go to school ______ bus. But today this morning I went to school ______ my father's car. 47.______ all the stars the sun is the nearest ______ us. Lucy is the tallest _______ our class.    48.Don't worry, I will take care ______ your car while you leave. Please look ______ my cat for me while I am away. We have been here for a long time, but nobody wait ______ us. She moved back home to care _______ her elderly parents.  49.I am leaving ______ New York tomorrow. 50.I'm very tired ______ politics and I can't put ______ ______ it. She has had the same job for years and be heartily sick _______‎ ‎ it.  51.Mr. Wang often helps me ______ my English. ______ his help I have become good at it. I would have failed _______ your help.  52.Thank you very much ______ lending your watch ______ me. Congratulations, John. I am really happy ______ you. I am sorry _______ what I have said. Who can tell me what we learn English ______? 53.They fell ______ love _______each other ______ first sight. 54.What this _______ English? What the English _______ this?  55.This question is different ______ that one. I have a shirt with the same color _______ yours. 56.I get ______ very well ______ my neighbor.   57.The next morning, the ground was all covered ______ snow.                 The books were covered ______ Mr. Wang ______ cloth. 58.Don't read ______ the sun. It's bad ______ your eyes.‎