考点一 介词及介词短语
1．brown said he was by no means annoyed; ________ the contrary, he was glad to be able to make himself clearly understood.
解析：句意：布朗说他一点儿都不生气，正相反(on the contrary)，他很高兴能把自己的意思表达清楚。
答案：on
2．________ all the animals i've ever had, these two dogs are the most sensitive to the spoken word.
解析：句意：在所有我养过的动物中，这两只狗对语言最敏感。此处of 用来表示范围，意为“在……之中”。
答案：of
3．you can change your job, you can move house, but friendship is meant to be ________ life.
解析：你可以换工作，可以搬家，但友谊却是受用终生的。for life意为“一生，终生”。
答案：for
4．the manager wants to see changes in the company, and i am sure he will ________ time.
解析：句意：经理想看到公司的变化，我确信他迟早会看到的。in time 迟早。
答案：in
5．an artist who was recently traveling on a ferry to the southern island discovered ________ chance a long lost antique greek vase.
解析：句意：一位最近乘坐渡船到这个南部岛屿旅行的艺术家偶然发现了一个丢失已久的希腊古董花瓶。by chance偶然。
答案：by
6．i am always delighted when i receive an e－mail from you. ________ regard to the party on july 1st, i shall be pleased to attend.
解析：句意：我总是很高兴收到你的邮件。关于7月1日的聚会，我将乐意参加。with regard to关于。
答案：with
7．________ behalf of everyone here, i wish you a pleasant journey back to your country.
解析：句意：我代表这儿的每一个人，祝你们的回国旅程愉快。on behalf of为固定词组，意为“代表”。
答案：on
8．mrs. smith finds it hard to clear up the mess, as her children are always ________ the way whenever she tries to.
解析：句意：史密斯太太觉得很难把杂乱的东西收拾好，因为无论她什么时候试图整理，她的孩子们总是碍手碍脚。in the way/in sb.'s way妨碍。
答案：in
9．it will be a big help if you go to the store and get what we need for dinner. ________ the meanwhile, i'll set the table.
解析：句意：如果你能去商店买来我们晚餐所需要的东西，这将是一个巨大的帮助。同时，我将摆放餐具。in the meanwhile同时。
答案：in
10．i have an appointment ________ dr. smith, but i need to change it.
