Fill in each of the blanks in the following sentences with a suitable preposition or adverb . 1 . Learning a foreign language is___no means an easy task, but requires long-term effort . 2 . If you buy our products__large quantities, you will get better prices . 3 . All students and staff are expected to participate___the ceremony . 4 . The doctors did not want to play___the seriousness of the disease, so they told the patient the truth . 5 . He bought some cheap shoes that fell___after only a couple of weeks . 6 . All flights have been delayed or canceled because___bad weather . 7 . Many modern festivals can be traced back___an ancient legend . 8. We had a great time in the park___the fact that it rained.
Fill in each of the blanks in the following sentences with a suitable preposition or adverb .
1 . Learning a foreign language is___no means an easy task, but requires long-term effort .
2 . If you buy our products__large quantities, you will get better prices .
3 . All students and staff are expected to participate___the ceremony .
4 . The doctors did not want to play___the seriousness of the disease, so they told the patient the truth .
5 . He bought some cheap shoes that fell___after only a couple of weeks .
6 . All flights have been delayed or canceled because___bad weather .
7 . Many modern festivals can be traced back___an ancient legend .
8. We had a great time in the park___the fact that it rained.
题目解答
答案
1.学习一门外语决非易事,而是需要长期的努力。结合句意可知是:by no means 表示“决不”。答案:by。
2.如果你们大量购买我们的产品,你们会得到更好的价格。结合句意可知是:in large quantities是固定词组,表示“大规模地,大量地”。答案:in。
3.所有的学生和教职员工都要参加典礼。结合句意可知:participate in表示参加。答案:in。
4.医生们不想淡化病情的严重性,所以他们把真相告诉了病人。结合句意“所以他们把真相告诉了病人。”可知是:play down表示“降低,淡化”。答案:down。
5.他买了一些便宜的鞋子,几个星期后就破裂了。结合句意“他买了一些便宜的鞋子”可知:fell apart表示“开裂,破裂”。答案:apart。
6.由于天气不好,所有的航班都被推迟或取消了。结合句意可知:because of是固定词组,由于。答案:of。
7.许多现代节日可以追溯到一个古老的传说。结合句意可知:traced back to是固定词组,追溯到。答案:to。
8.尽管下雨,我们在公园里玩得很开心。“我们在公园里玩得很开心”和“下雨”之间是形成转折和让步关系,故填介词despite,表示“尽管”。答案:despite。
解析
1. 句子含义:学习一门外语决非易事,而是需要长期的努力。结合句意可知是:by no means 表示“决不”。
2. 句子含义:如果你们大量购买我们的产品,你们会得到更好的价格。结合句意可知是:in large quantities是固定词组,表示“大规模地,大量地”。
3. 句子含义:所有的学生和教职员工都要参加典礼。结合句意可知:participate in表示参加。
4. 句子含义:医生们不想淡化病情的严重性,所以他们把真相告诉了病人。结合句意“所以他们把真相告诉了病人。”可知是:play down表示“降低,淡化”。
5. 句子含义:他买了一些便宜的鞋子,几个星期后就破裂了。结合句意“他买了一些便宜的鞋子”可知:fell apart表示“开裂,破裂”。
6. 句子含义:由于天气不好,所有的航班都被推迟或取消了。结合句意可知:because of是固定词组,由于。
7. 句子含义:许多现代节日可以追溯到一个古老的传说。结合句意可知:traced back to是固定词组,追溯到。
8. 句子含义:尽管下雨,我们在公园里玩得很开心。“我们在公园里玩得很开心”和“下雨”之间是形成转折和让步关系,故填介词despite,表示“尽管”。