21.The dictionary is what I want, but I don't have enough money ________ me.

　　A. by B. for

　　C. in D. with

　　[解析]句意：這就是我想要的字典，可是身上沒有帶夠錢。從本句的語境來看，是表示身上沒有帶足夠的錢，而介詞 with 常用來表示“隨身”之意，同“on me”，故選D。

　　[答案]D

　　22.It saves time in the kitchen to have things you use a lot ________ easy reach.

　　A. near B. upon

　　C. within D. around

　　[解析]句意：在廚房里把你常用的東西放在容易夠著的地方會節(jié)省時間。within one's reach“在某人夠得著的地方”;beyond/without one's reach“在某人夠不著的地方”。

　　[答案]C

　　23.Everybody was touched ________ words after they heard her moving story.

　　A.beyond B.without

　　C.of D.in

　　[解析]句意：聽完她感人的故事后，人人都感動得說不出話來。beyond words“說不出話來”，beyond 意為“超出……的范圍，非……可及”。

　　[答案]A

　　24.Children need friends ________ their own age to play with.

　　A.of B.for

　　C.in D.at

　　[解析]句意：孩子需要與他們同齡的朋友玩耍。of one's own“某人自己的”，為固定搭配。

　　[答案]A

　　25.Most Americans would prefer to keep their problems __________ themselves and solve their problems ________ themselves.

　　A.to; by B.by; to

　　C.for; to D.in; on

　　[解析]句意：大部分美國人愿意有問題自己擔著而且靠自己來解決。keep sth. to oneself“保守……不對別人說”;by oneself“獨自地”，相當于 alone。

　　[答案]A

　　26.This special school accepts all disabled students, ________ educational level and background.

　　A. according to B. regardless of

　　C. in addition to D. in terms of

　　[解析]句意：這所特殊的學校接收所有殘疾學生，不管他們的教育水平和背景如何。according to 據……所說，按……所載;根據;regardless of 不顧，不管;in addition to 除……之外(還);in terms of 按照，從……方面來說。根據句意B項正確。

　　[答案]B

　　27.—How amazing it is that astronauts are exploring outer space!

　　—It's a challenge, I guess, ________ man against nature.

　　A. of B. for

　　C. by D. about

　　[解析]句意：—宇航員們在探測外太空，多么神奇呀!—我想，這是人類對大自然的挑戰(zhàn)。challenge 常與 of 連用，of 表示coming from，“來源于”。

　　[答案]A

　　28.The art show was ________ being a failure; it was a great success.

　　A. far from B. along with

　　C. next to D. regardless of

　　[解析]句意：此次美術展絕非失敗，而是巨大的成功。far from 遠非，毫不，簡直不，符合句意;along with 和……一起;next to 緊挨著;regardless of 不管。

　　[答案]A

　　29.Four Chinese models were ________ the 14 people awarded prizes on Friday at the World Supermodel Competition.

　　A. among B. between

　　C. along D. beside

　　[解析]句意：在周五的世界超級模特大賽上，四位中國模特躋身14位獲獎選手之列。among 在(三者或三者以上)之間;between 在(兩者)之間;along 沿著;beside 在……旁邊。根據句意A項正確。

　　[答案]A

　　30.Try on this red skirt; you will look great ________ it.

　　A. on B. by

　　C. in D. for

　　[解析]句意：你試穿一下這件紅色裙子; 你穿著它會很好看的。英語中介詞 in 表示“穿著，戴著”的意義時，表狀態(tài)，常用在名詞后作定語或表語，如：the man in a blue hat 戴著藍禮帽的那個男人;Susan is in yellow today.蘇珊今天穿了一身黃色的衣服。

　　[答案]C

　　31.The wine industry in the area has developed in a special way, ________ little foreign ownership.

　　A. by B. of

　　C. with D. from

　　[解析]句意：這個地區(qū)的釀酒業(yè)發(fā)展得很特別，幾乎沒有外資。with 相當于 having，故選C。

　　[答案]C

　　32.A great person is always putting others' interests ________ his own.

　　A. below B. above

　　C. in D. on

　　[解析]句意：偉人總是把他人利益放于個人利益之上。put sth. above sth.“把……放在……之上”，此處強調高于某物。

　　[答案]B

　　33.He invited me to a dance after the show ________ Christmas Eve.

　　A. at B. on

　　C. in D. by

　　[解析]句意：圣誕前夜他邀請我在演出之后去跳舞。on Christmas Eve 在圣誕前夜。

　　[答案]B

　　34. You'd sound a lot more polite if you make a request ________ a question.

　　A. in search of B. in the form of

　　C. in need of D. in the direction of

　　[解析]句意：如果你以問題的形式提出要求，那么會顯得更有禮貌。in search of 尋找，尋求;in the form of 以……形式;in need of(=in want of) 需要;in the direction of 朝著……方向。根據句意B項正確。

　　[答案]B

　　35. His efforts to raise money for his programme were ________ because no one showed any intention to take a cent out of their pockets.

　　A. in place B. in sight

　　C. in effect D. in vain

　　[解析]句意：他為他的項目籌集資金的努力付諸東流了，因為沒有一個人愿意從腰包里掏出一分錢。in place 在適當的位置;in sight 在視線內，可以看見;in effect 生效，起作用;in vain 徒勞。根據句意D項正確。

　　[答案]D