15．________it is a good thing I did not get the post I had applied for，though I must admit that I was disappointed at the time.

　　A．By the way      B．In a way

　　C．In the way      D．In no way

　　答案　B

　　解析　in a way在某种程度上；in no way决不；by the way顺便提一下；in the way碍事。句意为：我没有得到我申请的工作在某种程度上说是件好事，尽管我承认当时我很失望。

　　16．Never put the medicine________the reach of your little child in case he takes it by mistake.

　　A．beyond       B．within

　　C．across       D．from

　　答案　B

　　解析　句意为：千万不要把药放在你的小孩够得着的地方，以防他错吃了它。within在……之内。

　　17．-When did it begin to snow?

　　-It started________the night.

　　A．during    B．by    C．from   D．at

　　答案　A

　　解析　句意为：--什么时候开始下雪的？--在夜间开始的。"在……期间"应用during。

　　18．Those overseas students volunteer 10 hours each week in Paris ________ free food and accommodation.

　　A．in search of      B．in contact with

　　C．in case of      D．in exchange for

　　答案　D

　　解析　in exchange for与……交换；in search of寻找；in contact with与……接触；in case of在……情形下。句意为：为了换取免费的食宿，那些在巴黎的留学生们每周义务劳动10个小时。故正确答案为D项。

　　19．We'd better discuss everything ________ before we work out the plan.

　　A．in detail       B．in general

　　C．on purpose      D．on time

　　答案　A

　　解析　句意为：在我们制定计划之前，我们最好详细地讨论每件事。in detail详细地；in general通常，大体上；on purpose故意地；on time准时，按时。由句意知选A项。

　　20．The two things are the same in outward form but different________.

　　A．in addition      B．in brief

　　C．in common      D．in essence

　　答案　D

　　解析　考查介词短语词义辨析。in essence本质上，符合句意。in addition此外；in brief简短地，简言之；in common共同。

　　21．Mr. Columbus was always ready to help others.________，he was liked by everyone.

　　A．In conclusion     B．In return

　　C．In turn       D．In particular

　　答案　B

　　解析　in return作为回报，作为报答。句意为：Columbus先生总是乐于助人，作为回报，大家都喜欢他。in conclusion 最后；in turn轮流；in particular尤其。

　　22．Johnson was to blame for the incident. But ________ his positive attitude，we forgave him because "Every man has his faults."

　　A．in view of      B．in search of

　　C．for fear of      D．in exchange for

　　答案　A

　　解析　句意为：Johnson应为事故负责，但鉴于他态度不错，我们原谅了他，因为人人都有缺点。in view of鉴于，考虑到，符合句意。

　　23．She was told to wear flat shoes ________ her back problem.

　　A．on account of     B．regardless of

　　C．in terms of      D．in case of

　　答案　A

　　解析　句意为：因为她背部有问题，她被要求穿平底鞋。on account of表示"因为，由于"，符合句意。

　　24．At the railway station，he waved goodbye to his friend until the train was ________.

　　A．out of sight

　　B．out of reach

　　C．out of order

　　D．out of place

　　答案　A

　　解析　句意为：在火车站，他挥手同他的朋友告别直到火车看不见了。out of sight看不见，符合题意。

　　25．While in London，we paid a visit to the hospital founded ________ Florence Nightingale.

　　A．in honor of      B．in line with

　　C．in favor of      D．in place of

　　答案　A

　　解析　句意为：我们在伦敦时，参观了为纪念弗罗伦斯·南丁格尔而建的医院。in honor of为纪念……，符合题意。