1._______ her children，she also has to look after her old parents.

　　A.Far from B.Regardless of

　　C.Instead of D.Apart from

　　[解析]apart from 除了。句意：除了她的孩子，她也不得不照看年迈的父母。

　　[答案]D

　　2.Women have big advantages ________ men in space because they need less food and oxygen and they stand up to radiation better.

　　A.on B.over

　　C.with D.to

　　[解析]advantage over sb. 超过某人的优势。

　　[答案]B

　　3.________ most countries, Japan doesn't offer much access to the Internet to its people who have less money and receive less education.

　　A.As for B.As if

　　C.As with D.As of

　　[解析]as with 正如，符合句意。

　　[答案]C

　　4.The iPhone 4S is Apple's first major hardware on the market ________ the Oct.5 death of co­founder Steve Jobs.

　　A.for B.to

　　C.from D.since

　　[解析]since+名词作状语与现在完成时连用。

　　[答案]D

　　5.Undoubtedly, life teaches us not to regret over yesterday, for it has passed and is ________ our control.

　　A. against B. beyond

　　C. among D. in

　　[解析]against 反对;beyond 超过……的范围;among 在三者或三者以上之中;in 在……里。由句意“毫无疑问，生活教会我们别为昨天感到遗憾，因为昨天已逝去，这是我们所控制不了的”可知应选B项。beyond one's control“超出了某人能控制的范围”，为固定短语。

　　[答案]B

　　6.I felt it rather inappropriate to turn up at the graduation ceremony ________ jeans and a T­shirt.

　　A. on B. with

　　C. in D. by

　　[解析]由句意“穿着牛仔裤和T恤衫就来参加毕业典礼我感觉相当不合适”可知应选介词 in，表示“穿着”的状态，后接表示衣服的名称或颜色的词。

　　[答案]C

　　7. ________ increasing the distance of your walks, you may lose more weight.

　　A. By B. From

　　C. On D. For

　　[解析]by doing“通过某种方式”，符合句意“通过增加你走路的距离，你可以减更多的体重”。

　　[答案]A

　　8.The invention of artificial hearts marked a turning point in the battle ________ heart disease.

　　A. among B. for

　　C. against D. between

　　[解析]由句意“人造心脏的发明标志着跟心脏病的抗争的一个转折点”可知应选C项。a/the battle against 为固定搭配，意为“跟……的斗争”。

　　[答案]C

　　9. The boy talked his mother ________ buying him a new home­computer.

　　A. of B. over

　　C. to D. into

　　[解析]talk sb. into doing sth.“说服某人干某事”，符合句意“这个男孩说服妈妈给他买了台新家用电脑”。

　　[答案]D

　　10.—Was it in April, 1970 ________ China succeeded ________ sending its first satellite into space?

　　—Yes, that's right.

　　A. when; in B. that; on

　　C. which; on D. that; in

　　[解析]考查强调句和动词与介词的搭配。本句强调时间状语 in April,1970，所以用 that;succeed in doing sth.“成功地干成某事”。

　　[答案]D

　　11. The boy was too young to write, but he sent his father a letter and told him what had happened ________ drawing pictures.

　　A. with B. in

　　C. to D. by

　　[解析]本题考查介词的固定搭配。句意：这个男孩太小不会写字。但他通过画画给他父亲寄了封信，告诉父亲他所发生的事。by doing 为固定搭配，意为“通过某种方式”，符合句意。

　　[答案]D

　　12. _______ so many doctors and nurses around her, the sick girl didn't feel lonely at all.

　　A.For B.In

　　C.With D.By

　　[解析]with+名词+介词短语，在句中作原因状语。

　　[答案]C

　　13. I think that the desk in the shop differs ________ the one I have at home ________ colour and size.

　　A. from; about B. from; in

　　C. in; from D. with; on

　　[解析]differ from，“跟……不一样”;differ in“在某方面不一样”，均为固定搭配。句意：我认为商店里的这张课桌跟我家里那张在颜色、型号方面都不一样。

　　[答案]B