23. 【 C 】Pop music is loved by lots of young people, but it is not to everyone’s ____.
A. smell B. taste C. sound D. favor
24. 【A 】It’s important for us to employ a word or a phrase according to the ____ in language studies.
A. situation B. condition C. translation D. expression
25. 【 A 】She keeps a supply of candles in the house in case of power _____.
A. failure B. lack C. absence D. drop
26. 【D】Don’t do that _____ lie down.
A. but to B. except to C. besides D. but
27. 【B】We offered him our congratulations ____ his passing the college entrance exams.
A. at B. on C. for D. of
29. 【C】He got to the station early, ____ missing his train.
A. in case of B. instead of C. for fear of D. in search of
30. 【C】It’s really hot ____ January in Harbin now. Better take off your coat.
A. in B. during C. for D. to
31. 【C】—They all agree ____ George. Has the project been passed?
—Who ____ George can make the final decision?
A. except; except B. except; besides C. but; but D. besides; but
32. 【C】Britain has recently had a high level of unemployment—but the same is true ____ many other countries.
A. at B. from C. of D. to

23. 【 C 】Pop music is loved by lots of young people, but it is not to everyone’s ____.
A. smell B. taste 口味C. sound D. favor 喜好
这里是固定句型to one's taste.
24. 【A 】It’s important for us to employ a word or a phrase according to the __A__ in language studies.
A. situation B. condition C. translation D. expression
这里填写“语境”，即situation,condition更多地表现一种状态。
25. 【 A 】She keeps a supply of candles in the house in case of power ___A__.
A. failure B. lack C. absence D. drop
电力故障power failure也可以使用fault
26. 【D】Don’t do that ___D__ lie down.
A. but to B. except to C. besides D. but
除了躺下，什么也别干。do的宾语是lie down，虽然名义上不是很搭配的，但是实际上两者是动宾关系。
27. 【B】We offered him our congratulations __C__ his passing the college entrance exams.
A. at B. on C. for D. of
句型congratulations to sb for sth祝贺某人某事
29. 【C】He got to the station early, __C__ missing his train. 选项表示“唯恐，担心”
A. in case of 以防万一B. instead of而不是 C. for fear of D. in search of 搜索...这里的A与C相比，C更符合语境，最贴切，选择最佳答案
30. 【C】It’s really hot ____ January in Harbin now. Better take off your coat. 相对于哈尔滨的一月来讲确实很热。
A. in B. during C. for D. to
31. 【C】—They all agree ____ George. Has the project been passed?
—Who ____ George can make the final decision?
A. except; except B. except; besides C. but; but D. besides; but 除了（不包括在那些人里面）除了（此人以外还有谁）
32. 【C】Britain has recently had a high level of unemployment—but the same is true ____ many other countries.
A. at B. from C. of对于 D. to
be true of是“对...来讲适用”是固定句型。



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