8.Harvard University takes in any outstanding student ________ religion, color or background.(in terms of, on account of, regardless of, in spite of)
答案：regardless of 解析：考查介詞短語(yǔ)辨析。句意：不管宗教、膚色或背景的差別，哈佛大學(xué)吸收任何優(yōu)秀的學(xué)生。in terms of從……角度而言;on account of因?yàn)椋捎?regardless of不管，不顧，表示不去考慮，強(qiáng)調(diào)主觀;in spite of盡管，雖然，強(qiáng)調(diào)轉(zhuǎn)折。
9.—What shall we prepare for our picnic this weekend?
—Well, let's discuss it ________ lunch.
答案：over 解析：考查介詞。句意：——本周末的野餐我們準(zhǔn)備些什么呢?——哦，我們吃午飯的時(shí)候商量一下吧。這里用介詞over表示“在……期間”。
10.Mr. Carter will be the main speaker ________ the graduation ceremony.
答案：at 解析：考查介詞。句意：Carter先生將成為畢業(yè)典禮上的主要發(fā)言人。at the graduation ceremony意思是“在畢業(yè)典禮上”，為固定短語(yǔ)。
11.Look at this year's sales figures ________ last year's; they're so much better.
答案：against 解析：考查介詞。句意：對(duì)比一下今年和去年的銷(xiāo)售數(shù)字;它們(比去年)好多了。against在這里表示“和……相比”。
12.Like golf, yoga is a recent arrival ________ China, and could be on its way to becoming a booming business.
答案：to 解析：考查介詞。句意：和高爾夫球運(yùn)動(dòng)一樣，瑜伽也是近年才出現(xiàn)在中國(guó)，它可能會(huì)成為一個(gè)蓬勃發(fā)展的行業(yè)。這里用介詞to表示“對(duì)……來(lái)說(shuō)”。
13.How can we improve medical care to benefit people?________， how can we create a health care system that helps people?(In addition, On the other hand, In other words, On the contrary)
答案：In other words 解析：考查介詞短語(yǔ)辨析。句意：我們?cè)撛鯓硬拍芨纳漆t(yī)療服務(wù)來(lái)造福人民呢?換句話說(shuō)，我們?cè)撊绾蝿?chuàng)造一個(gè)為人民服務(wù)的衛(wèi)生保健體系呢?這里用in other words表示“換句話說(shuō)”，符合句意。
14.Maria did what she could to help her neighbors. ________， she asked for nothing.(In vain, In return, In addition, In fact)
答案：In return 解析：考查介詞短語(yǔ)辨析。句意：瑪利亞盡她所能地去幫助她的鄰居，不求任何回報(bào)。in vain意為“徒勞”;in return意為“作為回報(bào)”;in addition意為“除……以外”;in fact意為“事實(shí)上”。
15.With some physical training in the morning, even after a couple of days, you will feel energetic, and ________， you will benefit greatly from your perseverance.(in a way, on the other hand, on the whole, in the long term)
答案：in the long term 解析：句意：早晨進(jìn)行一些體育鍛煉，在幾天之后你都會(huì)感覺(jué)精力充沛，并且從長(zhǎng)遠(yuǎn)而言，你會(huì)從你的毅力中受益匪淺。in a way從某種意義上;on the other hand在另一方面;on the whole從整體而言;in the long term從長(zhǎng)遠(yuǎn)而言。
