9．Shirley，a real book lover，often brings home many books to read ________ the library.
A．in B．for
C．by D．from
答案 D
解析 句意为：Shirley，一个读书爱好者，经常从图书馆带些书回家去读。
10．Nick，its good for you to read some books ________ China before you start your trip there.
A．in B．for
C．of D．on
答案 D
解析 on 表示关于，some books on China意为"关于中国的一些书"。句意为：Nick，你在去中国旅行之前最好读一些关于中国的书。故选D项。
11．I always wanted to do the job which Id been trained ________.
A．on B．for
C．by D．of
答案 B
解析 考查介词。句意为：我经常想做我之前为之受过培训的工作。for表示目的，意为"为了……"，符合题意。
12．Im sorry I didn phone you，but Ive been very busy ________ the past couple of weeks.
A．beyond B．with
C．among D．over
答案 D
解析 通过前半句"Ive been very busy"现在完成时，可知搭配用的时间状语为"在过去的几周里"，故选over。句意为：很抱歉没给你打电话，可是这几个星期我一直很忙。
13．There were 252 votes ________ the bill and 186 against.
A．in need of B．in favour of
C．in search of D．in case of
答案 B
解析 in favour of支持，赞同，符合句意。in need of需要；in search of寻找；in case of以防，万一。
14．This shop will be closed for repairs ________ further notice.
A．with B．until
C．for D．at
答案 B
解析 句意为：在另行通知前，这家店将停业整顿。until further notice表示"在另行通知前"。
