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，it's 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 I'd 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.I'm sorry I didn't phone you，but I've 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"I've 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"。