2014年高考英语二轮复习单项填空拉分题（较难题目）特训：介词和介词短语
1. Some lawyers have long called for changes to these laws which they think are ________ in the 21st Century.
A. in place B. on the way C. by the way D. out of place
2. Envy is the art o f counting the other fellow's blessings your own.
A. other than B. rather than C. better than D. more than
3. The official said rescuers were working _______to find the missing miners in the coal mine blast.
C. around the time D. in the meantime
5. Her fluency in English gave her an edge_______other girls when she applied for the job.
A. than B. in C. of D. over
6.Natural materials will break down a period of time.
A. for B. through C. over D. on
