1. The play begins at 6: 40 pm. So we have to be at the theatre ____ 6:30 pm at the latest.

　　A. after        B. around           C. until           D. by

　　1. D。從"戲劇在下午6:40開始"可知到達(dá)劇院的時(shí)間最遲不應(yīng)晚于6:30。A項(xiàng)表示"下午6:30后到劇院"，C項(xiàng)表示"在劇院呆到下午6:30為止"，均不合題意。B項(xiàng)干擾性最強(qiáng)，around意為"左右，大約", 但在6:30 pm后有at the latest"最晚",二者相矛盾。C項(xiàng)by是not later than(不遲于)之意，整合題意。

　　2. They held a ceremony ________ those killed in the battle.

　　A. in honor of     B. instead of     C. in favor of      D. by means of

　　2. A。in honour of意為"為慶祝(為向. . . 表示敬意,為紀(jì)念"；instead of意為"代替; 而不是"；in favor of意為"贊成；支持"；by means of意為"通過; 用; 借助于"。根據(jù)句意"他們舉行了紀(jì)念陣亡戰(zhàn)士的儀式"可知答案為A(from www.hxen.com)。

　　3. After finishing middle school, my sister did nothing ________ at home.

　　A. but to read     B. but read       C. besides reading    D. except to read
 

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