2019年mpa考试英语真题——介词和介词短语846

{01}Electric trains have now _______ steam trains in England
A.taken place
B.in place of
C.instead of
D.taken the place of
解析：短语辨析，taken place 发生 in place of 代替 instead of 代替taken the place of取代，根据题意，现在在英国电力机车已经取代了蒸汽机车。选D。
本题选D。
{02}—Why are you excited today?
—We have been told ______ a picnic this weekend
A.have
B.to have
C.having
D.had
解析：试题分析：句意：---今天你为什么兴奋？---我们被告知这个周末去野餐。have a picnic野餐。this weekend这个周末。此处是tell sb. to do sth. 的被动语态be told to do sth. 故选B。
考点：考查短语的用法。
本题选B。