2019年mpa考试英语真题——介词和介词短语2393

{01}“If the government does not give any feedback or does not release a final report of the survey, the respondents will think they participated _______," said the social scientist Hu. A.in no way B.in vain C.without effort D.at a loss 解析：in no way      决不；in vain枉费心机；徒劳无益；白费力气；without effort 轻松地; at a loss不知所措；困惑; in vain符合语境。
本题选B。
{02}________the rapid growth of short messages which are sent by mobile phones, the   number of criminal cases through short messages are increasing. A.For B.By C.As D.With 解析：      题意：随着手机发送短信数量的激增，通过短信犯罪的案例也在增长。表示“随着……”，as 是连词，后接句子；with 是介词，后接名词。
本题选D。