2019年mpacc考试英语真题——介词和介词短语1114

{01}John hadn’t been able to stop smoking suddenly;he had to control his smoking desire ________.
A.by and by
B.sooner or later
C.little by little
D.from time to time
解析：by and by 不久以后，不一会儿；sooner or later 迟早；little by little相当于step by step 渐渐地；from time to time 时常地。句意为：约翰不能立即把烟戒掉，他得慢慢地控制烟瘾。
本题选C。
{02}My money was beginning to        and there were no jobs to be found．
A.give up
B.give out
C.give in
D.give away
解析：考查短语辨析。A放弃；B分发，发出；用完；筋疲力尽；C屈服；D赠送，泄漏，出卖；句意：我的钱救要用完了，可是工作还是没有找到。故B正确。
本题选B。