2019年mpacc考试英语真题——介词和介词短语2240

{01}What people say is unimportant; what people mean _______ what they say is everything.

A.for

B.in

C.by

D.with

解析：略
本题选C。
{02}Soon came the bad news _____ the ship sank when it sailed ____ the coast.

A.that; off

B.which; on

C.that; away

D.which; along

解析：考查名词性从句。句中that引导同位语从句，解释说明名词news，off the coast在海面上, 离开海岸。根据题意选择A。
题选A。
{03} The great fire burned down      about 100 buildings.

A.as many as	B.as much as
C.so many as	D.so much as

解析：修饰可数名词大楼buildings，不用much，用many，在肯定句中表示多达可用as many as，故本题选A。
本题选A。