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　　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。从"戏剧在下午6:40开始"可知到达剧院的时间最迟不应晚于6:30。A项表示"下午6:30后到剧院"，C项表示"在剧院呆到下午6:30为止"，均不合题意。B项干扰性最强，around意为"左右，大约", 但在6:30 pm后有at the latest"最晚",二者相矛盾。C项by是not later than(不迟于)之意，整合题意。

　　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意为"为庆祝(为向. . . 表示敬意,为纪念"；instead of意为"代替; 而不是"；in favor of意为"赞成；支持"；by means of意为"通过; 用; 借助于"。根据句意"他们举行了纪念阵亡战士的仪式"可知答案为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