1. Most people work because it's unavoidable. ________ contrast，there are some people who actually enjoy work.

解析：句意：大部分人工作是因为这是无法避免的，相比之下，有些人却是真正享受工作。by contrast “相比之下，与之相比”。

答案：By

2. Last year was the warmest year on record，with global temperature 0.68℃________the average.

解析：句意：去年是有纪录以来最热的一年，全球平均气温上升0.68度。with的宾语global temperature，above the average是宾语补足语。

答案：above

3. Many of the things we now benefit from would not be around but________Thomas Edison.

解析：句意：要不是因为托马斯·爱迪生，很多现在让我们受益的东西都不会出现。but for“要不是，倘若没有”。

答案：for

4. They believe that there are transport developments ________the corner that will bring a lot of changes for the better.

解析：句意：他们认为即将到来的交通发展将会带来很多好的方面的变化。around the corner“即将来临”。

答案：around

5. A serious study of physics is impossible ________ some knowledge of mathematics.

解析：句意：如果没有一点数学知识，要认真研究物理是不可能的。根据句意可知，这里用介词without，表示“没有，缺乏”。

答案：without

6. The Smiths are praised ________ the way they bring up their children.

解析：句意：史密斯夫妇因为他们养育孩子的方式而受到称赞。因句中“are praised”这一被动结构，考生很容易理解为“被……表扬”，而误填by。其实根据句意可知，这是固定短语be praised for...，意为“因……而受到称赞”。

答案：for

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1.Children need friends________their own age to play with.

解析：句意：孩子们需要同龄的朋友一起玩儿。of one's own，“某人自己的”。

答案：of

2.My father warned me ________ going to the west coast because it was crowed with tourists.

解析：句意，父亲警告我不要去西海岸，因为那儿游客太多。warn sb.against doing sth.，警告某人不要做某事。

答案：against

3.The dictionary is what I want，but I don't have enough money ________ me.

解析：句意：我想要那本字典，但是我身上没有带足够的钱。have money with sb.，随身带着钱。

答案：with

4.Everybody was touched________words after they heard her moving story.

解析：句意：他们听完她的动人事迹之后，感动得说不出话来。beyond words，难以表达。

答案：beyond

5.The wine industry in the area has developed in a special way，________little foreign ownership.

解析：句意：这个地区的白酒工业发展特殊，没有外国人的参与。with表示有。

答案：with