Question

I received a call one morning from a lady, but she phoned________, as she kept asking to speak  to someone else who I didn’t know at all. 

A．by accident

B．by mistake

C．by chance

D．by force

Answer 1

B

试题分析：by accident偶然；by mistake错误地；by chance偶然；by force靠武力。句意：一天早晨我接到一个女士打来的电话，但是她打错了，她一直在说让某一人我不认识的人接电话。根据句意故选B。
点评：本题难度适中。介词短语也是高考的热点，需要考生平时多积累，注意它们的用法及区别。
即学即练：The soldiers took the prisoners away ______.
A. by accident     B. by mistake     C. by chance     D. by force
解析：D。句意：士兵们强行把犯人带走了。