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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 accidentB.by mistakeC.by chanceD.by force
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。
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