1. —It’s said that Johnson will be promoted to senior manager next week.
— Cool! He is well suited to the role _____ his years of hard work and experience.
A. by virtue of B. by order of C. in case of D. in favour of
【答案解析】 A
【详解】考查介词短语。句意：——据说Johnson下周会被提拔为总经理。——太好了。因为多年的努力工作和经历，他非常适合这个职位。A. by virtue of因为，由于；B. by order of奉……之命；C. in case of以防；D. in favour of赞成。根据“He is well suited to the role ”可知，他因为多年的努力工作和经历很适合这个职位。符合语境，故选A项。
2. Their modern style home seems oddly___________among the town's old farmhouses.
A. out of balance B. out of control C. out of style D. out of place
【答案解析】 D
【详解】考查介词短语辨析。句意：他们的现代风格的家在镇上的旧农舍中显得很不相称。A. out of balance失去平衡；B. out of control失去控制；C. out of style过时的；D. out of place不合适的，不相称的。结合上文Their modern style home seems oddly可知现代风格的家在镇上的旧农舍中显得很不相称（out of place）。故选D。
