【题目】For my fifth birthday, my mother baked me a cake ______ a monkey.
A.in the shape ofB.beyond the reach of
C.at the mercy ofD.on the side of
在线课程【答案】A
【解析】
考查介词短语辨析。句意:我五岁生日的时候，妈妈给我烤了一个猴子形状的蛋糕。A. in the shape of呈……形状；B. beyond the reach of超出……的能力之外C. at the mercy of 受……的支配；D. on the side of拥护……，站在……的一边。蛋糕是猴子“形状”的。故选A。