Question

—You went late _______ the stadium yesterday evening, didn’t you?
—Yes, my wife was a little late _______ the supper.

A．to, with

B．for, with

C．for, for

D．at, for

Answer 1

A

考查介詞。第一空填to比較好理解，因為此處的late為副詞，用以修飾 go to the stadium
中的動詞go；而第二句的 with 則是許多同學不容易想到的，相反，更多地可能是想到 for，
現將兩者區別如下：be late for表示做某事遲到，而be late with 表示做某事做晚了(="be" late in doing sth)。比較：
We were late for dinner. 我們吃飯遲到了。
We were late with dinner [="in" having dinner]. 我們吃飯吃得遲。
句中 my wife was a little late with the supper 的意思是“我妻子準備晚飯稍遲了一點”。