单选题 The response to the concerts was not warm enough so I decided to postpone booking tickets ______ later in the year.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 本题考查介词词义辨析。until意为“到…为止;直到”;by意为“通过;被;经由”;except意为“除…之外”;beyond意为“超过;越过”。根据句意(把订票的事情推迟到今年晚些时候),因此选A。