[例1]We bought Granny a present,______she didn’t like it.
A.but B.and C.or D.so
【解析】答案 A。根据句意,应选择转折连词。
[例2]Run quickly,______we’ll miss the early train.
A.and B.but C.so D.or
【解析】答案 D。or这里应译为:否则。
[例3]I’ll give the book to him______he comes back.
A.since B.as soon as C.before D.until
【解析】答案 B。as soon as 引出的时间状语从句应用一般现在时表示将来要发生的动作。
[例4]Don’t cross the road______the light turns green.
A.when B.while C.until D.as
【解析】答案 C。until应译为“直到……才”,因为前面的祈使句为否定句。又如:She did not go to bed until her mother came back.应译为“直到她妈妈回来她才睡觉”。
[例5]Miss Gao has been a teacher______1990.
A.before B.after C.since D.in
【解析】答案 C。因为主句为完成时,所以应用 since表示该动作的起始点。
[例6]— Which would you like better,tea______milk?
—Tea,please.
A.but B.and C.or D.with
【解析】答案 C。在疑问句与否定句中应用or来表示一种选择。
[例7]We love spring______there’s beautiful flowers every where.
A.though B.but C.or D.because
【解析】答案 D。因为这里表示的是因果关系。
[例8]Please leave______7:00,then you’ll be able to get______there earlier.
A.till;in B.from;/ C.before;/ D.behind;to
【解析】答案 C。before为在7:00之前离开。
[例9]______he is a child of six,he can read and write.
A.Whose B.If C.Though D.Because
【解析】答案 C。这种状语从句在英语中称为让步状语从句,应译为:虽然他才是个6岁的孩子,他却可以读书和写字。
[例10]I like fish,______chicken,______eggs.