最新高中时间状语从句练习题1

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高中时间状语从句练习题一
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1. I learnt her hard-working and kind _______ I got to know her in the bookstore.
A. first time B. for the first time C. the first time D. by the first time
2. It was not _______ he took off his dark glass ____I realise who he was.
A. when; that B. until; when C. when; then D. until; that
3. It was 19 years _______ Mandela, the former president of South Africa, was set free from prison.
A. before B. since C. until D. that
4. _______ had the bell rung _______ the students took their seats.
A. Hardly; when B. No sooner; when C. Hardly; than D. No sooner; then
walked along the beach for nearly three hours _______ we saw a boat on the sea.
A. when B. before C. unless D. as
two brothers quarreled and quarreled _______ they felt sleepy and went to bed.
A. when B. before C. unless D. until
7. It was quite a long time _______ I made it out what had happened.
A. after B. before C. when D. since
8. We sent the injured to the First-aid Centre_______ the accident happened.
A. immediately B. hurriedly C. quickly D. shortly
9. It seemed only seconds ________ the boy finished washing his face.
A. when B. before C. after D. even if
10. Hardly had he reached the school gate ________ the bell rang.
A. while B. when C. as D. as soon as
11. I recognized you ________ I saw you at the airport.
A. the moment B. while C. after D. once
12. He was about to go to bed ________ the doorbell rang.
A. while B. as C. before D. when
13. ________I listen to your advice, I get into trouble.
A. Every time B. When C. While D. Until
14. The children ran away from the orchard______ they saw the guard.
A. the moment B. after C. before D. as
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15. No sooner had I arrived home _____ it began to rain.
A. when B. while C. as D. than
16. Several weeks had gone by _____ I realized the painting was missing. BCDCC DBBCA A
A . as B. before C. since D. when
17. He will have learned English for eight years by the time he _____ from the university next year.
A. will graduate B. will have graduated C. graduates D. is to graduate
18. It is said that an American starts a speech with a joke, _______ a Japanese seldom.
A. as B when C though D while
19. They kept trying ________ they must have known it was hopeless.
A. If B because C when D where
20. It _____ long before we ____ the result of the experiment.
A. will not be; will know B. is; will know C. will not be know D. is; know
21. –What was the party like? --Wonderful. It’s years _____ I enjoyed myself so much.
A. after B. before C. when D. since
22. The new secretary is supposed to report to the manager as soon as she_____.
A. will arrive B. arrives C. is going to arrive D. is arriving
23. _____ got into the room _____ the telephone rang.
A. He hardly had; then B. Hardly had he; when C. He had not; then D. Not had he; when
24. No sooner had he finished his talk _____ he was surrounded by the workers.
A. as B. then C. than D. when
25. Mother was worried because little Alice was ill, especially _____ father was away in France.
A. as B. that C. during D. if
26. I remember _____ this used to be a quiet village.
A. when B. how C. where D. what

II. Fill in the blanks with proper conjunctions. As soon as when while When
1. she got the pay, she put it away in the bank. before until before
2. I was wandering through the street I caught sight of a tailor’s shop.
3. He was drinking juice the rest of us drank whisky.
4. you read the poem a second time, the meaning will become clearer to you.
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5. We walked along the seaside about two hours we came to a fisherman’s village.
6. The sailor stayed on the lonely island a ship passed there and saved him.
7. It was eight years the Chinese people drove off the Japanese aggressors.














17. –Did you remember to give Mary the money you owed her?
--Yes, I gave it to her _____ I saw her.
A. while B. the moment C. suddenly D. once
18. I thought her nice and honest _____ I met her.
A. first time B. for the first time C. the first time D. by the first time
20. The moment the 28th Olympic Games _____ open, the whole world cheered.
A. declared B. have been declared C. have declared D. were declared
21. ---How long have you been here?
----Well, ________ I graduated from H.K. University.
A. when B. aince C. as D. until
23. ______ at school, Jill wrote her first detective novel.
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A During B. Since C. While D. In
24. _______ a young man, he used to help his father a lot on the farm.

A. As B. When C. While D. Since

26.
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27. It was midnight ________ we arrived at the destination at last.
A. that B when C before D until

two brothers quarreled and quarreled _______ they felt sleepy and
went to bed. A. when B. before C. unless D. until
sent the injured to the First-aid Centre_______ the accident happened.

A. immediately B. hurriedly C. quickly D. Shortly
1. It was quiet ________ those big trucks started coming through the town.

A. before B. after C. until D. unless

were told that we should follow the main road _____ we reached the central
railway station.

A. whenever B. until C. w

hile D. wherever
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8. _____ John was watching TV, his wife was cooking.
A. As B. As soon as C. While D. Till




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