状语从句练习题

1. ________ you've got a chance, you might as well make full use of it. (NMWT1999 11) A. Now that B. After

C. Although D. As soon as

2. You should make it a rule to leave things ________ you can find them again. (NMET 1999 18) A. when B. where C. then D. there 3. We’ll have to finish the job, ________. (NMET1999 22)

A. long it takes however B. it takes however long C. long however it takes D. however long it takes

4. Someone called me up in the middle of the night, but they hung up________ I could answer the phone. (NMET2000 14)

A. as B. since C. until D. before

5. The WTO cannot live up to its name________ it does not include a country that is home to one fifth of mankind. (NMET2000 21)

A. as long as B. while

C. if D. even though

6. John shut everybody out of the kitchen ________he could prepare his grand surprise for the party. (NMET2002 30)

A. which B. when C. so that D. as if 7. Rose need special care ________they can live through winter.

A. because B. whether C. until D. unless

8. ________you call me to say you’re not coming. I’ll see you at the theatre. (NMET 2004) A. Though B. Whether C. Until D. Unless

9. Jasmine was holidaying with her family in a wildlife park________ she was bitten on the leg by a lion. (NMET 2004)

A. when B. though C. unless D. if

10. It was evening ________we reached the little town of Winchester. (天津 2004) A. that B. until C. since D. before

11. Parents should take seriously their children’s requests for sunglasses ________eye protection is necessary in sunny weather. (NMET 2004)

A. because B. though C. unless D. if 12. She found her calculator ________ she lost it. (2002 上海)

A. where B. when C. in which D. that

13. After the war, a new school building was put up ________ there had once been a theatre. A. that B. where C. which D. when

强化训练

1. I hurried________ I wouldn’t be late for class.

A. since B. so that C. as if D. unless

2. ________ the day went on, the weather got worse.

A. with B. since C. while D. as 3. ________ she is young, she knows quit a lot.

A. when B. however C. although D. unless 4. ________ is a will, there is a way.

A. there B. where

C. where there D. there where 5. He ran off________ I could stop him.

A. before B. after C. since D. when

6. -Don’t look down upon Bob. He has his own advantages. -Oh, yes. ________others are weak, he is young.

A. if B. when C. though D. where 7. ________ everybody knows about it, I don’t want to talk any more. A. for B. since C. even D. however 8. Tim may come to see me. I don’t want to go out________ he comes. A. so that B. in case C. as long as D. now that 9. It was ________ a hundred people looked lost in it.

A. so large a room that B. so large room C. a so large room D. a such large room 10. --Do the factory leaders meet every Monday morning? --Yes, ________ there is nothing important to deal with.

A. since B. if C. unless D. therefore 11. ________we call the First-Aid centre, the doctors________ by and by. A. No sooner; are coming B. Soon after; would come C. Shortly; are coming D. Immediately; will come

12. The teacher spoke loudly________ the students could hear him clearly. A. so B. that C. so that D. in order to 13. ________you are so weak, you had better stay at home.

A. since B. for C. because D. though 14. --Do you think we can get there on time?

--Yes, ________ the truck doesn’t break down.

A. even if B. unless C. until D. so long as 15. Wuhan lies ________ the Changjiang River and the Hanjiang River meet. A. where B. at which C. in which D. there 16. He seldom comes here. ________ he comes, I’ll let you know.

A. Once B. As C. Unless D. While 17. It’ll be three weeks ________we take our exams.

A. after B. when C. before D. since 18. She is always listening to music________ doing her homework. A. while B. as C. as soon as D. as if

19. He was wandering through the street, looking around ________ he walked. A. as B. since C. while D. when

20. No sooner had he finished his speech________ the audience started cheering. A. when B. as C. than D. since

21. Hardly had I caught sight of her________ I recognized her ________ I hadn’t seen her for ages. A. then; as B. when; since C. before; because D. when; though