1. It will not be long before we ______ again.

　　A. meet

　　B. shall meet

　　C. would meet

　　D. will be met

　　2. The research results show that the earth goes a little faster ______ it is closer to the sun.

　　A. as if

　　B. so that

　　C. than

　　D. when

　　3. Somebody knocked at the door while I ______.

　　A. started reading

　　B. have read

　　C. read

　　D. was doing some reading

　　4. I ______ go to bed until twelve o’clock tonight.

　　A. shall

　　B. will

　　C. don’t

　　D. won’t

　　5. ______ I knew him better, I discovered that my impression had been right.

　　A. Which

　　B. As

　　C. Until

　　D. Unless

　　6. Please be sure to telephone me next time you _____ to our city.

　　A. will come

　　B. come

　　C. came

　　D. are coming

　　7. Is it all right ______ I go with you to the exhibition on Friday, Pam?

　　A. because

　　B. whether

　　C. when

　　D. if

　　8. The doctor suggests that I should sleep with the window open ______ it’s very cold.

　　A. if

　　B. unless

　　C. when

　　D. since

　　9. ______ I forget, please remind me of it tomorrow.

　　A. In case

　　B. In case of

　　C. In any case

　　D. In no case

　　10. ______ I haven’t seen the film, I know very little about it.

　　A. After

　　B. Although

　　C. As

　　D. Before

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　　11. - Why can’t I go? - ______ you’re too young. A. For

　　B. Because

　　C. As

　　D. Since

　　12. He is ______ a clever young man ______ he can speak about ten foreign languages.

　　A. such…that

　　B. so…that

　　C. so a…for

　　D. such…so

　　13. They climbed to the top of the hill ______ they could get a bird’s eye view of the city.

　　A. for fear that

　　B. in case

　　C. in order that

　　D. as a result

　　14. ______ it is very late now, these managers are still working in their office.

　　A. As

　　B. Although

　　C. When

　　D. If

　　15. Although it is raining, ______ continue working in the fields.

　　A. so they

　　B. and they

　　C. but they

　　D. they

　　16. Even if it ______ tomorrow, the sports meet will take place.

　　A. will rain

　　B. rains

　　C. rain

　　D. has rained

　　17. ______ nonsense the paper prints, some people would believe it.

　　A. Whatever

　　B. What

　　C. However

　　D. How

　　18. __hard he tried, he could not lift it. A. Whichever

　　B. No matter

　　C. However

　　D. Although

　　19. We must begin testing the instrument, no matter ______ difficult it is.

　　A. what

　　B. how

　　C. when

　　D. where

　　20. When Jack arrived he learned Mary ______ for almost an hour.

　　A. had gone

　　B. had set off

　　C. had left

　　D. had been away