
( )1. Alan ran ________ fast _________ I couldn’t follow him.
A. too; to B. so; that C. as; to D. very; so
( )2. —Why didn’t you go surfing last Sunday?
— _________ I had a bad headache.
A. Because B. Since C. As D. For
( )3. —It’s time to go to bed, Wang Ming.
—Mum, I have a lot of homework to do. I won’t go to bed _______ I finish it.
A. after B. until C. as soon as D. since
( )4. We didn’t catch the train __________ we got up late.
A. so B. because C. until D. before
( )5. The poor man ate a big breakfast _________ he said he wasn’t hungry.
A. since B. because C. though D. for
( )6. ________ they are brothers, they don’t look like each other at all.
A. Because B. Although C. When D. As
( )7. Mr. Brown has worked in our school _________ he came here in 1990.
A. when B. whether C. before D. since
( )8. Mary was ________ ill ________ she got the disease that her mum had to stop
working to look after her.
A. such ;if B. so; if C. such; when D. so; when
( )9. You will be late _______ you leave immediately.
A. unless B. until C. if D. or
( )10. —This dress is in last year’s style.
—I think it still looks perfect ________ it has gone out this year.
A. so that B. even though C. as if D. ever since
( )11. John fell asleep __________ he was listening to the music.
A. after B. before C. while D. as soon as
( )12. The book was so interesting that he had read it for three hours _______ he
realized it.
A. unless B. if C. after D. before
( )13. I am waiting for my friend ________, I will go swimming alone.
A. If he doesn’t come B. If he won’t come
C. If he will come D. If he is coming
( )14. —When will you tell him the good news?
—I will tell him _________________.
A. as soon as he comes back B. as soon as he came back
C. as soon as he will come back D. as soon as he is coming back
( )15. You will be able to get good marks _____________________.
A. while you are doing your homework by yourself
B. if you do some revision every day
C. before you begin to study hard
D. until you follow your teachers’advice
( )16. It looks _______________ to wash the clothes.
A. as if the water is dirty enough B. as if the water isn’t clean enough
C. that the water isn’t dirty enough D. that the water is clean enough
