高中时间状语从句练习题1

高中时间状语从句练习题一 CDAAB DBABB ADAAD

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

5.We walked along the beach for nearly three hours _______ we saw a boat on the sea.

A. when

B. before

C. unless

D. as

6.The 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

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 myse lf 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.

5. We walked along the seaside about two hours we came to a fisherman’s village.