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状语从句易错题 1. As far as I am concerned, education is about learning and the more you learn, ________. A. the more for life are you equipped B. the more equipped for life you are C. the more life you are equipped for D. you are equipped the more for life 2. Was his father very strict with him when he was at school? Yes, he had never praised him _______ he became one of the top students in his grade. A. after B. unless C. until D. when 3. Don’t be afraid of asking for help _____ it is needed. A. unless B. since C. although D. when 4. A good storyteller must be able to hold his listeners’ curiosity ______ he reaches the end of the story. A. when B. unless C. after D. until 5. How far apart do they live? ______I know, they live in the same neighborhood. A. As long as B. As far as C. As well as D. As often as 6. ________ I know the money is safe, I shall not worry about it. A. Even though B. Unless C. As long as D. While 7. Dad, I’ve finished my assignment. Good, and ____ you play or watch TV, you mustn’t disturb me. A. Whenever B. Whether C. Whatever D. No matter 8. We were swimming in the lake_______ suddenly the storm started. A. when B. while C. until D. before 9. It was evening ________ we reached the little town of Winchester. A. that B. until C. since D. before 10. You can eat food free in my restaurant________ you like. A. whenever B. wherever C. whatever D. however 11. _______ modeling business is by no means easy to get into, the good model will always be in demand. A. While B. Since C. As D. If 12. ________ I accept that he is not perfect, I do actually like the person.
A. While B. Since C. Before D. Unless 13. I do every single bit of housework_____ my husband Bob just does the dishes now and then. A. since B. while C. when D. as 14. Simon thought his computer was broken _____ his little bother pointed out that he had forgotten to turn it on. A. until B. unless C. after D. when 15. They wanted to charge $5,000 for the car, ______ we managed to bring the price down. A. but B. so C. when D. since 16. The American Civil War lasted four years_______ the North won in the end. A. after B. before C. when D. then 17.---Did Jack come back early last night? ---Yes. It was not yet eight o’clock _______ he arrived home. A. before B. when C. that D. until 18. Allow children the space to voice their opinions, _________ they are different from your own. A. until B. even if C. unless D. as though 19. The old tower must be saved, ______ the cost. A. however B. whatever C. whichever D. wherever 20. There was never any time for Kate to feel lonely, _____ she was an only child. A. ever since B. now that C. even though D. even as 21. We thought there were 35 students in the dining hall, ______, in fact, there were 40. A. while B. whether C. what D. which 22. _______ you’ve tried it, you can’t imagine how pleasant it is. A. Unless B. Because C. Although D. When 23. He found it increasingly difficult to read, _______ his eyesight was beginning to fail. A. and B. for C. but D. or 24. If you are traveling ________ the customs are really foreign to your own, please do as the Romans do. A. in which B. what C. when D. where 25. “You can’t have this football back _____ you promise not to kick it at my cat again,” the old man said firmly. A. because B. since C. when D. until 26. A man cannot smile like a child, _______ a child smiles with his eyes, while a man smiles with his lips alone. A. so B. but C. and D. for 27. ---How long do you think it will be ______ China sends a manned spaceship to the moon. ---Perhaps two or three years. A. when B. until C. that D. before 28. -–Why didn’t you tell him about the meeting? ---He rushed out of the room ______ I could say a word. A. before B. until C. when D. after 29. We won’t keep winning games ______ we keep playing well. A. because B. unless C. when D. while 30. I grew up in Africa, _________ at least I should say that I spent much of the first ten years of my life there. A. and B. or C. so D. but
