冲击波英语专四系列：语法与词汇--状语从句

1. I had barely come in _______ the telephone rang.

A. when  B. after  C. than  D. while

2. _______ we know, there are 107 elements found in nature.

A. As far  B. So far as  C. Just as  D. So long as

3. The more we looked at the picture, _______.

A. the less we liked it  B. we like it less

C. better we liked it  D. it liked better

4. Old _______ he is, he still studies English every day.

A. as  B. although  C. if  D. like

5. Mr. Wang was _______ for an hour before dinner.

A. very tired, so he laid down  B. so tired as to lay down

C. so tired that he lied down  D. so tired that he lay down

6. A heavy box on the floor will stay in place _______ it is pushed or pulled.

A. if  B. when  C. unless  D. or else

7. “When do you wish to visit Paris?”

 “_______ I am settled, I ll go there.”

A. So long  B. As  C. Once  D. While

8.Don t forget to register this week _______ you can vote in the election.

A. so B. so that  C. such as  D. such

9.I don t know whether it will rain or not, but _______, I shall stay home.

A. if it will  B. if it does  C. if it did  D. if it shall

10. The cookies that you sent over were _______ that I ate them all.

A. very good  B. too good  C. so good  D. good

11. _______ we continue to work hard, we can finish the task ahead of schedule.

A. As soon as  B. As far as  C. So long as  D. So far as

12. We ll visit Europe next year _______ we have enough money.

A. lest  B. until  C. unless  D. provided

13. Although he knewlittle about the large amountof workdone in the field, hesucceeded

_______ other more well-informed experimenters failed.

A. which  B. that  C. what  D. where

14. _______ much is known about what occurs during sleep, the precise function of sleep and its

different stages remains largely in the realm of assumption.

A. Because  B. Since  C. As  D. While

15. We hadn t met for 20 years, but I recognized her _______ I saw her.

A. for the moment  B. the moment when  C. at the moment when  D. the moment

16. _______, there was no mistake that she was displeased.

A. As her words were gently spoken   B. Spoken as her words were gently

C. Were as her words gently spoken   D. Gently as her words were spoken

17. This old school is still having _______ of students _______ it had a hundred years ago when

it was first founded.

A. the same amount; as  B. the same number; as

C. equal number; like   D. the same number; when

18. _______ difficulties we may come across, we ll help one another to overcome them.

A. Wherever  B. Whatever  C. However  D. Whenever