一、用 before、after、when、while、since 或 until 填空。
1. I was about to take a shower in the bathroom ______ I heard my mobile phone ringing.
2. — Have you known the football star for a long time? — Yes, ______ I was seven.
3. — Did you realize your money was missing on the bus? — No, not ______ I had to pay for the shoes.
4. At eight last night, I was watching TV ______ my father was reading a magazine.
5. — Did you have fun during your trip? — Yes. It was time to leave there ______ we knew it.
6. — What will you do ______ you graduate from high school? — I may find a job since I'm not good at study.

1. when 2. since 3. until 4. while 5. before 6. after

二、用所给词的适当形式填空。
1. ______ (when) his elder brother gets money, he spends it on books.
2. Although they ______ (know) little Chinese, they quickly learned the language.
3. I will tell my daughter the good news as soon as she ______ (return) from work tonight.
4. He breathed deeply before ______ (speak) again.
5. The police ______ (search) flats for the thief when a gunshot broke the silence.

1. Whenever 2. knew 3. returns 4. speaking 5. were searching

1. (2024·南京市玄武区模拟)Community workers and volunteers are going to take precautions(预防措施) ______ fire.
A. through
B. across
C. beyond
D. against

D

2. Lisa, you'd better not forget to water the flowers and the grass in our garden ______ we are on holiday.
A. while
B. though
C. unless
D. till

A

3. (2024·南京市秦淮区模拟)Most people usually can't understand parents' love ______ they have their own children.
A. if
B. since
C. until
D. because

C

4. If you miss this chance, it must be years ______ you get another one.
A. since
B. after
C. as
D. before

D

5. (2024·南京市玄武区模拟)______ she got to work, she found that she forgot to feed her cat.
A. As soon as
B. As well as
C. As far as
D. As good as

A

四、(传统文化)从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空,使短文通顺、意思完整。
fan safe music recent as a result
The folk art form, kuaiban, which has a long history, can be performed by a group or a single person. With one or two pairs of bamboo clappers—a kind of Chinese 1. ______ instrument in their hands, the performers tell stories in the local dialect(方言). These stories are usually folk tales(民间故事) or about social life.

2. ______, Liu Jiming and Wan Yifu made and shared short videos by using kuaiban which were viewed several million times. 3. ______, Liu and Wan have gained plenty of 4. ______ on the Internet. Some of their works are about the danger of drunken driving and food 5. ______. They also write stories to show respect for great people, such as traffic policemen.
matter with beautiful be close to introduce
According to Liu and Wan, people can understand kuaiban pieces 6. ______ difficulty. The stories told in kuaiban pieces 7. ______ people's daily life. Moreover, they consider that it is a fun way 8. ______ the Chinese folk culture through kuaiban. And what 9. ______ to them is that both young people and old people begin to know the charm of the art form, kuaiban.
Folk art forms, like xiangsheng, pingshu and kuaiban, share something in common. These art forms show the 10. ______ and value of Chinese culture, so they should be known by more people and get to more areas.

1. musical 2. Recently 3. As a result 4. fans 5. safety 6. without 7. are close to 8. to introduce 9. matters 10. beauty