一、根据句意，用 when、while、after、before 或 until 填空。
1. ______ Mary was writing a letter, the children were playing outside.
2. The careless girl dropped the glass ______ she stood up from her seat.
3. 亮点原创 ______ she received 12 rejections(拒绝), J. K. Rowling finally published Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in 1997.
4. I didn't go to sleep ______ I finished my homework.
5. It will not be long ______ we meet again.
6. He came to China ______ the war was over.

While
; when
; After
; until
; before
; after/when

1. ______ astronauts go on spacewalks, they wear spacesuits to keep themselves safe.
A. Though
B. Till
C. When
D. Unless

C

2. I won't believe that the little boy can read five thousand words ______ I test him myself.
A. after
B. when
C. if
D. until

D

3. —When will you go to see your grandpa?
—I'll see him ______ I get off the
plane. You know I miss him very
much.
A. as soon as
B. as long as
C. as far as
D. as easily as

A

4. (2023·常州市金坛区期中)Sometimes I feel unhappy about my parents because they force me to do something that goes ______ my will.
A. through
B. over
C. against
D. above

C

5. (2025·南京市玄武区限时作业)My mother has a pair of bright eyes which can speak. ______ I meet difficulties, her eyes will encourage me and help me cheer up.
A. Whenever
B. Whoever
C. Whatever
D. However

A

6. (2023·南通市期中)—Because of the “double reduction” policy(“双减”政策), students go home ______ they finish their homework at school.
—Sure. As a parent of a Grade 9 student, I don't feel so tired as before.
A. before
B. while
C. since
D. after

D

三、句型转换。
1. Tom brushed his teeth. Tom went to bed.（用 before 将两句合并为一句）
________________________________________________________________________________
2. While Li Tao was working abroad, he made friends with some foreigners.（改为同义句）
Li Tao made friends with some foreigners ______ ______ abroad.
3. I met Lucy for the first time when I was in Grade 8.（对画线部分提问）
______ ______ you ______ Lucy for the first time?
4. After she had finished all the housework, she began to do her homework.（用 not... until 改写句子）
She ______ ______ to do her homework ______ she had finished all the housework.
5. When she received my email, she made a reply in no time.（改为同义句）
She made a reply to my email ______ ______ she received it.

Tom brushed his teeth before he went to bed./Before Tom went to bed, he brushed his teeth.
; while
; working
; When
; did
; meet
; didn't
; begin
; until
; as
; soon ;  as