5.(★★★★★)You may do whatever you want________ it is not against the law.

　　 A.unless B.even if C.so long as D.as soon as

4.(★★★★★)We had not gone for long________ we saw a crowd of people.

　　 A.before B.after C.as soon as D.while

3.(★★★★★)Why do you want a new job________ you’ve get such a good one already? (NMET 1998)

　　 A.that B.where C.which D.when

2.(★★★★)Word came________ he was employed by that company.

　　 A.which B.why C.that D.when

1.(★★★★★)Father made a promise________I passed the examination he would buy me a computer.

　　 A.that B.that if C.if D.whether

3.语意理解是关键。

　　 ●歼灭难点训练

2.状语从句均用从属连词引导。

1.为使用好连词，首先应了解连词可能出现的情况。并列句和复合句中，尤其是复合句中的连词，他们通常可分为：

　　 从属连词：that(无意),before,whether, if, after, since,as long as,when

　　 连接代词：who, whom ,which, what, whose

　　 连接副词：when ,why, where ,how

　　 关系代词：who, whom ,whose, which, that

　　 关系副词：when, why ,where

1.Some one called me up in the middle of the night,but they hung up________ I could answer the phone.

　　 A.as B.since C.until D.before

　　 (NMET 2000)

　　 命题意图：本题主要考查连词的语意，但需结合时间，尤其是前后两个动作发生的先后顺序，故难度较大。本题属五星题。

　　 知识依托：as 引导时间状语从句，意思是当……时，since 自从，until直到……，before在……之前。答案选D。

　　 错解分析：错误的原因在于没有了解相关动作发生的先后关系，they hung up发生在I could answer the phone之前，题目的意思是：半夜里有人给我打电话，但我还没来得及接/在我能接电话之前，他们就挂掉了。

　　 解题方法与技巧：解关于从属连词的题首先要了解各自的语意；在处理习题时，还要结合上下文的语境和结构来进行综合确定。

　　 答案：D

　　 ●锦囊妙计

8.(★★★★)The difficulty we now are facing is the question________ we can persvade him to tell the truth.

　　 A.that B.whether C.what D.how

　　 ●案例探究