参考答案:
1. No sooner had they got off the train_____ it started moving. (2000年)
A. when       B. than       C. then      D. after
 
解析: 答案选B。表示“一……就……”可以有三种搭配：no sooner…than…; hardly…when…; scarcely…when…。注意连词的搭配。本句的意思是：“他们刚把货物盖好，就开始下雨了。”
 
2. It is very important for the strong man to know that ______ strong he is, he cannot be the strongest. (2003年)
A. whatever        B. whenever      
C. whichever       D. however
 
解析: 答案选D。however引导让步状语从句，修饰strong。that引导宾语从句的句意是：无论他多么强壮，他都不是最强壮的。
 
3. _______ I admit that there are problems, I don’t agree that they cannot be solved. (2003年)
A. When                B. As      
 C. While         D. Since
解析: 答案选C。while表示虽然。句意是：虽然我承认有些问题，但我不同意说就解决不了这些问题。
 
4. We’ll be only too glad to attend your party _______ we can get a baby-sitter. (2003年)
A. so far as          B. provided that     
C. unless              D. except that
 
解析: 答案选B。provided that=if。句意是：我们要是能找到人看孩子就会非常高兴地参加你们的聚会。注意句中only too 表示“非常”
 
5. ______ she finds out that you’ve lost her books. (2003年)
A. As if      B. Even if        C. What if        D. Suppose that
 
解析: 答案选C。what if=what will happen if。
 
6. He talks as if he ____ everything in the world. (1998年)
A. knows    B. knew   C. had known  D. would have known
 
解析: 答案选B。as if引导的状语从句中表示一种不真实的情况时，要使用虚拟语气。其构成是：表示对现在发生事情的假设用一般过去时态；表示对过去发生事情的假设用过去完成时态。
 
7. _______you disagree with her, her idea is still worth considering考虑 (1998年)
A. Even if        B. If only      C. Instead of       D. Despite of
 
解析: 答案选A。even if 表示“即使”；if only:要不是；instead of: 代替，后接短语；despite of:尽管，后接短语。
 
8. In short, _______ he lives, a man belongs to some society. (1997年)
A. whatever     B. whenever  C. whichever    D. wherever
 
解析: 答案选D。wherever=no matter where 本题意是：简而言之，无论一个人主在哪里，他都是属于某个社会的。
 
9. She has wanted to become a nurse ______ since she was a young girl. (1997年)
A. long        B. often       C. always        D. ever
 
解析: 答案选D。ever since相当于since, 表示自从。
 
10. Rubber differs from plastics _______ it is produced naturally and not in file lab. (2005年)
A. at that         B. in that      C. for that      D. with that
 
解析: 答案选B。in that 表示 “因为”，引导原因状语从句。