2019年mpa考试英语真题——连词10

{01}I am here not because I want to earn money ______I want to educate the children.
A.but
B.but because
C.but for
D.and because
解析：考查连词。本题考查短语的固定搭配not because …but because  …不是因为……而是因为……。句意：我在这儿不是因为我想要赚钱，而是因为我想要教育孩子。
本题选B。
{02}My father asked me ______ with me.
A.what the matter is
B.what the mater was
C.what is the matter
D.what was the matter
解析：考查宾语从句及时态。宾语从句中一般为陈述语序。句意：我父亲问我有什么麻烦事。可知叙述的是过去的状态，故从句用过去时态，matter是从句主语，选D
本题选D。