2019年mpacc考试英语真题——连词26

{01The rain came up so suddenly that it poured on me ________ I could find a shelter．
A.after
B.until
C.when
D.before
解析：本句意为“在我找到避雨的地方之前大雨就倾盆而下”。
本题选D。
{02}Many patients insist on having watches with them in hospital, _______ they have no schedules to keep．
A.even though
B.for
C.as if
D.since
解析：本题测试连词与复合连词的辨析。even though即使；for为了，因为；as if好像；since既然，因为。句意：许多病人在医院里都要求把表带在身边，即使他们并没有要遵守的时间表。
本题选A。