Question

---Where’s your father?

---He ______ Beijing. He won’t be back ______ next week.

1. A.
   has gone to; until
2. B.
   has been to; until
3. C.
   has been to; after
4. D.
   has gone to; after

Answer 1

A
考查have gone to和have been to的用法。have gone to“去了某地，还没回来”；have been to“去过某地，现在已不在那里”。根据句意“你的爸爸在哪里？”“他去北京了，下个星期才回来。”不在说话的地方，故用have gone to，排除B、C；not...until“直到......才......”。故选A。