Question

【题目】—Will you be back ____ five in the afternoon?

—I’m not sure, maybe later than that.

A.inB.beforeC.forD.until

Answer 1

【答案】B

【解析】

句意：——你将在下午五点前回来吗？——我不确实，可能比那要晚些。

考查介词辨析。in后接年、月等；before在……之前；for后接一段时间；until直到……为止。根据题干中“maybe later than that”可知是问五点前能回来吗，用before符合题意。故选B。