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10．Lily was about to close the window _____ her attention was caught by a beautiful flying bird．（ ）| A． | after | B． | when | C． | while | D． | as |
分析 莉莉正要关窗户，突然一只漂亮的飞鸟引起了她的注意．
解答 答案B．
固定句式"be about to do sth when…"意为"正要做某事，（那时）突然…"．本句中的when是一个并列连词，等于and then，表示"在那时"．答案选B．
点评 when作并列连词，表示前面的叙述所没有提到过的信息，对所描述的事件予以引人注目的强调，意为"这时；突然"，大致有以下三种情况：
1．be doing sth．when I was thinking of this when I heard my name called．我正想着这件事，突然听到有人叫我的名字．
2．be about to do sth．when We were about to start when it began to rain．我们刚要出发就开始下雨了．
3．sb．had hardly/scarcely/barely…when We had hardly fallen asleep when the bell rang．我们刚刚入睡，铃声就响了起来．
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