Question

Last night Mr. Crook didn't come back at the usual time. ________, he met some friends and stayed out until midnight.

1. A.
   Meanwhile
2. B.
   However
3. C.
   Instead
4. D.
   Yet

Answer 1

C
解析：
考查副词。根据此句的前后联系可知这里是表示“他不是……而是……”的意思，应使用instead来表示这一意思。meanwhile“同时”，however和yet都表示“然而”的含义。