Question

3. [2014 •安徽卷]The meaning of the word "nice" changed a few times      it finally came to include the sense "pleasant".

A. before      B. after

C. since      D. while

Answer 1

3.    A考查状语从句的连接词。根据finally可知，从句谓语动词的动作后于主句的谓语动词的动作而发生，据此可排除B 和C， while引导时间状语从句时，表示主句和从句谓语动词的动作同时发生。句意："nice"—词的含义变化了数次，直到最后它才包括了"pleasant"的含义。故选A。