[题目]It was 80 years before Christopher Columbus crossed the Atlantic Zheng sailed to East AfricaA.when B.that C.after D.since 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

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【题目】It was 80 years before Christopher Columbus crossed the Atlantic______Zheng sailed to East Africa

A.when B.that C.after D.since

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【解析】试题分析：考查强调句。句子虽然比较长，但是其主干为强调句型，是对“80 years before Christopher Columbus crossed the Atlantic”进行了强调，由此可知，空白处应该填写“that”。故选B。

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