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9．Mark needs to learn Chinese _______ his company is opening a branch in Beijing．（　　）
A．unlessB．untilC．althoughD．since

分析 麦克需要学习汉语了，因为他的公司在北京开了分公司．

解答 答案：D 
unless除非；until直到；although尽管；since因为．题干表示的是因果关系，故选D．

点评 从属连词连接状语从句，类型较多，用法灵活．学习时要注意区分和掌握．

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