Question

________ she was sick, I was expected to take her place greatly surprised me, for I didn't have much work experience.

1. A.
   That if
2. B.
   That
3. C.
   If that
4. D.
   If

Answer 1

A
句意：如果她生病，大家希望我来代替她工作，这令我非常吃惊，因为我根本就没有什么工作经验。考查主语从句和状语从句。此题为句中句，增加了试题难度。首先断开句子she was sick, I was expected to take her place.这两个部分只有逗号无连词连接，根据句意，前一部分应为条件状语从句，即if she was sick, …。当句子作主语时，如果句子语意完整且不缺任何句子成分，应由that引导，且that不能省略，所以答案选A。