—How long is it _______ you picked up your badminton training?

—It was not until my finance became better in last December _______ I started the training.

A. before; when　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. until; that

C. since; that　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. that; when

—It’s a long time 　　 I saw you last.

—Yes,and what a pity it is since it will be a long time　　  we see each other again.

A.before;since　　　　　　　　　　　　　B.when;when

C.since;before　　　　　　　　　　　　　D.when;then

--- It’s a long time __________ I saw you last.

--- Yes, and what a pity it is now that it will be a long time _______ we see each other again.

A. before;since　　　　 B. since; when　　　 C.since;before　　　 D. when;before

It was not _____ the fire fighters came.

A. before long 　 B. long beofre　 C. long ago 　 D. long when

It won’t be ________ we have another examination.

A. before long　　　　　　　 B. long before

C. soon before　　　　　　 D. long soon