30. It
wasn’t until nearly a month later_______ I received the manager’s reply.
A.
since
B. when
C.
as
D. that
[解析] 本题考查强调句型。强调句型的基本形式是“It is/was…that…”,对not…
until…句式的强调有固定的结构,即“It was not(wasn’t) until…that…”。本题还原为普通的not until句型为I didn’t
receive the manager’s reply until nearly a month later. 答案为D。
例
①It
was back home after the
experiment.(2004湖北卷)
A. not
until midnight did he go
B. until
midnight that he didn’t go
C. not
until midnight that he went
D. until
midnight when he didn’t go
②It was not until 1920 ______ regular
radio broadcasts began.(NMET1995)
A.
while
B. which
C.
that
D. since
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