Question

“___________ the election is over,” said Powell, “the time has come for me to step down as secretary of state and return to private life.”

A．Now that

B．In case

C．So long as

D．As far as

Answer 1

A

短语辨析。A．既然，由于 B．万一 C．只要 D．至于，就……而言。句意：就然大选已经结束，鲍威尔说，我辞去国务卿，过我的私人生活的时间已经到来。故选A。