Question

Last night Mr. Crook didn’t come back at the usual time. ______, he met some friends and atayed out unitl midnght.

A．Meanwhile

B．However

C．Instead

D．Yet

Answer 1

C

句意：昨天晚上克鲁克先生没有像往常一样按时回来，相反，他见了几个朋友，并在外面一直等到深夜。Meanwhile 同时；However然而；Instead 而不是，相反；Yet仍然。根据句意，只有Instead符合句意。