Question

The relatives of the passengers in the missing Flight MH370 cann’t hide their feelings, _____ they can make sure that the plane will make a safe landing on the airport.

A．except when

B．except

C．except that

D．except where

Answer 1

A

句意：除非他们能够确保飞机将会在机场安全着陆，否则失踪航班MH370乘客的亲属不能隐藏自己的感情。B. except除非，例如All are here except Li Ming.除了李明大家都在呢。C. except that+ 从句。例如He is good except that he lies sometimes. 他这人还不错除了有时撒个谎。A.except+ when从句，除非…….,否则……; D.except where从句，例如：All the places were cleaned except where she stood. 所有到地方都打扫过了，除了她站到地方。由句意可知选A。
考点: 考查连词的用法。