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They wanted to charge $5,000, ______ we managed to bring the price down.
A.butB.soC.whenD.since
A

试题分析:句意:他们想要价5000美元,但是我们设法把价格降低。这里的两句话是转折关系,所以用but连接,B. so因此,C. when当…时候,D. since既然,选A。
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