单选题 ______ there was not a soul around except some cars passing occasionally.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 词组短语辨析。over night“过夜”;at dusk“傍晚;黄昏时刻”;in the dead of night“夜深人静之时”;fortnight“两星期”。根据句中的there was not a soul判定,没人的时间应该是夜深人静的时候,只有C项符合逻辑。