单选题
Yesterday I had a hard day and it was already dark ______ I left the
laboratory.
A. by the time
B. as soon as
C. immediately after
D. halfway through
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】by the time:截止到,等到……时(用于描写事情的发展阶段,并非必须使用完成时);as soon as:一……就……,相当于the moment;immediately after:一……就……;halfway through:(某种活动)进行了一半时,如halfway through the match(比赛进行了一半时),与midway through同义。