单选题 The head of the company promised to deal with matters of this sort ______ he returned to his office.

【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[考点] 时间状语从句
[解析] until意为“直到”,不合题意;while意为“当……时候”,后面应接延续性动词;by the time一般与过去完成时连用;the moment意为“一……就……”,表时间,在句中引导时间状语从句,故选D。