Question

—What were your parents doing at eight yesterday evening?

—My father was reading a newspaper________ my mother was cleaning the house.

A.while B.as soon as C.after

Answer

A

【解析】

句意：——昨天晚上八点的时候你的父母在做什么？——当我的父亲正在读报纸的时候，我的母亲正在打扫房间。

考查连词辨析。while当……时候；as soon as一……就……；after在……之后。根据答句中“my father was reading a newspaper”和“my mother was cleaning the house”可知，当时我父亲看报纸和母亲打扫房间的动作是同时进行的，所以此处使用while连接两个同时发生的动作。故选A。