—Why didn’t you tell him about the meeting?—He rushed out of the roomI could say a word.A.

问题补充：

—Why didn’t you tell him about the meeting?

—He rushed out of the roomI could say a word.

A. before

B. until

C. when

D. after

答案：

(答案→)A. before

B. until

C. when

D. after

解析：考查在具体的语境中词语的灵活应用。Before 此处的含义是“到…为止”，“到…之前”，在具体的句子中可以译为“还没来得及…就…”，“过了多久以后才…”。如：It may be many years before the situation improves,这种状况或许要过许多年之后才会得到改善。