The agent was about to sign his name to the document_______ , to our surprise, a stranger broke in to prevent him.

A．while B．when C．a(chǎn)s D．until

B

解析試題分析：考查連詞：be about to…可以和when…連用，表示“剛要做…這時…,”句意：代理剛要在文件上簽名字，這時使我驚訝的是，一個陌生人闖進(jìn)來阻止了他。A. while當(dāng)…時候，表示一段時間，C. as 當(dāng)…時候，表示兩個動作同時發(fā)生，D. until直到，選B。
考點(diǎn)：考查連詞辨析
點(diǎn)評：連詞的詞義辨析要放在上下文的語境中進(jìn)行，要注意上下文的語義的串聯(lián)以及邏輯關(guān)系的推理，特別要注意一些連詞和時間狀語的固定搭配。When可以適用于句型：be doing…when…/be about to do …when….

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