（1）People of the city were about to fall asleep _________the earthquake happened.

A.while B.until C.when D.before

提示：be about to do...when..."正要......这时......"句意为"这座城市里的居民正要入睡，这时地震发生了"。

答案：C

（2）They were putting on their clothes and leaving the bank _________a boy fell into the river.

A.while B.when C.before D.after

提示：句意为"他们正要穿上衣服离开河岸，正在这时一个小男孩失足掉入了河里"。

答案：B

（3）He was about to pay more attention to the speech _________it stopped.

A.when B.before C.after D.until

提示：句意为"他刚要认真听演讲，这时演讲结束了"。

答案：A

4.will表意愿

【典型例句】

If you will come this way,the manager will see you now.

您请这边走，经理现在就要见您。

If you will listen to me,I'll give you some advice.

如果你愿意听我的话，我就给你提些建议。

If he won't come,we'll ask someone else.

如果他不愿意来，我们就另请他人。

I'd like to have a face-to-face interview with the president if he will.

如果总统愿意的话，我想当面采访他。

If you will listen to music I will turn on the radio for you.

如果你愿意听音乐，我就会为你打开收音机。

【知识小结】

if引导的条件状语从句中通常用一般现在时态代替将来时态。如果if引导的条件状语从句中出现了will，则will不是一般将来时态，而是表示主观意愿的情态动词。并且will作情态动词表主观意愿时，不能用shall代替。

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4.单项填空

（1）If you _________us and play football,we will be happy to accept you.

A.joins B.will join C.joining D.shall join

答案：B

（2）If Tom _________his journey to Britain,he can join us together.

A.will pay B.will pay for C.pays for D.pays

答案：B

（3）If the company _________our demand,we will make a big _________with them.

A.will meet;deal B.meets;deal

C.will meet;business D.meets;business

提示：will情态动词，愿意；make a big deal"做成一笔大买卖"。

答案：A