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Question

At one point along an open highway ， I came to a crossroads with a traffic light.I was alone on the road by now ， but 1.________ I drove up to the light ， it turned red ， and I braked to a halt.I looked left ， right ， 2.________ behind me.Nothing.Not a car ， no suggestion of headlights ， but there I sat waiting for the light to change ， the only h uman being for at least a mile in any direction.

I started wondering 3.________ I refused to run the light.I was not afraid of being caught by the police ， because there was obviously 4.________ policeman anywhere around ， and 5.________ certainly woul d have been no danger in going through it.

Much later that night ， the same question of why I'd stopped for that light came back to me.I think I stopped because it's part of a contract we all have with each other.It's not only the law ， but it's 6.________ agreement we have ， and we trust each other to honour it: we don't go through red lights.Like most of us ， I'm more ready to be stopped 7.________ doing something bad by the social agreement that disapproves of it 8.________ by any law against it.

Answer 1

1. when/as 　考查状语从句的引导词。根据句与句之间的逗号，可判断该空引导状语从句，再根据句意“当我行 车到红绿灯处的时候，它变成了红灯”可判断填 when/as 。 2. and 　考查并列连词。该 空连接...