Question

—I miss my mother very much. She has gone abroad on business for nearly a year but luckily she will be back in a week.

—Pardon? I ______ something else just now. ________ will she come back?

A．was thinking; How long                   B．thought; How often

C．was thinking; How soon                   D．thought; When

Answer

C

【解析】

试题分析：How long多长；How often多久一次；How soon多久；When什么时候。我非常想念我的母亲。她已经出差去了国外将近一年的时间了，但是幸运的是，一周后她就要回来了. ——再说一遍？我刚才正在想其他事情。他多久后回来？结合语境可知下文前一句描述的是刚才正在进行的动作，故用过去进行时态，选C。

考点：疑问词辨析及时态