Ⅱ．单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
21．A man escaped from the prison last night. It was a long time ______ the guard discovered what had happened.
A. before B. since
C. until D. as
22. (2012·合肥高一检测）The house still needed a lot of work,but _______ the kitchen was finished.
A. instead B. altogether
C. at once D. at least
23. (2012·黄山高一检测）The final score of the basketball match was 93:94 ．We were only______beaten．
A. nearly B. slightly
C．narrowly D. lightly
24. We should discuss the plan ______ before we work it out.
A. in general B. in detail
C. on time D. on purpose
25. (2012·西安高一检测）Sadly the reading room where Karl Marx did a lot of reading had moved from its ________ place into another building.
