单选题：It was still _____ range of my gun, _____ I didn't want to ..

Ihad just stepped out of the bathroom and was busily drying myself with a towel I heard the steps.[ ]A．whileB．whenC．sinceD．after

Father together with his good friends was________to go out for a camp________it began to rain. [ ] A. hardly; thanB. around; asC. about; whenD. nearly; while

_____these interruptions, the meeting would have finished earlier.[ ]A. Except forB. But for C. In additionD. Other than

Mr Smith ________ his wife and daughter ________ going to the Great Wall. [ ] A. as well as; isB. as well; areC. as well as; areD. as well; is

—What’s the matter with you?—______ the window, my finger was cut unexpectedly.[ ]A. Cleaning B. To clean C. While cleaningD. While I was cleaning