Last night Mr. Crook didn’t come back at the usual time. he met some friends and stayed ou

问题补充：

Last night Mr. Crook didn’t come back at the usual time.，he met some friends and stayed out until midnight.

A. Meanwhile

B. However

C. Instead

D. Thus

答案：

A. Meanwhile

B. However

(答案→)C. Instead

D. Thus

解析：instead是“取而代之，而是”的意思；meanwhile与此同时，表示承接；however表示转折；yet，用于否定句，表示仍然。句意：昨晚库克先生没有像平常一样的时间回家，而是与几个朋友聚会并且直到午夜才回来。