[练习题]Fill in the blanks with one of the items given.was, were, be; until, after, before
The captain, together with the crew, not to abandon the ship all the passengers were aboard the lifeboat.
正确答案：was；until
题目解析
本题考查主谓一致和连词的用法。当主语后面跟有 with, together with, like, except, but, no less than, as well as 等词引起的短语时，谓语动词与前面的主语一致，故第一个空处应用 was。又根据句意且分析句子结构可知，第二个空处是 not…until…结构，表示“直到……才……”，故第二个空用 until。
not to abandon the ship 