Q1:

Original text:

So, faced with the Danish advance, Alfred did not risk open battle but harried the enemy.

MCQ:

8 So, ____ with the Danish advance, Alfred did not risk open battle.

(a) he was faced (b) on being faced (c) he faced (d) in the face

The answer is (b)

我的问题：

on 是不是可以理解为 as soon as ?

如是，则可以写成如下：

So, as soon as Alfred was faced with the Danish advance, he did not risk open battle.

Q2：

Original text:

They were not fighting men.

5 Minstrels were not men ____ in battle.

(a) who fight (b) to fight (c) fighting (d) they fight

我认为b, c 都是正确的答案，但是教材给的答案是（a)

我认为如果是(a)的话，则需要修改成 who fought，因为主句是一般过去时态，需要保持时态相同。

所以，我不认为(a)是正确的。

不知道，我的理解是否正确。

谢谢！