“ the election is over,” said Powell, “the time has e for me to step down as secretary of state and return to private life.”
A. Now that
B. In case
C. So long as
D. As far as
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(答案→)A. Now that
B. In case
C. So long as
D. As far as
解析：短语辨析。A．既然，由于 B．万一 C．只要 D．至于，就……而言。句意：就然大选已经结束，鲍威尔说，我辞去国务卿，过我的私人生活的时间已经到来。故选A。