— You should have prepared your speech for the meeting Mr. Smith. — Yes I know. But how

问题补充：

— You should have prepared your speech for the meeting, Mr. Smith.

— Yes, I know. But how could I the meeting date fixed so soon?

A. while

B. as

C. after

D. with

答案：

A. while

B. as

C. after

(答案→)D. with

解析：考查连词。根据后面的the meeting date fixed so soon可知，该部分为with的复合结构，while，as，after后面跟的是完整的句子。