Because/When the end of year results were published ...

[neb090]

________ the end of year results were published, the managers got their bonuses.

(A) Because (B) When

The correct is When. Could I choose Because?

TOEIC® Reading Part 5: - Incomplete sentences

Read texts with words or phrases missing. Decide which word or phrase completes the sentence - free practice from the TOEIC test

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In Part 5 Sentences 1 (Note that the sentences are not placed in order)

 

[5jj]

No.

 

[emsr2d2]

________ the end of year results were published, the managers got their bonuses.

(A) Because
(B) When

The correct answer is "When". Could I choose "Because"?

TOEIC® Reading Part 5: - Incomplete sentences

Read texts with words or phrases missing. Decide which word or phrase completes the sentence - free practice from the TOEIC test

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In Part 5 Sentences 1 (Note that the sentences are not placed in order.)

Note my corrections above.

"Because" doesn't make sense. The managers didn't get bonuses simply because the results were published. Their bonuses were almost certainly based specifically on the quality of those results.

 

[neb090]

In this sentence, could I use publicized instead of published?

 

[Rover_KE]

No — for the same reason as above.