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; before
【题目解析】：句子主语是the captain，逗号后面的部分是对主语的修饰，谓语动词与逗号前的the captain一致，因此是单数。句子的意思是船长和他的船员在乘客登上救生船之前不会抛弃他们的船。根据句义应用before。