as / though / much as
1.David Singer, my friend’s father, ______ raised and educated in New York, lived and lectured in Africa most of his life. (1993)
A. who B. if C. while D. though
(D,表示转折。答案C while只是表示同时并列的转折。如:While I understand your views, I can’t agree with you.)
2.______ he needed money for a new car, he decided not to borrow it from the bank. (1998)
A. Much as B. Much though C. As much D. Though much
(A, much as可看作是固定词组,作连词,引导让步状语从句,表示“尽管,虽然”。如Much as I should like to see you, I am afraid you could not come.)
3.Fool _____ Jane is, she could not have done such a thing. (2002)
A. who B. as C. that D. like
(B,有倒装,a./n. + as + 主语 + 助动词be,如:Patient as he is, he can’t bear it any longer.)
4.______ I like economics, I like sociology much better. (2003)
A. As much as B. So much C. How much D. Much as
(D,much as可看作是固定词组,作连词,引导让步状语从句,表示“尽管,虽然”。如Much as I should like to see you, I am afraid you could not come.)
5. ______, Mr. Wells is scarcely in sympathy with the working class. (2005)
A. Although he is a socialist B. Even if he is a socialist
C. Being a socialist D. Since he is a socialist
(虽然韦尔斯先生是一个社会主义者,但他对工人阶级却没有什么同情心。表转折含义的只有A项。)