Question

---The Leaning Tower of Pisa must be saved, __________ the cost.
---But Italy is now deep in the European Debt Crisis. It would be unlikely __________ its government hoped to

1. A.
   however, even though
2. B.
   whatever, even if
3. C.
   whoever, as if
4. D.
   whichever, as though

Answer 1

B
however不管怎樣；whatever不管什么樣的；whoever無論是誰；whichever無論哪個；even though ="even" if即使； as if ="as" though好像。句意是--- The Leaning Tower of Pisa必須保留，不管付出怎樣的代價。---但是現(xiàn)在意大利正陷入歐洲經(jīng)濟危機，這是不可能的，即使是政府的行為。故選B。
考點：考查詞義辨析。
點評：此題較易，在這些詞都是以ever作后綴的詞，但他們的意思和詞性都有不同，在英語中有很多這樣的詞，平時記憶要注意區(qū)分。