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。)