问题
选择题
.Many of them turned a deaf ear to his advice, __________ they knew it to be valuable.
A．as if
B．now that
C．even though
D．so that
答案
C。
as if意为“好像”“似乎”，now that意为“既然”，even though意为“尽管”“虽然”，so that意为“为了”。比较四个选项，只有选C最合适。