问题
选择题
------“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 ”
A．however, even though
B．whatever, even if
C．whoever, as if
D．whichever, as though
答案
答案：B
题目分析：however不管怎样；whatever不管什么样的；whoever无论是谁；whichever无论哪个；even though ="even" if即使； as if ="as" though好像。句意是--- The Leaning Tower of Pisa必须保留，不管付出怎样的代价。---但是现在意大利正陷入欧洲经济危机，这是不可能的，即使是政府的行为。故选B。
点评：此题较易，在这些词都是以ever作后缀的词，但他们的意思和词性都有不同，在英语中有很多这样的词，平时记忆要注意区分。