问题
选择题
Many of them turned a deaf ear to her advice, _______ they knew it to be valuable.
A．even though
B．now that
C．as if
D．as long as
答案
答案：A
考查连词。even though 即使，now that 既然，as if 好像，as long as只要，句意：他们当中的许多人对她的建议置若罔闻，即使他们知道她的建议很有价值。所以选A。