Question

3. Many of them turned a deaf ear to his advice, they knew it was practical.

   A. as if   B. now that

   C. even though   D. so that

Answer 1

3. C

3. C解析:考查让步状语从句。句意：即 使他们知道他的建议很有实用价值，但 他们中很多人仍置之不理。

as if意为 “好像，仿佛”；now that意为“既然，由 于”;so that意为“因此，以便于”，引导结 果或目的状语从句；even though意为 “即使”，引导让步状语从句。