Question

Tom raised his hands ______ to say something, but he remained silent in the end.

A．even if

B．as if

C．so that

D．now that

Answer 1

B

这题考查as if接不定式的用法，实际上这里是省略了主语和be动词。相当于：as if he was to say…，句意是：汤姆举起手，好像要说什么，但最后还是沉默了。选B。