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Usage of as - reference answers and parsing

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1.c.  The inscription means "She had a nervous expression on her face, as if she had a premonition that something was wrong." As though = as if means "as if", the way to guide the adverb clause with a dummy tone, as can be seen by the following were expecting is a virtual mood form, should choose c. even though leads to concession clauses, now that leads to reason clauses, clauses do not use subjunctives. even as does not have that fixed conjunction.

2. d.  The title sentence means "As expected, many good suggestions were made by delegations". As leads to a non-restrictive definite clause, the antecedent refers to the entire main sentence, and d should be chosen according to the meaning of the sentence in the context.

3. a.  The phrase in this title means that "the reaction to this question, as might be expected, is mixed". As leads to a non-restrictive deterministic clause, the antecedent is the entire main sentence, and the as subordinate clause can be placed before the main sentence, so a is chosen.

4. a.  The phrase means "Americans consume twice as much protein as they need every day." In English, one of the forms of representing multiples is "multiple + as + much/many + noun + as", so a is chosen.

5. d.  The last sentence of this sentence means "but I am disturbed by his noise, far less troubled by his lack of talent.". not so ... As means "not as good as... That way", is a fixed collocation, so choose d.

6. d.  The title means "Research shows that things that bring happiness cannot be bought with money, such as a happy family, pure friendship, and the satisfaction of work." such as means "for example", which means listed, is an explanation of the previous noun things.

7. d.  This phrase means "As long as you work hard, I don't mind when you finish the experiment". as long as means "as long", which leads to conditional clauses. as soon as means "one... Just...", as far as means "just... As far as... Degree", as well as meaning "also, too", does not conform to the meaning of the sentence. Hence the choice d.

8. d.  The inscription means that "in addition to the dangers of the enemy's actions, the people have to deal with shortages of food, clothing, fuel and almost everything". As well as "also, too, except... also". None of the other options are meaningful. Hence the choice d.

9. d.  The phrase in this title means "The measures we hope to regulate prices will succeed because they are regulated by the government." Taken by the government is an abjective clause as they are taken by the government's omitted form, if used when, since, after are not the point, so choose d.

10. a.  The inscription means "She doesn't have any friends who say it well, but she's quite good at her pen skills." The blank space should be filled in with the adverb, modifier action verb speed, which can be seen below to mean "good/bad", so choose a.

11 .c.  This sentence is an omitted sentence, its full form is: the piano in the other shop will be cheaper, but it is not as good as the one in this shop. The comparative level of cheap is chipper, while as... As the middle adjective applies the prototype, so c is chosen.

12. a.  This inscription means "The greatest use of schooling is not to teach you much, but to teach you the art of learning." Between the contexts is not so ... as structure, so choose a.

13. d.  The inscription means "with the help of German experts the plant produced twice as many cars in 1993 as the previous year". This sentence is used as ... As the structure represents the multiple, the specific multiple should be placed in the as ... as before the structure, so choose d.

14 .c.  The phrase in this title means "New ideas are often like this, and many preparatory activities and optimistic discussions do not produce concrete results". This problem is a definite clause before the main sentence, and the antecedent is the entire postposition of the main sentence, so c is chosen.

15 .c.  This inscription means "Although he is very clever, he is not good at learning". As leads to concessions to the subordinate clause, the subordinate clause should be in the backward form, the predicate or adjective is advanced to the beginning of the sentence, so c is selected.

16 .b.  See question 15. The title means "Despite his hard work, he has not been able to make much progress".

17 .b.  The inscription means "Tom remains silent on the matter in order not to lose his job". The question so as to indicate the purpose, whose negation should place not before the infinitive essay word to, so choose b.

18 .c.  The title sentence means "As a specialized branch of physics, fluid mechanics has made great progress." As in this sentence is a preposition that means "as".

19 .b.  This caption means "No country in the world has exactly the same folk music as any other country" between the contexts of "the same ... as "structure, meaning " with ... same", so select b.

20 .c.  The inscription means "As we all know, in twenty or thirty years China will become an advanced and powerful country." The former is an as-guided non-restrictive definite clause, the precursor refers to the entire main sentence, the latter advanced means "advanced, advanced, developed", and advancing means "forward", so c is chosen.

21. a.  the same ... As a fixed collocation, guide the definite clause, meaning "like... same", so select a.

22 .b.  This caption means "As mentioned above, the number of high school students is increasing". When as guides a non-restrictive determinant clause, the antecedent refers to the entire main sentence, and the subordinate clause can precede the main sentence, which guides the non-restrictive definite clause after the main sentence, so b is chosen.

23. d.  The inscription reads, "Although I admire David as a poet, I do not like him as a man." When leading to concessions, advance the adjective or predicate to the beginning of the sentence to form a flip sentence, so choose d.

24 .b.  The inscription means "As we know, the universe may have started with the Big Bang". As-guided non-restrictive determinant clauses, the antecedent is the entire main sentence, and the as clause can be at the beginning of the sentence or in the middle of the main sentence, so b is chosen.

25 .c.  The inscription means "I don't know why you didn't do what you were told, this is the third time you've done it." The adjective clause of the as-guided way is the omitted form, and the full form of its subordinate clause is: as (you are) told to (do), so c is chosen.

26. a.  The phrase means "What I explained on the phone is that your request will be considered at the next meeting". All that is to be filled in is that the conjunction leads the subject clause and acts as an object in the subordinate clause, as cannot lead the subject clause, so choose a.

27 .c.  The phrase means "That's such a difficult question that none of us can figure it out." This sentence is fixed with such a ... As-guided determinant clauses, relational pronouns as subjects in subordinate clauses. Hence the choice of c.

28 .b.  The meaning of this question is the same as that of the previous question. so ... That leads to the resulting adjective clause, that does not make any component in the clause, and the adverb clause does not lack any component, so b is chosen.

29. d.  This caption means "there aren't as many jobs to apply for". Fixing with so ... As-guided determinant clauses, relational pronouns as subjects in subordinate clauses. so ... That leads to the result of the subordinate clause when the subordinate clause is not an ingredient, and the question of the subordinate clause lacks the subject, so d is chosen.

30. d.  This caption means "Over time, Einstein's theory proved correct." as means "along", which guides the temporal adverb clause, and prove is a contiguous verb followed by an adjective as a predicate, hence the choice of d.

31 .c.  The inscription means "As long as he is allowed to do it his own way, he will definitely finish the work on time." ",as long as = so long as "as long", leading conditional clauses. Hence the choice of c.

32 .b.  The phrase means "Scientists generally believe that the Earth's climate warmed as much over the next 50 to 100 years as it did in the 20,000 years since the Ice Age." as much as means "with... As much as ", denoting degree, as long as meaning "with... As long as ", as a conjunction phrase meaning "as long as, if", hence b.

33 .c.  This inscription means "Be sure to come to my party and bring your sister with you." As well means "also, and also" is always placed at the end of the sentence, and c is selected according to the meaning of the sentence. As a whole means "as a whole" and instead means "opposite, instead", indicating a turn.

34. a.  This phrase means "It is useless to try to argue with someone like him, but it is better for you to stand on the seashore and argue with the sea." This sentence is a fixed sentence pattern, might as well do sth. meaning "It's better to do something, or is it better to do something", so choose a.

35 .c.  In the case of the preceding text, as for always appears at the beginning of the following sentence, which is used to introduce the other party or a new conversation, but also has a certain connection with the previous content, which plays the role of supplementing the previous text and highlighting the latter text, so that it is contrasted with the previous text, translated as "as". As to is often placed in a sentence, meaning "about ... Aspects, about... matter", but only to highlight the person or thing to be mentioned, as to the beginning of the sentence to show emphasis. As to deal only with the content, not with the speaker's attitude, and therefore the best answer c.

36. a.  This question means "Like running, learning English requires a will.". As with means "with... Same", according to the meaning of the sentence, choose a.

37 .c.  This inscription means "All gifts must be sent immediately so that they can be received in time before Christmas". So as to = in order to followed by infinitives as object adjectives, when the infinitive and its logical subject, i.e., the subject of the sentence, become passive, the infinitive uses passive form, so c is chosen.

38 .c.  The inscription means "Although I have been to many places, I have never seen anyone who can match him, no matter what work he does". When the as guides the concession clause, the table or adjective of the subordinate clause should be placed at the beginning of the sentence, and the former can be selected by the preposition of the adjective. The second blank is that the -ever conjunction leads to the concession clause, and the -ever conjunction is the subject in the clause and can only choose whatever. Hence the choice of c.

39 .b.  This inscription means "We are not responsible for damage to the property of tourists until all precautions are taken to protect the items deposited with us". Depending on the logical relationship of the context, before should be selected.

40 .c.  The inscription means "As we expected, the audience was well over a hundred". As means a non-restrictive deterministic clause guided by "as", the antecedent refers to the entire subject clause, and the subordinate clause is in the main clause, so c is chosen.

41 .c.  This phrase means "as we know, objects expand and contract as the temperature rises and decreases". As means "as" guides the non-restrictive deterministic clause, the antecedent refers to the entire main sentence, and the clause is at the beginning of the sentence, so c is chosen.

Usage of as - reference answers and parsing