He is so busy. He cannot afford enough time with his son he wants to. A. even if

 He is so busy. He cannot afford enough time with his son ______ he wants to.

A. even if                 B. as if                 C. because          D. before

试题答案

 A。本题考查状语从句。句子的前段说他不能腾出时间，后段说他想，前后之间明显是让步关系，“即使想，也不能”，故正确答案是even if。其他三个选项的意思分别是好像，因为，在……之前，均不合句意，排除。

【句意】他很忙，即使他很想也不能腾出时间跟儿子一起。