Question

______ he became seriously ill, he still went on working.

A．If

B．Unless

C．And

D．Even though

Answer 1

D

even though(="even" if) 從屬連詞，意為：“即使，即使……也……；”引導讓步狀語從句。even though引出的是事實，even if引導的含有強烈的假定性。故選D：Even though  he became seriously ill, he still went on working.盡管他病得很嚴重，但他還是繼續工作。