Tom raised his hands to say something but he remained silent in the end.A. even if B. as

问题补充：

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

答案：

A. even if

(答案→)B. as if

C. so that

D. now that

解析：

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。