16. He had a round face, a hard set expression, and a way of speaking with his mouth scarcely open so that his words fell out as though ___ the weight of their meaning.

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He had time to pack his suitcase. (scarcely)
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He fell asleep with a book ______ open on his knee.
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____his eyes when she told him that it was time for them to leave. A: Hardly had he opened B: Scarcely did he open C: No sooner did he open D: He had no sooner opened
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Which of the following quotations is “showing” instead of “telling”? A: “Early Autumn”: “Unconsciously, she lifted her face as though wanting a kiss, but he held out his hand.” B: “The Washwoman”: “But this washwoman, small and thin as she was, possessed a strength that came from generations of peasant ancestors.” C: “Araby”: “He had been a very charitable priest; in his will he had left all his money to institutions.” D: “The Lady, or the Tiger?”: “He was a man of exuberant fancy, and, withal, of an authority so irresistible that, at his will, he turned his varied fancies into facts.”
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____ he wanted to go out with his friends at the weekend, he had to stay behind to finish his A: signment. （08年真题） B: Much though C: Much as D: As much E: Though much