The boy was nothing if not clever.” This sentence has all the following meanings except__________. A: The boy was not clever. B: Were he not assumed clever, he would be assumed as nothing. C: The boy was nothing if he was not clever. D: The boy was very clever

9.He said, “Mother, the boy is very clever.” He ______ very clever.

He is _______ boy. A: a clever quite B: quite a clever C: a quite clever D: quite clever a

He was __________ know what I meant. A: too clever to B: too clever not to C: not clever to D: clever not to

______, he failed to pass the exam. A: As he was clever B: As was he clever C: Clever was he D: Clever as he was

____,he doesn't study well. A: As he is clever B: He is as clever C: Clever as he is D: As clever he is

______, he doesn’t do well in school.( ) A: As he is clever B: He is as clever C: Clever as he is D: As clever he is

______ , he couldn't solve the problem at that moment. A: He was clever B: As clever he was C: As he was clever D: Clever as he was

____________, she would not conceal her eagerness for praise. A: In spite of her clever B: As she was clever C: Though clever she was D: Clever as she was

________ with his brother, he is not so clever.