------“The Leaning Tower of Pisa must be saved, the cost.”
------“But Italy is now deep in the European Debt Crisis. It would be unlikely its government hoped to ”
A. however, even though
B. whatever, even if
C. whoever, as if
D. whichever, as though
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A. however, even though
(答案→)B. whatever, even if
C. whoever, as if
D. whichever, as though
解析：however不管怎样；whatever不管什么样的；whoever无论是谁；whichever无论哪个；even though =even if即使； as if =as though好像。句意是--- The Leaning Tower of Pisa必须保留，不管付出怎样的代价。---但是现在意大利正陷入欧洲经济危机，这是不可能的，即使是政府的行为。故选B。