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1 Not one of the potential investors is expected to make an offer to buy First Interstate Bank until a merger agreement is signed that includes a provision for penalties if the deal were not to be concluded.

 C

1. is expected to make an offer to buy First Interstate Bank until a merger agreement is signed that includes a provision for penalties if the deal were

2. is expected to make an offer for buying First Interstate Bank until they sign a merger agreement including a provision for penalties if the deal was

3. is expected to make an offer to buy First Interstate Bank until a merger agreement be signed by them with a provision for penalties if the deal were

4. are expected to make an offer for buying First Interstate Bank until it signs a merger agreement with a provision for penalties included if the deal was

5. are expected to be making an offer to buy First Interstate Bank until they sign a merger agreement including a provision for penalties if the deal were

问题
                    deal 应该是单数呀
                为什么不选B

2 Most insomnia is not an illness or a physical condition so much as a symptom of another problem that may simply be a reaction to certain medications, anxiety about travel, or stress before a job interview.

E？？？？？？？？？？？？？

1. an illness or a physical condition so much as a symptom of another problem that may simply be a reaction to certain medications

2. an illness or a physical condition so much as symptomatic of another problem that may be a simple one, like a reaction caused by certain medications

3. so much an illness or a physical condition but a symptom of another problem that may be as simple as when certain medications cause a reaction

4. so much an illness or a physical condition, but it is a symptom of another problem, maybe a simple one like certain medications causing a reaction

5. so much an illness or a physical condition but symptomatic of another problem, maybe simply a reaction to certain medications

1 原句的意思是什么呀   2 so much as 的用法是什么

1 在虚拟语气的从句中，动词’be’的过去时态一律用"were"，不用was， 即在从句中be用were代替。 
2 E

 not so much as:  

conj. 甚至连...也不(甚至连...也没有)
与其……不如

该并列连词中的as可用but（rather）替换，即出现该连词的一种变体：not somuch．．．but（rather）．．．。