_________, the mother managed to bring the three children up and afford their higher education.

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是选择题
A、As times were difficult
B、As though times were difficult
C、Difficult as times were
D、Though times were difficult
请说明为什么不选B,D,而要选C。

典型的倒装句呀!
形容词/副词/名词+as+其它成分=Though+陈述句
eg: Young as he is, he knows a lot.虽然他很小,他却懂很多.
这个选择题,严格说来D也没什么错,但C更突出了强调"虽然岁月艰难".

不选B是因为As though “好像，仿佛”在此句中意思不搭。
不选D是因为though是有虽然之意，但是习惯上搭配，它在做虽然之意时，不能放在句首。

所以最好的选择是C，以倒装来强调difficult。