The situation is very serious even if the government tries to pretend .A. furthermoreB. o

问题补充：

The situation is very serious, even if the government tries to pretend .

A. furthermore

B. otherwise

C. actually

D. therefore

答案：

A. furthermore

(答案→)B. otherwise

C. actually

D. therefore

解析：词义辨析。A.此外，而且 B.否则，不然 C. 实际上 D. 因此。句意：情况非常严重，虽然政府假装若无其事。故选B。