Connectors Test 3

Choose the correct answer for each question.

1) ______________ they do not know even a word of English, they are in need of an interpreter’s assistance.

2) The deputy manager changed the strategy into a more practical one ___________ get rid of the gloomy situation they are in.

3) __________ the treaty signed a few weeks ago, the company refuses to endorse the shipment, which causes unrest now.

4) She never overcomes her personal problems ______________ her stupidity; she expects others to help her ______________ she feels stranded.

5) ______________ the printing press was invented, communities did not have the chance to record their significant happenings.

6) No matter ______________ she tells him to convince him, he is unlikely to believe her innocence.

7) The cost of living in the country has risen sharply ______________ the high inflation rate that occurred ______________ the civil war.

8) All of the flights from and to the city airport were cancelled ______________ the technical staff were on strike.

9) __________________________, the acting would have been much better.

10) I shut the window ______________ I wouldn’t hear the noise of the traffic.

11) They were forced to admit that there was a drop in sales toward the end of the year ______________ she had predicted.

12) Under these circumstances, she should never have been allowed to take charge of the mission ______________ she was the most experienced person in the office.

13) It has to be admitted that ______________ hard he works, he will never manage to achieve what his elder brother has achieved.

14) More people would doubtless have participated in the conference ______________ they had known in advance who the keynote speaker was.

15) ______________ she first started writing five years ago, her books have become world famous.

16) Bill had gone out when I went round, but I didn’t have time to wait ______________ he was back.

17) We went shopping the day before yesterday ______________ bought everything we would need for the forthcoming party.

18) ______________ she receives a card or a letter, she replies to it very promptly.

19) ______________ they had sat and thought about their offer for a while, they realized that it wasn’t worth accepting.

20) ______________ some people in Russia are leading a life of comparative luxury, some others are suffering from hunger.