Connectors Test 6

Choose the correct answer for each question.

1) ___________ I dislike sentimental films, sometimes, when I’m not feeling very energetic, I can curl up on the sofa and watch one.

2) She is fed up with living in the dorm with others; __________, she is looking for her own flat.

3) He is not leaving the company because he is not happy there; ___________ he has enjoyed working there, but he has other reasons.

4) This diet and exercise plan is ___________ costly ___________ painful, so anyone with a little will power can follow it with ease.

5) ____________ her illness leaving her very weak at times, she tries to derive pleasure from life.

6) She had ___________ placed the plate of cakes on the table ___________ the children gave her the empty plate and requested some more.

7) ___________ how many windows I open, I can’t get any air movement in the house.

8) We had better take a spare blanket with us ___________ it gets cooler than we expect in the mountains.

9) ___________ they played better than they have so far in the cup, they lost the match.

10) ___________ television channel you watch, the news bulletins are all the same, as if written by the same person!

11) ___________ relieve some of the burden on the city’s only airport, they are planning to build a second one.

12) Our students have to choose to study ___________ French ___________ Spanish because they are the compulsory languages selected by the board.

13) ___________ we discuss the fine details, let me ask you whether you are interested in our offer.

14) Western Scotland is wild and mountainous, ___________ Eastern Scotland is lush farmland.

15) Apart from the radiator, the cylinder head is ____________ damaged, ____________ the garage will need our car for a week to repair it.

16) For reasons of safety, space-launch centres are usually located on ____________ oceans ____________ sparsely populated land.

17) ____________ the 1970s, the United States developed the space shuttle, the first reusable manned space vehicle.

18) Traffic to the airport has been much lighter ____________ the metro system was built.

19) He resigned from his position ____________ he could find time to write his long intended book.

20) In their opinion, they presented the best proposals; ____________ they didn’t get the contract.