1. You should always do some exercises, _____ whatdiet you're following.
A) although
B) in case
C) however
D) no matter
2. Sam and Rose are fighting all the time______they're brother and sister.
A) otherwise
B) in spite of
C) despite
D) although
3. My elder son practises piano a couple of hoursevery day and_____ plays it very well.
A) nonetheless
B) however
C) still
D) therefore
4. I didn’t hear you were seriously ill ______I wouldhave visited you so far.
A) otherwise
B) besides
C) thus
D) consequently
5. Most of tour operators have cancelled their travelplans to Thailand _____ the unfavourable weatherconditions there.
A) seeing that
B) though
C) as
D) due to
6. In recent weeks investors have begun to worrythat central banks are raising interest rates_____growth is slowing in the United States and is stillfragile in Europe and Japan.
A) although
B) because
C) therefore
D) unless
E) as
7. The car had ____ drawn to a halt _____ armedpolice surrounded it.
A) not only / but also
B) already / as soon as
C) both / and
D) scarcely / when
8. The pollution of the seas can only be prevented_____ all countries follow the same policy.
A) so
B) because
C) despite
D) provided that
9. I love my wife so much that it seems to me _____no monument in the world existed_____ my wife,leaning against it.
A) that / in spite of
B) even if/apart from
C) although / as if
D) as though / but for
10. Classic migraine may be heralded hours _____ theattack by premonitory symptoms, or there may beno warnina______.
A) before / whatsoever
B) no longer / somehow
C) due to/ anyway
D) in spite of / though
Answers:
1. D
2. D
3. D
4. A
5. D
6. C
7. D
8. D
9. D
10. A
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