Choose the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Question 1. I haven't got the time to do my own work, _____help you with yours.
Question 2. _____of the financial crisis, all they could do was hold on and hope that things would improve.
Question 3. _____my personal qualities, I have experience of working in a multinational company for three years.
Question 4. "I understand you don't like opera. _____I go at least once a month."
Question 5. _____their regular daytime job, many people do extra work in the evening.
Question 6. The acting in the movie was terrible, the story was boring and the sound quality was very poor, _____I wouldn't recommend it to anyone.
Question 7. The proposals he put forward were excellent. _____, it quickly became apparent that they would work when put into practice.
Question 8. I called Jenna yesterday with a view _____her about the project.
Question 9. "Did Lona approve our plan?"- "She didn't approve it _____that it was useless".
Question 10. _____ the exception _____ the little baby, everybody in my family has to jog every morning.
Question 11. _____, we kids aren't hampered as much when it comes to thinking about reasons why not to do things.
Question 12. _____no two people think exactly alike, there will always be disagreement, but disagreement should not always be avoided, it can be healthy if handled creatively.
Question 13. He managed to keep his job_____ the manager had threatened to sack him.
Question 14. They go to the seaside _____they should be disturbed by the noise of the city.
Question 15. _____his advice, I would never have got the job.
Question 16. Ancient Egyptians mummified their dead through the use of chemicals, _____ ancient Peruvians did through natural processes.
Question 17. Busy_____ he was, Bob's father still spent time playing with him.
Question 18. She waited for twenty minutes and _____arrived at the head of the queue.
Question 19. _____the people who come to this club are in their twenties and thirties.
Question 20. He has been waiting for this letter for days, and at _____it has come.
Question 21. _____ of all of us who are here tonight, I would like to thank Mr. Jones for his talk.
Question 22. She is teaching two classes and is examining a literature exam tomorrow. _____, she is chairing a meeting at the Pen Club.
Question 23. To the best of my_____, he married an Irish girl.
Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
Question 24. On the one hand, I'd love to study Japanese. On the other hand, I really haven't got the time.
Question 25. The fox tried, but was unsuccessful in reaching the grapes.
Question 26. Her living conditions were difficult. However, she studied very well.
Question 27. Most teachers know her well. Very few ordinary people have heard of her.
Question 28. Provided your handwriting is legible the examiner will accept your answer.
Question 29. Unless we get some new orders without delay, our company will be in deep financial trouble soon.
Question 30. The gate was closed to stop the children running into the road.