I can't make the

meeting at 4pm.
_HOWEVE
_ _ _ _ _ _ I can
come
R at 4.30pm.

1
I can't swim
_BECAUS
______
IEhave never
learnt.

2
Take a deep
breath,A_ _ this
will calmS you
down.

3
_IN
_ ________
CONTRAST
to the north, which
will remain warm and
sunny, the south will
become cloudy during
the early morning.

4
He couldn't get
the machine to
DESPIT
work
_E_ _ _ _ _ _
following the
instructions
carefully.
5
The student
studied hard for
the examination,
_YE
_ _ she still
failed.
T

6
He organized the
trip _REGARDLES
________
S danger.
_ of the

7
Her salary is
higher than
mine _______
ALTHOUGH
_ we do the
same work.

8
_BESIDE
______
S wonderful
the
main meal we
also had a
delicious pudding.

9
Yesterday we
went swimming
_IN
_ _SPITE
____ __
the
OF cold.

10
Alice and Joy are
coming. Heather
TOO
is coming _ _ _.

11
I didn't get the
job _THOUG
_____
I hadH all the
necessary
qualifications.

12
My grandma is
always there for
me S_ _ I can rely
on her.
O

13
You can take my
car _AS
_ _LONG
___ __
you AS
don't damage
it.

14
You can count on
me WHATEVE
________
youRdecide to do.

15
I waited an hour
SO
_ _ THAT
_ _ _ _ I would
see him leave
the building.

16
You must attend
the meeting,
_OTHERWIS
________
he'll
E be very
annoyed.

17
You had better
leave now,
_IN
_ _ _ _ _ my
husband
CASE comes
home from work
early.

18
I got up at six,
_IN
_ ORDER
_____ __
catch
TO the 7
o’clock train.

19
The store will
close early today
ON
_ _ _ACCOUNT
______ __
OF
staff shortages.

20
This strange
weather is
DUE
_ _ _ _ _ global
warming.
TO

21
He had his eyes
closed
_AS
_ _ _ _ __ _
THOUGH
he was asleep.

22
OWING
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ bad
weather, all
TO
flights have been
cancelled.

23
The rule applies to
all employees
_IRRESPECTIV
___________
ofEtheir position.

24
CONTRARY
________
to our first
impression, the
hero turns out to
be a coward..

25
Nobody was
listening anymore;
_NEVERTHELES
___________
the
S recital
continued.

26
The country is at
war;
_FURTHERMOR
__________
itEis
underdeveloped.

27
_WHIL
_ _ _ _ in nearly
every
E country in
the world they
drive on the right,
in England they
insist on driving on
the left.
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