ADDING INFORMATION AND GIVING EXAMPLES

Choose the correct answer

1. Fruits provide us with vitamins, .................. oranges have lots of vitamin C.

a. moreover b. for example c. in addition to

2. Some opera singers,.................. Pavarotti and Domingo, are well known even to
people who don't go to the opera.
a. besides b. as well as c. such as

3. All the students enjoyed the mountain climb .................. Brian, who fell and
injured his ankle.
a. except for b. furthermore c. such as

4. Volleyball is my favourite sport. ..................., I also enjoy tennis.

a. For example b. In addition c. In addition to

5. ............ being a lawyer, John Grisham is also an author.

a. In addition to b. Such as c. Moreover

6. What other languages do you know .................. English and Spanish?

a. apart from b. for example c. beside

7. Tv offers a wide variety of programmes,.................. news, sport and music.

a. for instance b. such c. besides

8. It’s often quicker to travel by train than by car or bus. .................. , it's usually
cheaper too.
a. In addition to b. For example c. Besides

Choose the correct answer.

1. .............. being over 70 years old, she leads a very active life.
a. Although b. In spite of c. Even though

2. This is a wonderful museum for children................... having wonderful exhibits,

they allow the children to touch everything.
a. On the contrary b. Whereas c. Besides

3. Spain exports olives and wine .................. cars.

a. in adition b. as well as c. such as

4. ................. the washing-machine broke down, we washed the clothes by hand

a. Athough b. Because c. Despite

5. ..................... Mary, no one from our class turned up at the meeting.

a. Moreover b. Whereas c. Apart from

6. We read all the reports .................. we could decide what to do.

a. in order to b. because of c. so that

Choose the correct answer

1. Certain diseases are carried by insects, ................................. malaria and

sleeping sickness.
 a. moreover b. for example c. in addition to

2. The Lakes............................. Windermere, Derwentwater and Grasmere, are a

favourite choice for holidays among Britons and foreign tourists.
a. as well b. besides c. such as

3. Football is Britain's national sport. ................. , over half a million people

attend matches every Saturday.
a. For example b. Furthermore c. In addition to

4. ................... an increase in the number of cars on the roads, there has heen an
increase in the number of traffic offences.
a. In addition to b. Such as c. Moreover

5. It’s often quicker to travel by train than by car or bus. .................. , it's usually
cheaper too.
a. In addition to b. For example c. Besides

6. Some languages........................ French and Italian, are based on Latin.

a. besides b. as well as c. such as

7. Newspapers offer the reader a wide variety of articles, ..............................

news, sport, financial columns and important announcements.
a. for instance b. such c. besides

8. Oxford is one of England's great mediaeval cities. ................... it has been an

international centre of learning since 1167.
a. For example b. Furthermore c. As well as

9. All the students enjoyed the mountain clirnb .......................... Brian, who
injured his ankle when he slipped on a rock.
a. except for b. furthermore c. such as