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1. Apple tea is …….. refreshing ……….. 6. There is no single science of society or

healthy, so I recommend it as an science of humanity .......... , there are
alternative to black tea. several branches of learning that deal
A) so/that B) both/and with the origins and activities of
human groups.
C) either/ or D) neither/or
A) Instead B) Or else
E) whether/ or
C) Thus D) Besides
E) Apart from

2. You will have made a contribution to 7. I've left a message with Carol and told
helping the homeless, .............. little her about all the details ........ the
money you raise with your coffee delivery comes while I'm out.
morning.
A) unless. B) in case
A) no matter B) the more C) when D) until
C) however D) even if E) as
E) in spite of
8. The run-down blocks of flats in our
area have........ become depressing
places to live in, ......... dangerous
3. ............. being very wasteful in neighbourhoods to walk around at
environmental terms, eating 'fast-food' night.
from disposable containers is growing
in popularity all around the world. A) the more/than
B) whether/or
A) Despite B) Regardless
C) not only/but also
C) As if D) Besides
D) so much/that
E) Even though E) scarcely/when

9............. how well her host family look

4. Due to her allergy, food which contains after her, she will naturally feel a little
flour, .......... Bread, cakes and pastry, homesick.
are excluded from Edith's strict diet. A) Moreover B) Provided that
A) in case B) as far as C) Even if D) No matter
C) even when D) such as E) The more
E) as though
10 .............. you learn a language for
business ............. just for pleasure,
grammar is necessary part of the
5. This rose flavour Turkish delight is course.
......... delicious ......... we should buy
A) No sooner/than
some to take home with us.
B) Not only/but also
A) as/as B) both/and
C) Due to/besides
C) not only/but D) more/than
D) Whether/or
E) so/that E) Hardly/when

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11. I borrowed the game keeper's 17. You won't be able to style your hair in
binoculars ......... I could see the zebras different ways .......... you have it cut
more clearly. short.
A) for B)as A) if B) or
C) so that D) in case C) still D) only if
E) besides E) until

12. The quality of Rover cars has

improved considerably ......... they
became a private company again.
18. Heading towards the finish line, the
A) when B) despite athlete in the walking marathon lifted
C) once D) before both feet off the ground, which is
against the rules, ........... she entered the
E) since stadium. She burst into tears when
they disqualified her.
13. Your composition shows ........... an
understanding of the subject.......... an A) no sooner B) hardly
appreciation of the surrounding issues, C) until D) in case
so I'm afraid you have received a low
E) just as
grade on this occasion.
A) neither/nor
B) whether/or 20 .......... the weather is awful, which it
C) yet/still often is there, I enjoy walking in the
D) not only/but also forest.
E) hardly/when A) However B) In order that
C) Even if D) Until
14 ........... physical geography is an Earth
science concerned with places, social E) Since
geography is concerned with the
people in the places.
A) For B) However 21. I wasn't surprised that the value of my
Marks and Spencer shares dropped
C) Unless D) Provided
. ......... the company has been doing
E) Whereas rather badly lately.
A) as B) though
15 …….. the journey was long and
uncomfortable, seeing an Inca city at C) providing D) however
the top of a mountain was a fantastic E) even
experience.
A) Owing to B) Even though
C) However D) As though
E) No matter

16 .…she was a sensitive woman, she

had a lot of empathy with her patients.
A) For B) Since
C) Until D) Thus
E) When

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22. The lead singer in the group wrote the 29. A lot of people moved away from the
song........... on a tour in Japan. area ......... another earthquake would
A) for B) while strike.
C) as D) yet A) providing that B) in case
C) for fear that D) so that
E) however
E) nevertheless
23 ............ the food at the cafe at the station
30. Black cumin massage oil is clearly
is expensive, I'm often tempted to
labelled as 'for external purposes only'
order a cup of tea and a. sandwich.
. ...... avoid any confusion.
A) However B) Even though
A) because B) so as to
C) Nevertheless D) As long as
C) in case D) however
E) The fact that
E) besides
24. She ordered a vegetarian pizza .........
any meat topping might contain pork.
A) meanwhile B) besides 31 ......... he fell straight into the water.
C) for fear that D) even though A) Being too large to come right into the
E) regardless of harbour
B) For fear that he would miss the train
25. So far, 214 people, including 168
children, have died ..........rising waters connection
in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam. C) He would obviously not try diving
A) as though B) in spite of again
C) consequently D) as a result of D) Misjudging the gap between the boat
E) nonetheless and the quay
E) The captain gave us a hand to
26. Being tired of the rat race in the big
city, my husband and I have decided to disembark
move to the coast.......... we retire.
A) by the time B) in order that
C) no matter D) while
E) as soon as

27. I think holding a coffee morning at the

shop will raise quite a lot of money for
the charity; ........... it will help publicise
the shop.
A) furthermore B) otherwise
C) nevertheless D) however
E) instead

28 .......... I would have plenty of time to get

to my appointment.
A) in order that B) in case
C) moreover D) provided that
E) so as to

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33 ............ so we'll have to decide which
one is more suitable.
A) The Edwardian one is larger than all
the others
B) There is only one suitable venue for
our party
C) We can't employ both of the
applicants
D) They've built a new shopping centre
next to the stadium
E) I can't believe that we have received
no replies to our advertisement
34. Since being given the Head Master's
position, ........ .
A) he is undoubtedly the best person for
the job
B) he hasn't taught as many hours as he
used to
C) the school has been improving
steadily
D) the pupils are much happier than they
were with the previous one
E) most of the other teachers criticised
him severely
35. ........., so he has to keep up-to-date
with tax law.
A) My father works as a financial advisor
B) There is no tax on children's clothing
C) You may think you are paying too
much
D) Richard occasionally reads the
Financial Times
E) Terry is not a convicted criminal
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36. Although he suffers from diabetes, ......
.
A) he has won gold medals in five
separate races
B) no one thinks he will be able to
compete again
C) rowing is a particularly strenuous
sport for him
D) which is a remarkable achievement
E) his wife supports him in everything he
does
37. Besides being a difficult language for
westerners to pronounce, ........ .
A) it's easier to learn using phonetics
B) many of them learnt it with little
difficulty
C) Mandarin Chinese has a complicated
written form
D) Japanese is growing in popularity
with language students
E) several languages use tone to indicate
meaning
38. Having ordered the job herself, ....... .
A) it wasn't anything to do with her
incompetence
B) the facsimile line hadn't been installed
yet
C) I picked up the phone to ring the
supervisor immediately
D) it was disappointing that the job
hadn't been carried out properly
E) Marion knew she had asked for a
separate fax line
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39. Ever since she heard one of his songs
on the radio, ......... .
A) for his melancholy melodies appealed
to her
B) his music is becoming popular with
students
C) which was a combination of rock and
country music
D) she has been collecting his albums
E) it was mostly owing to his emotive
lyrics
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40. Although I've made progress in many
aspects of the language, ....... .
A) I still have problems "with my
pronunciation
B) my written compositions have
received good grades
C) I'm concentrating particularly on
Byzantine history
D) my teacher somehow thinks that I'm
good at grammar
E) I enjoy listening to French music as
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