The concert was cancelled ________ we went to a nightclub instead.

I dropped out of college after one term and went on traveling around the world instead.

Both Mary and Allen_______Jean are going on the tour.

They are ugly and expensive, _______ people buy them.

The first things a new international student must do include renting an apartment, registering for classes, and to get to know the city.

_______ the severe weather conditions all the cars completed the course.

When I was a child, I loved to splash through the ______ after rain.

Malnutrition is a major cause of death in those countries where the cultivation of rice have been impeded by recurrent drought

Although Kate saw no link between the two crimes, but she thought that there was only one murder

_______their small size, the cameras take good pictures.

The food that Mark is cooking in the kitchen is smelling delicious

George Washington, his portrait appears on the quarter coin and the dollar bill, served two terms as president.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each:
All this changed with the growth of factories and industry in the nineteenth century, first in Europe and  ______ in the USA

Wealthy people have always desired and wear precious stones because their beauty is lasting.

About 200 million years before , all the continents were part of one vast land mass called Pangaea.

Anyone interested in the use of computers can learn much if you have access to a personal computer.

There is a rumour that the army is about taking power, though this has been denied by government sources

She must retyping the report before she hands it in to the director of financing.

I'm not sure a thank you letter is really necessary. _______, I can't be bothered to write one.

Don’t buy from websites unless they list a toll – free number so as you can call their customer service department if there is a problem

My brother attends an university in the Midwest which specializes in astrology.