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Exercise 1

1. She's not only beautiful_________ intelligent.

a. but also                                  b. but                             c. however                       d. yet

2. I was very tired, ________ I determined to walk on to the next village.

a. therefore                                b. however                      c. and                            d. or

3. You can come here either on Monday__________ on Friday.

a. or                                b. nor                                c. both                       d. and

4. He had to act immediately; ________ he would have been too late.

a. consequently                        b. nevertheless                        c. still                         d. otherwise

5. They said both he_________ I were to come.

a. and                            b. But                             c. or                          d. so

6. The weather in Dalat is neither too hot in summer________ too cold in winter.

a. or                              b. nor                         c. or else                               d. otherwise

7. Jane is beautiful and intelligent________

a. too                                  b. so                            c. both                                  d. Horeover

8. Jane is beautiful and intelligent; ________ she's very kind.

a. moreover                          b. however                     c. for all that                           d. on the other hand

9. He never works_______ he gains all the prizes.

a. furthermore                          b. whereas                                 c. but                                  d. accordingly

10. The sun is shining and there are very few clouds; _______, I am sure it is going to rain.

a. what's more                              b. hence                                  c. thus                             d. nevertheless

11. Bill is in class 12, _______ John, who is a year older, is only in class 4.

a. and                                   b. whereas                                  c. either                                d. nevertheless

12. You must leave at once, ________ you miss the train.

a. however                         b. yet                               c. still                                d. otherwise

13. You need to get some job retraining. _______ it, you risk being laid off.

a. If so                                    b. If not                                 c. With                                    d. Without

14. Could I have rice_______ potatoes, please?

a. but                                  b. but also                            c. instead                                   d. instead of

15. _______His denial, we knew that he was guilty.

a. Despite                              b. In spite                            c. Because                             d. And

16. John's family is very happy_______his being a warded a scholarship.

a. because of                            b. if                           c. eitther                         d. nor

17. Graphite is a soft, slippery solid that is a good conductor of_______ hear and electricity.

a. not just                            b. and                          c. both                          d. moreover

18. The lecture was _______ interesting and instructive.

a. as                          b. either                         c. neither                           d. both

19. Both Mary and Allen_______Jean are going on the tour.

a. as well                        b. as well as                          c. nor                                d. but

20. He likes travel, and_______ does she.

a. too                      b. such                         c. so                          d. but

Exercise 2

1. I'm worried about it, and he is_______

a. too                               b. also                                  c. but also                               d. a or b

2. He borrowed money_______ he could finish his education.

a. that                            b. so that                              c. such as                          d. too

3. The temperature drops_______ the sun sets.

a. while                                b. for                                 c. because                                     d. when

4. Some birds cannot fly well, _______, the chicken has wings, but its flying muscles are not strong enough to be useful.

a. for example                              b. for instance                              c. such as                            d. a or b

5. The missing piece is small, _______ nevertheless important.

a. or                                    b. but                                     c. and                                      d. so

6. I'm very homesick_______ a student a broad.

a. as                       b. while                             c. because of                           d. due to

7. Just_______ he died, my friend who wrote poetry published his first book.

a. but                      b. either                            c. and                             d. before

8. Blindfish, which spend their whole lives in caves, have _______ eyes nor body pigments.

a. not any                b. either                          c. nor                            d. without

9. _______their small size, the cameras take good pictures.

a. In spite of                           b. Despite of                          c. Because                               d. And

10. She could not decide_______ to drive_______ to jump into water.

a. both/ or                          b. not only/ but also                         c. either/ or                                d. whether/ or

11. Flying is not only faster, _______ safer than traveling by car.

a. also                                  b. so                             c. and                                  d. but also

12. Beth can play the guitar_______ the violin.

a. also                          b. so                           c. but also                                     d. and

13. _______his physical handicap, he has become a successful businessman.

a. Although                             b. In spite of                              c. Despite                               d. b or c

14. I like bananas, ______ my brother doesn’t

a. because                          b. and                                 c. but                                d. even though

15. Glucose does not have to be digested, _______ it can be put directly into the bloodstream.

a. so                           b. while                                    c. and since                           d. such

16. _______few species that live on the ground, most monkeys live in tress.

a. There are                           b. Although                            c. all but                                   d. Except for

17. She closed the door_______ left for the city.

a. and                                         b. but                                     c. or                                       d. therefore

18. The mail comes at ten o'clock every day_______ Sunday.

a. except                          b. although                                c. or                                    d. and

19. We need wither a nail_______ a screw to hang this picture.

a. and                          b. or                          c. both                                 d. but

20. You had better come yourself_______ send a friend.

a. either                        b. neither                                   c. or else                                   d. while

Exercise 3

1. We should be firm_______ patient in this case.

a.and                                   b. or                                    c. in stead of                                    d. rather

2. _______ food we eat lacks minerals, then the body an use the stores from its bones for more urgent needs.

a. As the                                      b. If the                                   c. The                                         d. since

3. It sounds like something wrong with the car's engine_______, we'd better take it to the garage immediately.

a. Otherwise                            b. Without it                              c. If not                                        d. If so

4. We didn't go to Paris. We went to Rome_______

a. also                                b. but also                                 c. instead                                   d. instead of

5. No one _______ Kathy knows very much about it.

a. and                               b. as                                      c. but                               d. however

6. Some birds, _______ robins and cardinals, spend their winter in the North.

a. as                        b. such as                           c. and                                d. likely

7. Galaxies are composed of millions of individual stars_______ are so far away that they appear as single pints of light.

a. but they                              b. they                                 c. in spite of                          d. contrary

8. Internet is a very fast_______ convenient way for us to get information.

a. and                                   b. or                                c. therefore                         d. but

9. It's raining, _______ I can't go to the beach.

a. so                               b. or                           c. but                            d. and

10. An effective paragraph must _______ be unified and ordered but also complete.

a. in addition                                 b. either                                 c. not only                              d. as well

11. _______ his poor English, he managed to communicate his problem very clearly.

a. Although                        b. Even though                        c. though                     d. In spite of

12. He is saving_______ he can go on vacation.

a. so that                                b. so                         c. unless                                   d. that

13. The flight was canceled_______ the weather conditions were bad.

a. because of                                  b. due to the fact that                                  c. thanks                                  d. that

14. Pheasants spend most of their time on the ground, _______ many species perch in trees at night.

a. as well as                                   b. in                               c. because                                 d. although

15. Natural fiber comes from_______ animal or plant.

a. either                                b. otherwise                              c. or                                  d. thus

16. _______ Marge, three couples are invited

a. Addition                                   b. Besides                                 c. Next                                  d. Moreover

17. All of the students_______ the seniors will receive their grades in two weeks.

a. but                          b. except                               c. and                              d. a or b

18. It was still painful, _______ I went to see a doctor.

a. but                              b. or                                c. so                               d. however

19. _______ pipelines are expensive to build, they are relatively cheap to operate and maintain.

a. Because                      b. That                           c. Although                           d. Despite

20. He felt ill_______ he went to bed early.

a. and                                  b. but                          c. or                                  d. so