1. My brother ( usually, go ) ……………………to church on Sundays

2. Mr. Brown (have ) ……………………….. two houses at the moment

3. I was sleeping when I ( hear ) ………………………. an explosion

4. I ( see )…………..John in the cinema yesterday .He (talk ) …………. to an old man at that time 5. Tom ( meet ) ……………………… Mary in 1986

6. When my father ( be )……. young , he sometimes (drive)…………….. to this village

7. He ( write ) …………………….a letter when he (break ) ………………………the pencil.

8. When I ( find )…………my purse , someone ( take )………… the money out of it .

9. When I (get )……….. to the station , the train ( leave )……………

10. The police ( pay )…………… no attention to Mary’s complain because she ( phone ) …………………….. them so many times before.

1. _____ my car, I discovered that my stereo had been stolen.

A. In order to look into B. When I will look into C. Being looking into D. On looking into

2. It’s difficult to think of anything nice to say about my neighbor’s naughty boys, _____, they are at least honest.

A. therefore B. even though C. however D. as a result

3. We must begin testing this instrument no mater _____ difficult it is.

A. whatever B. what C. however D. how

4. Sue admitted that she could not concentrate on her work _____ due to this irritating noise.

A. in all B. the bit least C. in the least D. at the least

5. Determining the mineral content of soil samples is an exacting process; _____ experts must perform detail tests to analyze soil specimens.

A. so that B. however C. afterwards D. therefore

6. You should stop working too hard _____ you’ll get sick.

A. or else B. if C. in case D. whereas

7. _____, she managed to hide her feelings.

A. If she would feel jealous B. In case she felt jealous

C. However jealous she felt D. Despite of her being jealous

8. _____ I’d like to help you out, I’m afraid I just haven’t got any spare money at the moment.

A. Much as B. Try as C. Even D. Despite

9. Many small birds use new sites for each nesting, _____ large birds often reuse the same nest.

A. therefore B. how C. despite D. whereas

10. We’ve had a burglar alarm installed in our holiday cottage _____ we will feel happier about leaving it unoccupied for long periods.

A. for fear that B. so that C. now that D. provided that

1. _____ for the lesson, she got bad mark for the essay.

A. Although she is late

B. Since she is late

C. Because she was late

D. When she was late

2. The librarian arranges the books according to their content _____ people can find them easily.

A. so that B. because of C. despite the fact that D. even though

3. Many people gathered in front of the building _____ the President clearly. A. as if they could have seen B. where they could not see

C. in order that they could see D. on which they can see

4. She signed the contract _____ she was still confused about articles.

A. although B. because C. as if D. but she

5. The company makes a very big profit, _____ low salaries.

A. so that the workers will still have

B. because the workers don’t still have

C. but the workers still have

D. since the workers still have

6. Her company was bankrupt _____ from the economic crisis.

A. because the country suffered B. so that the country has suffered

C. although the country had suffered D. so the country is suffering

7. _____ very hard, they still do well.

A. Because the exercises will be

B. Even though the exercises are

C. In spite of the exercises are

D. When the exercises had been

8. The President declined to deliver the speech himself _____ a sore throat. A. despite B. because of C. even though D. on account of the fact that

9. Learning how to write is important _____ most professional jobs require writing skills.

A. as B. though C. because of D. in spite of

10. _____ buy a sports car, you have to pay higher insurance.

A. In order that B. In spite of C. In order to D. Though

5. She rarely has any money to spare.
 Rarely ………………………………………………
6. He hardly speaks to anyone.
 Hardly ………………………………………………
7. The nation has never been faced with such difficulties.
 Never …………………………………………………

8. They had hardly started playing tennis when it began to rain.
 Hardly ………………………………………….
9. A father seldom sacrifices so much for his child.
 Seldom …………………………………………..
10. You may not return after midnight on any account.
 On …………………………………………