VI. Complete these two paragraph
A. Put in : also, but, despite, or, that, therefore.
CAR PROBLEMS
I was having a lot of problems with my car. The engine kept cutting out, and I (1) _______ has trouble starting it. I got so fed up with it (2) _______ I took it to a garage. They told me it was going to cost hundreds of pounds to repair, (3) _______ unfortunately I didn’t have the money, and I (4) _______ decided to get rid of the car (5) _______ needing it for work. Now I get the bus to work (6) _______ a colleague gives me a lift.
B. Put in : alternatively, as a result of, consequently, furthermore, in spite of, on top of.
UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
(7) _______ their aim to get more young people into universities, the government has put financial difficulties in their way. Nowadays most students get a loan instead of grant, and some have to pay tuition fees (8) ________ that. (9) _______, many of them run up huge debts, or (10) ________ their parents have to support them. (11) _______ these obstacles, some school leavers are discouraged from applying to go to university. (12) _______, an increasing number are dropping out before completing the course.