EXERCISE 8:

Choose the correct completion.

1- Tourists are still arriving in the town [despite/although) the warnings from the government about terrorist attacks.

2- [Despite/Although) she claims to be unable to cook, she always brings something delicious and home-made for her lunch.

3- [Despite/Although) her claims that she cannot cook, she always brings something delicious and home-made for her lunch.

4- There were still amendments to the project that we wanted to make, we didn't do badly considering the time-scale, [although/though).

5- Numbers of nuisance calls received by the fire brigade are continuing to rise [in spite of/though) the introduction of jail sentences for offenders.

6- [Even though/Despite) the long journey to the nearest beach, Daniel goes water-skiing every weekend.

7- [Although/In spite of ) he hates paperwork, he is always up-to-date with his filing.

8- [Although/In spite of) the fact that the washing machine was second-hand when we bought it, it has lasted another ten years.

9- He said he would read all of the questions [though/in spite of) he didn't feel confident at all.

10- [Even though/In spite of) there was a stiff breeze blowing across the beach, sitting outside was still pleasurable

EXERCISE 5:

Choose the correct completion.

1- Neglect and deprivation during childhood [lead to/result from) anti-social behavior and delinquency in some teenagers.

2- [Due to the fact that/Owing to) many police departments are understaffed, crime continues to rise.

3- [Due to the fact that/Owing to) a shortage of trained police officers, crime continues to rise.

4- The long queues of traffic [resulted in/resulted from) an accident involving a car and a truck on the A41.

5- An accident involving a car and a truck on the A41 this morning [resulted in/resulted from) long queues of traffic. 

6- [Thanks to/Due to the fact that) funding and a handful of volunteers, the woman's refuge is now operational.

7- She left her daughter at her mother's [so/as] she didn't want to drag her around all the shops.

 8- She didn't want to trail around the shops with her daughter, [so/as) she left her at her sister's house.

9- He is a father of two children now; [therefore/since), he can't afford everything he used to.

10- The price increase is [since/due to) an increase in the price of raw materials.

11- [As a consequence of/The reason for] the threat of terrorist attacks, all Accident and Emergency staff are undergoing training for chemical and biological incidents.

12- She changed her job. not {because/for) she didn't like working for the council but (because/thanks to) she was offered so much money to manage the veterinary surgery.

13- [Because/Because of) the magazine came with a desirable free gift, I couldn't resist buying it.

14- [Because/Because of) the free nail varnish offered with the magazine, I decided to buy it.

15- [For/As) I am attending a meeting in London on Friday, 1 will have dinner with my sister who lives there.

EXERCISE 3:

EXERCISE 3:     Complete the sentences with the correct verb form. Pay attention to whether the verb is active or passive.

1- Hardly (her head, touch]  ....................................... the pillow when her emergency pager (start)  ...................................  to bleep.

2- The moment he {see}........................................  the bright red sports car in the showroom window, he (KNOW)  .................................... he had to own it,

3- I hope, by the time she [leave] ...........................................school, she [change]  ................................. her mind about joining the army,

4- My daughter [want]  ...................................... to be a ballet dancer ever since I [take]  ................................. her to see 'Swan Lake" by the Sandlers Wells Ballet Company.

5- I think that by the time Bob [call] ............................................ around, my hair [be]  .................................  dry.

6-   The last time 1 [eat] ......................................... at Rackham's restaurant, I [have]  ................................. the poached salmon.

7- 1 [gain] .................................. some weight recently, but I have promised myself that I [diet] ................................... as soon as 1 [get] ....................................... the chance.

8- My sister is so lazy! Whenever she [hold]  ........................................... a party, she [hire]  ................................. caterers.

9- While our car [repair)  ...................................... tomorrow, I [look] ....................................... around the shops for a few items for the holiday,

10- We [not, buy)  .................................... any more furniture until we [move]  ................................. into our new house next month,

11- Just as she [board]  ........................................the plane, her boyfriend (run)  ................................. up to her begging her not to go.

12- No sooner (she. enter)  .......................................  the ballroom than her diamond necklace [drop] .................................. to the floor. To her embarrassment, individual diamonds shot off in all directions.

13- The first time she {take) ......................................... her son to school, she [stand]  ................................. at the gate watching him feeling a little sad.

14- By the lime my husband {get)  .......................................... out of the lift on the sixth floor, 1, having climbed the stairs, [be, already) ............................................. there to meet him. He couldn't believe it,

15- If I [keep] .................................... working at my present rate, I [address) ................................. all the envelopes before the post [collect] ............................................... from the office