Which of these phrases could you use instead of the ones in italics in the sentences below? There are two phrases which cannot be used. as well as - because of-except for in common with - in place of- owing to 1. Due to unforeseen circumstances, the film "Nostradamus" will not open until January. 2. Thanks to the good weather, most of my friends have left the city for the weekend. 3. Apart from dogs and cats, fish are Britain's favourite pets. 4. Together with most of my friends, I love spending time in the country Fill the gaps in the sentences below with a suitable compound preposition from the list. In some cases there may be more than one possible answer: according to - apart from - as well as - because of except for - instead of - on behalf of - owing to 1. Our flight was cancelled because of the fog. 2. Hello. I'm phoning ...... Mr Brown. He asked me to give you a message. 3. Tropical forests are being destroyed ..... the demand for hard-wood for furniture. 4. People should protect the trees ..... cutting them down. 5. They have two cats ...... four pet rabbits. 6. Last week we had marvellous weather every day ..... Sunday. 7. I love dogs ..... those very fierce brown and black ones. 8. ..... the weather forecast, it's going to snow.