Exercise 4 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 abroad. 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. A 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 5 1. We should be firm_______ patient in this case. a. and b. or c. instead 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