VI. Choose the best option to complete the sentences. 1. .................... Pelly was tired, he went to bed. A. Because B. Because of 2. We stayed in .................... the rain. A. Because B. Because of 3. He was able to go to university .................... his aunt’s help. A. Because B. Because of 4. The price of oranges is high .................... frost damage. A. Because B. Because of 5. I enjoy the course.................... the professor is a good teacher. A. Because B. Because of VII. Fill in the blank space in each sentence with “and, but, so, or, because, therefore, however”. 1. Polly’s watch was broken .................... she borrowed mine. 2. My family went to Africa .................... we wanted to study the wild animals. 3. Melissa tried to read the book .................... she couldn’t understand it. 4. She isn’t English ...................., she speaks English perfectly. 5. They went to town .................... bought a lot of clothes. 6. The road was underwater. ...................., the police closed it to traffic. 7. I haven’t got a car .................... I’ve got a motorbike. 8. The air is polluted .................... there’s too much traffic. 9. Which color do you want - red, green, yellow .................... blue? 10. She’s working late next Friday .................... she can’t come to the party. VIII. Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions. 1. (A)When I was a student, I lived (B)by (C)small allowances (D)from my parents. 2. My mom (A)wove (B)a (C)wool sweater (D)for me. 3. There are (A)lots of wild animals (B)in the zoo, and they are (C)taken after (D)carefully. 4. There is a big (A)collector of (B)handicrafts (C)made by different (D)craft villages. 5. A conical hat may look (A)simple, (B)but artisans have to follow 15 stages, from going to the forest to (C)collect leaves to (D)iron the leaves, etc.