1. It was still painful, ____ I went to see a doctor.
A. so                       B. however              C. but                        D. or
2. Lan likes oranges _____ her sister doesn’t.
A. but                     B. as                       C. so                         D. because
3. Nam failed the final exam _____ he was lazy.
A. while                  B. though                C. because                 D. but
4. He’s tired _____ he stayed up late watching TV.
A. and                     B. or                       C. if                          D. because
5. Jim can speak English _____ French fluently.
A. also                    B. but also               C. and                       D. so
6. _______ the traffic, I arrived on time.
A. Though              B. Although             C. Even though          D. In spite of
7. ______ they live near us, we can see them very often.
A. So                      b. As / because        C. Though                 D. Even
8. ______ I was really tired, I couldn’t sleep.
A. If                       B. Although            C. While                    D. However
9. We watched TV the whole evening ______ we had nothing better to do.
A. because              B. though                C. so                         d. but
10. It’s cheap, _____ I don’t like it.
A. and                     B. because              C. so                         d. however