YDS Conjunctions Testi – 1

1)

Our students have to choose to study ……… French …….. Spanish, because they are the compulsory languages selected by the board.

2)

She had ………. placed the plate of cakes on
the table ………. the children gave her the
empty plate and requested some more.

3)

We had better take a spare blanket with us
………. it gets cooler than we expect in the
mountains.

4)

………. I dislike sentimental films, sometimes,
when I’m not feeling very energetic, I can curl
up on the sofa and watch one.

5)

……… they played better than they have so far in the cup, they lost the match.

6)

This diet and exercise plan is ………. costly ………. painful, so anyone with a little willpower
can follow it with ease.

7)

 ……… we discuss the fine details, let me ask you whether you are interested in our offer.

8)

……… how many windows I open, I can’t get
any air movement in the house.

9)

He is not leaving the company because he is
unhappy there; ……….. he has enjoyed
working there, but he has other reasons.

10)

……… television channel you watch, the news bulletins are all the same, as if written by the same person!

11)

She is fed up with sharing a house with others;
……….. she is looking for her own flat.

12)

……… her illness leaving her very weak at
times, she tries to derive pleasure from life.

13) Western Scotland is wild and mountainous,………. eastern Scotland is lush farmland.

14)

I don’t see why the boys can’t go fishing ………… they promise to stay together and come back before it gets dark.