I. Complete the sentences with the corect form of the asjectives in brackets
1. I was very .................... in the lesson because our teacher is very ........................ in history ( interest )
2. My friend is a very ......................... sort of person but he hates doing ...................... activities ( relax )
3. Studying for exams is very ....................... I get ........................... when I open my school books ( tire )
4. We were all very ........................... about the school trip but it wasn't an ...................... trip at all ( excite )
5. It's a .......................... book and I'm ........................... every time I start reading it ( bore )
II. Complete the sentences using although, despite, in spite of, however. or nevertheless. Sometimes, two answers are possible
1. I think I did OK in my speench last night ............................ I'd had almost no sleep for 24 hours
2. .......................... I heard the telephone ring, I didn't answer it
3. We enjoyed our holiday ............................. the rain
4. ..................... he got top marks at high school, he never went to university
5. .................... there was no electricity, I was able to read because I had a candle
6. She failed the test ........................... she studied hard
7. ........................ diffculties, the firemen managed to save many people who were caught in the fire
8. Everyone thought she would accept the offer. ............................, she turned it down
9. Carol arrived at thr meeting ............................ I asked her not to be there
10. It looks like they're going to succeed .............................. their present diffculties
11. ......................... it was raining heavily, he went out without a raincoat
12. My father is very busy. ........................, he is always willing to give a hand with the housework
13. The sky was grey and cloudy. ............................, we went to the bech
14. Some English words have the same pronunciation ............................. they are spell differently, for example, dear and deer
15. I was cold and wet ........................ Bob put on his swimming suit and went to the beach
