31. _____ Tom broke the window, he did not feel guilty about it.

A. Although           B. Because         C. Despite          D. In spite of

32. _____, he passed with the highest marks.

A. Even although the difficult course

B. Despite the course was difficult

C. In spite of the course was difficult

D. Although the course was difficult

33. _____ the car was expensive, he bought it.

A. Even though           B. As though             C. Despite            D. In spite of

34. _____, Rafael smokes 2 packs a day.

A. Despite of cigarettes are dangerous

B. Though the fact that cigarettes are dangerous

C. In spite that cigarettes are dangerous

D. Despite the fact that cigarettes are dangerous

35. Although she has saved for a long time, _____.

A. and she can afford that house

B. so she can afford that house

C. she is not able to afford that house

D. but she is not able to afford that house

26. _____ this man is a doctor, I would assume he has a modicum of intelligence.

A. Seeing that        B. Due to          C. Because of          D. On account of

27. Jane joined the English club _____.

A. due to her improvement of English

B. because she wanted to improve her English

C. thanks to her improving English

D. because of she wanted to improve her English

28. Since there was no electricity during the storm, _____.

A. so we have to sue candles

B. due to the fact that we have to use candles

C. we have to use candles

D. because of using candles

29. _____, so he was late for work.

A. Paul had missed the train

B. Because Paul had missed the train

C. As Paul had missed the train

D. On account of Paul’s missing the train

30. Robert will enjoy skiing more the next time he goes to Mt Helens _____ he has had skiing lessons.

A. so that          B. before       C. now that       D. and

26. _____ this man is a doctor, I would assume he has a modicum of intelligence.

A. Seeing that        B. Due to          C. Because of          D. On account of

27. Jane joined the English club _____.

A. due to her improvement of English

B. because she wanted to improve her English

C. thanks to her improving English

D. because of she wanted to improve her English

28. Since there was no electricity during the storm, _____.

A. so we have to sue candles

B. due to the fact that we have to use candles

C. we have to use candles

D. because of using candles

29. _____, so he was late for work.

A. Paul had missed the train

B. Because Paul had missed the train

C. As Paul had missed the train

D. On account of Paul’s missing the train

30. Robert will enjoy skiing more the next time he goes to Mt Helens _____ he has had skiing lessons.

A. so that          B. before       C. now that       D. and

21. John failed _____.

A. because he did not study hard

B. since he stopped to study hard

C. due to study hard

D. because of he did not study hard

22. I ordered two pizzas _____ we were all hungry.

A. when                  B. while               C. as               D. soon

23. The conference had to be cancelled _____ a key piece of equipment was out of work.

A. since the fact                     B. because of

C. as the fact                          D. due to the fact that

24. The expedition had to be postponed _____ there was a typhoon.

A. so as to                      B. with a view to

C. as long as                  D. on account of the fact that

25. Tony had little difficulty in passing the examination, _____ he has a very good foundation in English.

A. since                    B. as                  C. for                    D. because

21. John failed _____.

A. because he did not study hard                  B. since he stopped to study hard C. due to study hard                                      D. because of he did not study hard

22. I ordered two pizzas _____ we were all hungry.

A. when            B. while              C. as              D. soon

23. The conference had to be cancelled _____ a key piece of equipment was out of work.

A. since the fact        B. because of        C. as the fact        D. due to the fact that

24. The expedition had to be postponed _____ there was a typhoon.

A. so as to                    B. with a view to

C. as long as                D. on account of the fact that

25. Tony had little difficulty in passing the examination, _____ he has a very good foundation in English.

A. since            B. as             C. for              D. because

16. _____ that we left the movies before it ended.

A. The film was very boring                  B. It was so a boring film

C. It was a too boring film                     D. So boring was the film

17. She was _____ I could not help looking at her.

A. very beautiful that              B. such beautiful that

C. so beautiful that                 D. so a beautiful girl that

18. Susan has _____ she spends almost all of her time alone.

A. such a few friends that           B. so friends that

C. so few friends that                 D. such friends that

19. _____ everyone in my office likes him.

A. So a helpful employer he is              B. He is such a helpful employer that C. He is so a helpful employer that       D. Such a helpful employer he is

20. He drank _____ he had to suffer from cancer.

A. so much that             B. so many that       

C. such much that         D. such many that

11. The traffic was _____ heavy that we could not manage to arrive at the meeting.

A. so                B. such           C. because              D. though

12. There were _____ on the subject that we did not know where to begin.

A. so many books      B. so much books    C. such books    D. such as books

13. She was _____ she was not able to say anything.

A. very upset that    B. too upset that    C. so upset that     D. such upset that

14. Mr. Nelson had _____ he had to borrow me $5 for lunch.

A. so money that                        B. so little money that

C. such money that                    D. such little money that

15. He was in _____ he almost pushed me over on the stairs.

A. such a hurry that                 B. such hurried that

C. so a hurry that                     D. a hurry such that

6. I am studying hard _____ get a place at a good university.

A. in order that            B. so that          C. so as            D. in order to

7. She worked overtime _____.

A. in order that preparing everything on time

B. so that everything would be prepared on time

C. in order that being prepared on time

D. so as to being prepared on time

8. He’s painting the house _____ selling it.

A. for           B. with a view to     C. so as to      D. in order to

9. Speak slowly _____ everybody can understand you.

A. so as to        B. seeing that       C. such that          D. so that

10. Peter tries to study English well _____ he can enter a university in the United States.

A. in order to     B. so as that         C. so that         D. so as to

1. You should keep the milk in the refrigerator _____ it does not go bad.

A. as                B. so              C. so as to          D. so that

2. I fixed it _____ everybody could use it.

A. in order that                 B. in order to           C. so as to              D. to

3. The teacher explained the lessons slowly _____.

A. to understand them clearly 

B. so that his students could understand them clearly

C. in order to understand them clearly

D. so as his students understand them clearly

4. They wouldn’t let their car outside _____ it would get run over.

A. for fear that             B. in order that                C. so that            D. such that

5. Regular checks are required in order that _____.

A. safety standards are maintained      B. so safety standards are maintained C. to maintain safety standards             D. maintain safety standards 

12. We had spent nearly all our money so we couldn’t afford to stay at a hotel.(Participial Phrases)   ___________________________________________________________________________________ .