Connectors
You can go outside ___________ you clean your room first.
1) on condition that
2) in condition that
3) with condition that
4) in condition of
You can go outside ON CONDITION THAT you clean your room first.
I have taken the night shift because my landlord has ________ the rent.
1) put on
2) put up
3) put off
4) put in
I have taken the night shift because my landlord has PUT UP the rent.
The policewoman shone her torch into the room and ______ cautiously inside.
1) peeped
2) glimpsed
3) peered
4) stared
The policewoman shone her torch into the room and PEERED cautiously inside.
Fine + ______
1) storm
2) rain
3) wind
4) sky
Fine rain
He was the tallest there and ____ the one they asked to turn on the projector.
1) that
2) because
3) thus
4) above all
He was the tallest there and THUS the one they asked to turn on the projector.
The heavy rains during the camping ___ him ___
1) put up
2) put down
3) put off
4) put in
The heavy rains during the camping PUT him OFF
1) nodded off
2) snoozed
3) fell asleep
4) shook his head
She turned off the alarm and SNOOZED for five more minutes.
Overcast + _____
1) sunshine
2) clouds
3) sky
4) sea
Overcast sky
1) Equally
2) Moreover
3)Therefore
4)Conversely
During the week I wake up at 6:30 AM. CONVERSELY, at weekends I wake up at 11 AM.
I can see you have cleaned your room because the floor is ________ dust.
1) free from
2) free of
3) free without
4) free
I can see you have cleaned your room because the floor is FREE OF dust.
He was arrested for ________ drugs into the country
1) mugging
2) smuggling
3) vandalizing
4) shoplifting
He was arrested for SMUGGLING drugs into the country
Choppy + ______
1) showers
2) tidal
3) waves
4) sea
Choppy sea
The roads were covered in ice, _____ it wasn't safe to drive.
1) meanwhile
2) hence
3) however
4) although
The roads were covered in ice, HENCE it wasn't safe to drive.
I wasn't successful so they ____________ me.
1) took on
2) looked down on
3) looked up to
4) looked away from
I wasn't successful so they LOOKED DOWN ON me.
During the summer break, my family and I went on a long car _______ around Europe.
1) trip
2) voyage
3) journey
4) excursion
During the summer break my family and I went on a long car JOURNEY around Europe.
Dispersants can be used to remove the ______ from the top of the water.
1) dog mess
2) exhaust fumes
3) cigarette butts
4) oil slick
Dispersants can be used to remove the OIL SLICK from the top of the water.
Exercise keeps you healthy and _______, makes you happy.
1)likewise
2) such as
3) because of
4) instead of
Exercise keeps you healthy and LIKEWISE, makes you happy.
1) gave himself up
2) gave himself in
3) gave himself out
4) gave himself back
Tired of running, he GAVE HIMSELF UP at the police station and confessed to the crime.
After playing outside she came home with a _____ look.
1) tidy
2) scruffy
3) baggy
4) untidy
After playing outside she came home with a SCRUFFY look.
During the torrential rain, the ____ damaged my car
1) hail
2) plastic containers
3) carbon monoxide
4) gust
During the torrential rain, the HAIL damaged my car