We’re going to lose this game ___ the team doesn’t start playing better soon.
A.although
B.unless
C.if
D.whereas

She was unhappy ___ her childhood.
A.while
B.during
C.for
D.as

Some snakes are poisonous, ___ others are harmless.
A.despite
B.so
C.for
D.but

They left the room ___ they had finished their exam.
A.while
B.once
C.soon
D.during

The string ___ they tied the parcel up with was so weak that the parcel came to pieces when I got it.
A.as
B.because
C.what   
D. that

Some English words have the same pronunciation ___ they are spelled differently, for example, dear and deer.
A.unless
B.only if
C.since   
D.even though

Give her a telephone number to ring ___ she gets lost.
A.whether
B.perhaps
C.unless
D.in case

I’d rather have a room of my own, ___ small it may be.
A.even if
B.no matter
C.however
D.whatever

It is three weeks ___  I saw him last.
A.before
B.as
C.since   
D.when

___ many times I tell him, he always forgets to pass on phone messages.
A.wherever
B.whatever
C.however
D.whenever