Choose the answer among A, B, C, D to complete each of the sentences below:
I'd rather go to the football field ______ being at home today.
A.instead of
B.inspite of
C.because of
D.due to

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
My dog ________ my cats eats twice a day
A.or
B.nor
C.both
D.as well as

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
She had to buy a new battery for her mobile phone because the charge was unable to last for more than two hours.
A.(2) Because she charged her new mobile phone battery for only two hours, the charge did not last very long.
B.(1) The new battery she bought for her mobile phone would not hold a charge for longer than two hours
C.(4) Her mobile phone couldn't hold a charge for more than two hours, so she had to buy a new battery.
D.(3) She had to charge a new battery for her mobile phone because the old one lasted for a little over two hours.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
_______ understanding of weather and its variability, it has been difficult to prove that weather can be controlled.
A.Incomplete
B.Since incomplete
C.Because of incomplete
D.Why is incomplete

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
The best way of writting a composition in a foreign language is to try and write ______ thinking in your own language.
A.except
B.unless
C.without
D.apart from

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
________, Mozart was an accomplished composer while still a child.
A.(3) No matter how it seems remarkable
B.(1) Whatever it seems remarkable how
C.(2) No matter how does it seem remarkable
D.(4) No matter how remarkable it seems

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
No matter _______, Mozart was an accomplished composer while still a child.
A.how it seems remarkable
B.how seems it remarkable
C.it seems remarkable how
D.how remarkable it seems

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
________ the flood has receded, people can move back into their homes.
A.So that
B.Although
C.Now that
D.Due to

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
The young students always wish they ________ able to bring cellphone to schools.
A.would be
B.will have been
C.would have been
D.will be

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
He managed to keep his job__________ the manager had threatened to sack him.
A.unless
B.although
C.despite
D.therefore