Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to the following question.
________ the United States consists of many different immigrant groups, many sociologists believe there is a distinct national character.
A.In spite of
B.Despite
C.Even though
D.Whether

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
________ millions of women want to limit the size of their families, they know of no safe way to have fewer children.
A.When
B.Because
C.Although
D.Despite

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
______ I’ve cleaned it and polished it, it still doesn’t look new.
A.Because
B.While
C.In spite of
D.Although

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
It was only__________ he told me his surname that I realized that we had been to the same school.
A.as soon as
B.when
C.then
D.until

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
As soon as Laura _______ the house, it started to snow.
A.was leaving
B.had been leaving
C.had left
D.left

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Tom’s eyes were red _______ he had been swimming in a chlorinated pool.
A.so
B.because
C.but
D.in case

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.therefore
C.despite
D.although

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Peter always takes a map with him ______ he loses his way.
A.so
B.in case
C.if
D.so that

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
We will leave for the airport ________ he is ready.
A.during
B.until
C.while
D.as soon 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.(4) Her mobile phone couldn't hold a charge for more than two hours, so she had to buy a new battery.
B.(3) She had to charge a new battery for her mobile phone because the old one lasted for a little over two hours.
C.(2) Because she charged her new mobile phone battery for only two hours, the charge did not last very long.
D.(1) The new battery she bought for her mobile phone would not hold a charge for longer than two hours