Olga was about to say something about the end of the movie. He was stopped by his friends right then.
A.Hardly had Olga intended to say something about the end of the movie before he was stopped by his friends.
B.Only after Olga had said something about the end of the movie was he stopped by his friends.
C.Were it not for Olga’s intension of saying something about the end of the movie, he would not be stopped by his friends.
D.It was not until Olga was stopped by his friends that he started to say something about the end of the movie.

William Clark was not granted the rank of captain. Captain Lewis more or less ignored this and treated Clark as his equal in authority and rank.
A.William Clark was not granted the rank of captain because Captain Lewis more or less ignored this and treated Clark as his equal in authority and rank.
B.William Clark was not granted the rank of captain, thus Captain Lewis more or less ignored this and treated Clark as his equal in authority and rank.
C.Although William Clark was not granted the rank of captain, Captain Lewis more or less Ignored this and treated Clark as his equal in authority and rank.
D.As William Clark was not granted the rank of captain, Captain Lewis more or less ignored this and treated Clark as his equal in authority and rank.

I can't go to the park with you____ it is raining.
A.so
B.because
C.and
D.but

It was an _____day.
A.enjoy
B.enjoyable
C.enjoyment
D.enjoyably

You've been ill for nearly a week. You should see a ____now.
A.driver
B.police
C.doctor
D.lawyer

The driver in front stopped so suddenly. Therefore, the accident happened.
A.If the driver in front didn't stop so suddenly, the accident wouldn't happen.
B.If the driver in front hadn't stopped so suddenly, the accident would have happened.
C.If the driver in front hadn't stopped so suddenly, the accident wouldn't have happened.
D.If the driver in front had stopped so suddenly, the accident would have happened.

Melissa's father was very busy. He still played with her.
A.Because of playing with Melissa, her father was very busy.
B.Melissa's father was so busy that he could not play with her.
C.Busy as Melissa's father was, he still played with her.
D.Melissa's father was busy enough to play with her.

She gave a great performance at the festival. We now know she has artistic talent.
A.Amazing as her artistic talent is, we don't know about her great performance at the festival.
B.But for her great performance at the festival, we wouldn't know about her artistic talent now.
C.Although she gave a great performance at the festival, we know she has artistic talent.
D.Hardly had we know about her artistic talent when she gave a great performance at the festival.

He was very tired. However, he agreed to help me with my work.
A.As tired as he was, he agreed to help me with my work.
B.Despite being very tired, he agreed to help me with my work.
C.Because tired he was, he agreed to help me with my work.
D.Tired though he was, but he agreed to help me with my work.

We chose to find a place for the night. We found the bad weather very inconvenient.


A.Because the climate was so severe, we were we were worried about what we'd do at night.
B.Bad weather was approaching so we started to look for a place to stay.
C.The bad weather prevented us from driving any further.
D.Seeing that the bad weather had set in, we decided to find somewhere to spend the night.