Choose the best answer to complete each unfinished sentence.
Maria tried to read a novel in French ________ the book was too difficult for her to understand.
A.so that
B.therefore
C.but
D.and

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I bought a bottle of wine ________ we drank it together.
A.therefore
B.so
C.and
D.but

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________ that we stopped for a rest.
A.But we were tired
B.So tired were we
C.However we were tired
D.Therefore, we were tired

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________ long it takes, I will wait for you.
A.However
B.But
C.So
D.Therefore

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This is an expensive ________ very useful book.
A.but
B.so
C.therefore
D.however

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The desert biome includes the hottest places in the world because it absorbs more ________ from the sun than land in humid climates do.
A.heat
B.hot
C.hotly
D.heating

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________ is the process by which a piece of land becomes dry, empty, and unsuitable for growing trees or crops on.
A.desert
B.deserted
C.desertify
D.desertification

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If you look on a map you will see that there is a desert next ________ the Rocky Mountains in the United States.
A.of
B.to
C.with
D.for

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The wind that blows in the desert comes ________ far away waters.
A.for
B.with
C.in
D.from

Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the original one.
Slippery as the roads were, they managed to complete the race.
A.The roads were so slippery that they could hardly complete the race.
B.The roads were slippery but they managed to complete the race.
C.The roads were slippery so they could hardly complete the race.
D.The roads were so slippery; therefore, they could hardly complete the race.