BACCALAUREATE ENGLISH EXAM LINKING WORDS / CONNECTORS 3

BACCALAUREATE ENGLISH EXAM

LINKING WORDS / CONNECTORS 3

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01- I don't want to go anywhere today; it rained all night

and, …………,it is supposed to continue raining all day.

A) therefore

B) otherwise

C) furthermore

D) despite

02- …………how hard I try, I just cannot understand why the

conflict persists in the Middle East.

A) Unless

B) However

C) Though

D) No matter

03- He worked late on Friday …………finish everything so that he

could enjoy the weekend with a clear conscience.

A) because

B) for

C) in order to

D) due to

04- We had better take plenty of money…………we can't find a cheap

hotel.

A) in case

B) so that

C) in order that

D) so as to

05- I had …………got home …………people began ringing to ask what

was going on.

A) the sooner/that

B) neither/nor

C) not only/but also

D) hardly/when

06- …………hard he tried, he simply could not forget the girl

he had met during the summer.

A) However

B} Even though

C) Provided

D) Despite

07- …………you are interested in shopping or history, Marrakech

is an ideal place to visit.

A) Whether

B) So that

C) Therefore

D) Besides

08- …………we want to spend all night here, we had better hurry up

and finish this work.

A) Because

B) Unless

C) Furthermore

D) Whenever

09- When I asked her if she would marry me, she looked …………she

was going to faint.

A) even though

B) as if

C) in case

D} owing to

10- …………they reach university, a lot of young people are

already fed up with studying and want to do something else with

their lives.

A) Since

B) In case

C) By the time

D} Besides

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BACCALAUREATE ENGLISH EXAM LINKING WORDS / CONNECTORS 3

BACCALAUREATE ENGLISH EXAM

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ANSWERS:

1= C) furthermore

2= D) No matter

3= C) in order to

4= A) in case

5= D) hardly/when

6= A) However

7= A) Whether

8= B) Unless

9= B) as if

10= C) By the time

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BACCALAUREATE ENGLISH EXAM LINKING WORDS / CONNECTORS 2

BACCALAUREATE ENGLISH EXAM

LINKING WORDS / CONNECTORS 2

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01- …………had her elderly husband died and left her all his

money …………she married a handsome young man.

A) Both/and

B) Not only/that

C) No sooner/than

D) Whether/or

02- I don't care …………you stay………… go, but if you decide to go,

please close the door behind you.

A) not only/but also

B) the more/than

C) neither/nor

D) whether/or

03- …………where you stay, you are sure to enjoy your visit to

Morocco.

A) No matter

B) However

C) Since

D} Even though

04- He was determined to succeed as a writer, …………the odds

against him.

A) however

B) whatever

C) even though

D) whereas

05- …………the high rate of crime, the police have been granted

extraordinary powers to stop and search people.

A) Until

B) If

C) Unless

D) Due to

06- Using the Internet, I now find it easy to keep in touch with

friends………… they are in the world.

A) wherever

B) whoever

C) whatever

D) whichever

07- So that they do not look for work elsewhere, nurses and

teachers should be well-paid …………having to work for the low

salaries that they earn.

A) Besides

B) Rather than

C} As though

D) Otherwise

08- …………I walked into the room, I could tell that something

was wrong.

A) During

B) By the time

C) The moment

D) As long as

09- He came to the interview wearing jeans and a t-shirt; …………he

was given the job.

A) instead

B) nevertheless

C) otherwise

D) on the contrary

10- …………you get your roof repaired, it could leak badly during

the winter rains.

A) Unless

B) As though

C) Owing to

D) In order that

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BACCALAUREATE ENGLISH EXAM LINKING WORDS / CONNECTORS 2

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ANSWERS:

1= C) No sooner/than

2= D) whether/or

3= A) No matter

4= B) whatever

5= D) Due to

6= A) wherever

7= B) Rather than

8= C) The moment

9= B) nevertheless

10= A) Unless

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BACCALAUREATE ENGLISH EXAM EXERCISES LINKING WORDS / CONNECTORS 1

BACCALAUREATE ENGLISH EXAM EXERCISES

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01- She must have found something attractive in him; ………… she

would not have married him.

A) whether

B) moreover

C) otherwise

D) whereas

02- When choosing who to vote for, you must consider …………the

economic policy …………the foreign policy of the parties.

A) both/and

B) hardly/when

C) neither/or

D) whether/or

03- I always try to eat very little, I just cannot keep

my weight stable without doing exercise………… .

A) otherwise

B) yet

C) no more

D} though

04- The soldiers are ordered to shoot at …………they see moving

after the curfew, so be sure not to stay out after that.

A) even if

B) no matter

C) whatever

D) however

05- …………the efforts of municipal authorities, the public

transportation system has improved dramatically.

A) Besides

B) So that

C) In order to

D) Owing to

06- …………they had been married for several months, she had

decided that she had made a mistake by marrying him.

A) Due to

B) As long as

C) By the time

D) Unless

07- …………the unstable political situation, far fewer tourists

than usual have been visiting Jerusalem in recent years.

A) Because

B) Therefore

C) In spite of

D) Owing to

08- He did not get the job because he did not have any

experience, …………most of the other applicants did.

A) besides

B) otherwise

C) whereas

D) in order that

09- They got divorced within a month of their marriage …………they'd

been childhood and high school sweethearts.

A) although

B) no matter

C) nevertheless

D) despite

10- It is impossible to find a flat in the town centre that

is …………cheap………… in a convenient location.

A) both/and

B) whether/or

C} so/as

D) such/that

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BACCALAUREATE ENGLISH EXAM EXERCISES LINKING WORDS / CONNECTORS 1

BACCALAUREATE ENGLISH EXAM EXERCISES

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ANSWERS:

1= C) otherwise

2= A) both/and

3= D} though

4= C) whatever

5= D) Owing to

6= C) By the time

7= D) Owing to

8= C) whereas

9= A) although

10= A) both/and

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