| 1. My neighbours are sometimes very noisy, but we get along quite well _______________. | | |
| 2. The children played football all afternoon, _______________ the rain and wind. | | |
| 3. Your progress in English depends on how hard you work. _______________, if you live in the culture of your target language, you will learn even more quickly. | | |
| 4. In the Marxist view, we must eat in order to survive; _______________, the first activity of our species must be economic. | | |
| 5. One difference between frogs and toads is that frogs move about by jumping, _______________ toads can actually walk. | | |
| 6. Hurry up; _______________, you'll be late. | | |
| 7. Everyone assumed that she was pregnant, but __________, she was just overweight. | | |
| 8. __________ there are several major car rental agencies in Libreville, the capital city of Gabon, rates are said to be incredibly expensive. | | |
| 9. Dwayne was too short to play basketball professionally, so he went into coaching __________. | | |
| 10. __________ we can stop these extraterrestrials in time, the future of our region of the universe may be in serious danger. | | |
| 11. __________ in Montreal or Toronto, where winters are generally very cold, Vancouver's winters are actually quite mild. | | |
| 12. The steak I ordered for dinner was superb. __________, the chicken my wife had was excellent. | | |