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250. ____ everybody
seemed to be out of cigarettes, I passed mine
round.
A) As
B) So
C) So that
D) In order that
251. ____ she had sung, the whole audience stood and applauded
loudly.
A) Although
B) After
C) Now that
D) So long as
252. _______ he is very rich, he lives very simply.
A) After
B) While
C) As
D) Although
253. _______ you say to her, she still keeps smiling.
A) However
B) Moreover
C) Whatever
D) Whenever
254. You shouldn’t be rude, _______ you’re very angry.
A) even if
B) however
C) as if
D) therefore
255. You can phone me _______ you like.
A) whichever
B)
in case
C) whatever
D) whenever
256. He speaks English much _______ he writes it.
A) better than
B) worse
C) clearer than
D) a lot worse
257. Mr. Taylor, I’m here just in case _______.
A) they will come earlier
B) anything out of the ordinary happens
C) they telephoned to meet them at the airport
D) you might need my help
258. I’m in a difficult situation in that _______.
A) I’ve been offered two jobs and they both sound interesting
B) I had better study, harder
C) I don’t want to get disillusioned
D) there was some misunderstanding
259. He feels himself to be dependent in that_______.
A) he is not free to question decisions affecting his daily life
B) he isn’t in good health and spirits
C) the company
collapsed within six months
D) early retirement is a means of reducing the workforce
260. Be clear and factual in order that _______.
A) to protect the employee’s rights
B) there will be many exciting opportunities in the future
C) agriculture and rural industry are flourishing
D) there may be no misunderstanding
261. I’d have married her even _______.
A) her parents had given their consent
B) she’d rather I had married her
C) she had been penniless
D) she was in love with another man
262. He grabbed me and shook me till _______.
A) my teeth rattled
B) the police have arrived
C) I’d apologized to him
D) he would
have noticed I had a gun
263. Long before you return _______.
A) everybody has already left
B) we’d sold out of your size
C) she will have forgotten you
D) I’d finished all the work
264. I had no sooner checked in to the hotel_______.
A) when two gunmen ordered me to open my briefcase
B) than he arrived with the appropriate documents
C) a young lady approached me with a smile
D) before all rooms have been reserved
265. Hardly had he uttered the words _______.
A) than we left the room
B) when he began laughing
C) as soon as everybody sat down
D) the manager came in
266. Nobody gets anything unless _______.
A) they ask for it
B)
he has enough money
C) they don’t work harder
D) he isn’t very determined
267. I get an electrician to check all my electrical appliances every
autumn whether or not _______.
A) they are giving trouble
B) they don’t need checking
C) he is very good at it
D) he charges me a lot
268. “They built a statue of him lest people should forget what he had
done.” means: _______.
A) They built a statue of him so that people would not forget what he
had done.
B) They built a statue of him because people wouldn’t forget what
he had done
C) As people would forget what he had done one day,
they built a
statue of him
D) Believing that it was necessary for people not to forget what he
had done, they had a statue of him built
269. Tourism is a good thing inasmuch as _______.
A) if we are to pay our debts
B) foreign exchange is concerned
C) foreign trade is essential
D) it brings people into contact with other nations
270. I used to love listening to her, even though _______.
A) she has nothing interesting to mention
B) we didn’t have a radio to listen to
C) she was a good friend of mine
D) I could only understand about half of what she said
271. Nobody said a thing except that _______.
A) one or
two asked me if I was better
B) I would tell them everything in detail
C) they had already told everything in their mind
D) a man who has been involved in the accident
272. In Turkey, _______ you come across ceremonies.
A) which is rich in history
B) I’m sure you’ll enjoy it
C) wherever you go
D) its people are very hospitable
273. I was never allowed to do the things_______.
A) the way I wanted to do them
B) I’ve always thought of realizing
C) I’m very keen on carrying out
D) nevertheless I am very determined to solve
274. She felt as if _______.
A) she is a stranger
B)
the fur coat was very nice
C) she had a fever
D) she is in a crowded stadium
275. His hair looked as if _______.
A) it has just been dyed
B) it had been combed with his fingers
C) it hasn’t been cut for ages
D) it needs cutting
276. I felt as if _______.
A) I’m going to get selected
B) I’ve done my best for the realization of the project
C) I were the center of the universe
D) I would have fainted
277. He behaved as though _______.
A) it was nothing to be ashamed of
B) he is a millionaire
C) he
has come to a garden party
D) he lost all his money
278. Our aim is to recruit the most qualified person, _______.
A) unless there are some really good ones
B) whether or not we liked them
C) no matter where he is from
D) whichever way you looked at it
279. I’d do anything to get that contract, but it is highly unlikely _______.
A) my firm would get it
B) that my firm will get it
C) for my firm getting it
D) if my firm can get it
280. They decided to postpone the match, _______
the weather conditions
were better than they had expected.
A) yet
B) nevertheless
C) even though
D) because
Clauses (Intermediate / Upper-Intermediate)
Book 1 Part B