TASK 5: ADVERB CLAUSES
1.
___________ they are
tropical birds, parrots can live in temperate or even cold climates.
A. Despite
C. Nevertheless
D. But
2.
Natural silk is still
highly prized _______ similar artificial fabrics.
A. although is available
B. despite there are
available
C. in spite of the
availability of
D. even though an
availability of
3.
The president of the
United States appoints the cabinet members, ______ appointments are subject to
Senate approval.
A. their
B. with their
C. because their
D. but their
4.
The prisoners were
prevented from speaking to reporters because ______.
A. not wanting the story
in the papers
B. the story in the
papers the superintenddn did not want
C. the public to hear
the story
D. the superintendent
did not want the story in the papers
5.
__________ towards
shore, its shape is changed by its collision with the shallow sea bottom.
A. During a wave rolls
B. As a wave rolls
C. A wave rolls
D. A wave's rolling
6.
____________ are
increasingly linked over long distances by electronic communications, but many
of them still prefer face-to-face encounters.
A. Although people
B. Despite people
C. Today people
D. The fact that people
7.
Cattle ranches are found
almost ______ in Utah.
A. wherever
B. everywhere
C. overall
D. somewhere
8.
If ultraviolet radiation
enters the Earth's atmosphere, _____ generally blocked by the ozone
concentrated in the atmosphere.
A. it
B. it is
C. so it is
D. then it
9.
________ show the
relations among neurons, they do not preclude the possibility that other
aspects are important.
A. Neural theories
B. A neural theory
C. Although neural
theories
D. However neural
theories
10. _________ together in one place, they form a
community.
A. When people live
B. When people living
C. Whenever people who
live
D. Whenever living
people
11.
_________ managed by an
independent governor and board of directors, the Bank of Canada is owned by the
Canadian government.
A. And yet
B. In spite of it
C. Although
D. It is
12. _______ pieces of rope are of different
thickness, the weaver's knot can be used to join them.
A. Two of
B. What two
C. Two such
D. If two
13. _________ the seeds of the Kentucky coffee plant
are poisonous.
A. Until they have been
cooked
B. Cooking them
C. They have been cooked
D. Cooked until
14. __________ through a prism, a beam of white
light breaks into all the colors of the rainbow.
A. When shines
B. It shines
C. It is shone
D. When shone
15.
________ most people
think of freezing as a relatively modern method of food preservation, it is
actually one of the oldest.
A. Even
B. As though
C. However
D. Even though
16. ________
large bodies of water never freeze solid is that the sheet of ice on the
surface protects the water below it from the cold air.
A. Because
B. Why do
C. The reason that
D. For the reason
17.
_________ granted by the
Patent Office, it becomes the inventor's property and he or she can keep it,
sell it, or license it to someone else.
A. Once a patent is
B. When a patent
C. A patent, once
D. A patent, whenever it
18. Owls can hunt in total darkness ______ their
remarkably keen sense of smell.
A. since
B. because of
C. the result
D. that
19. _________ most bamboo blooms every year, there
are some species that flower only two or three times a century.
A. Whenever
B. That
C. While
D. However
20. ________ advertising is so widespread in the
United States, it has had an enormous effect on American life.
A. Why
B. The reason
C. On account of
D. Since
