1. —Oh, I failed again —Don’t lose heart. One more effort, ________ you will succeed. A. so that B. therefore C. however D. and 2. ________ a difficult situation, so you should send him a message and give him some advice. A. As he is in B. He is in C. Being in D. He being in 3. She said she would work it out herself, ________ ask me for help. A. and not to B. but not C. and prefer not D. rather than 4. ________ enough time, but I couldn’t do it better. A. I was given B. Given C. To be given D. Though I was given 5. —How can I wake up so early? —Set the alarm at 5 o’clock, ________ you’ll make it. A. but B. or C. and D. so 6. For a person with reading habits, a printed page contains not only words ________ ideas, thoughts and feelings. A. yet B. and C. or D. but 7. Information technology is taught in most schools, ________ we have entered the information society. A. so B. while C. still D. for 8. English is understood all over the world ________ Turkey is spoken by only a few people outside Turkey itself. A. while B. when C. if D. as 9. I was on the point of going to bed ________ Mr. Zhang rang. A. as B. when C. while D. and 10. I asked him whether he had done all the work himself ________ whether he had had any assistance. A. and B. but C. nor D. or 11. In some countries, ________ are called “public schools” are not owned by the public. A. which B. as C. what D. that 12. ________ happens in the world makes us happy and sad by turns. A. That B. What C. Which D. Whether 13. I read about this story in some book or other, does it matter ________ it was? A. where B. what C. how D. which 14. One of the men present held the vi...