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Stephanie cooked the carrots and washed the lettuce. __________ her brother prepared the brocolli.

• Although

• In addition

• Meanwhile

Jane wanted to drive Tanya and Michael to the mall;__________, she only had two seats in her car.

• Finally

• Otherwise

• However

Computer chess games are getting cheaper all the time, __________, their image and sound qualities are constantly improving.

• Furthermore

• Therefore

• Hence

Rodger was a chocolate fanatic, and he ate two servings of dessert every night. __________, he began to grow incredibly overweight.

• However

• Therefore

• Fiuthermore

Polls show that Tony Blair is the most popular Prime Minister in this century.__________, there are even members of his own party who are uneasy with his approach.

• For instance

• However

• In particular

It was announced that nurses’ working hours would be increased by 25%. __________, even fewer trainee nurses are expected to join the profession.

• On the other hand

• As a result

• Likewise

Sales of CDs have experienced a small but steady fall over 12 months. _________, vinyl records have seen an increase in their share of the market, up to 1.7%.

• Above all

• Correspondingly

• In contrast

The Vice Chancellor explained that in light of the current financial climate and because of unexpected bad debts, it would be necessary to peg salary levels at their current level for all grades of staff. __________, no one was getting a pay rise.

• Nevertheless

• In other words

• Similarly

__________ the invention of television, people probably spent more of their leisure time reading.

• Because

• Before

• Nonetheless

__________ John’s car stereo was on full blast, I could see his lips moving, but I had no idea what he was saying.

• Moreover

• Because

• Even though