Linking Words




1 Some types of illness can be cured by drugs .......... others can be treated by alternative medicine.
where
whereas
when
as

2 You can post that letter for me .......... you're going past the post office.
since
yet
whereas
though

3 You can have an appointment with the manager .......... she is quite busy this afternoon.
even
yet
while
although

4 Even .......... they played badly they still won quite easily.
though
so
as
if

5 He was delighted when his daughter got married. .......... the same time, he couldn't help but feel a little bit sad to be losing her.
On
At
In
For

6 The applicant looks suitably qualified for the job. What's .......... he's fluent in two foreign languages.
additional
greater
extra
more

7 She's decided not to work overseas after all. In any .........., she doesn't like cold weather.
case
situation
matter
condition

8 The doctor made a mistake with the medicine she prescribed. .........., she was never questioned about this error.
Since
Despite
Nevertheless
Although