Click on the answer A, B, C or D that completes each sentence. There are EIGHT questions in all.
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
Further practice
An appreciation of linking words and other cohesive devices is very important in your CAE exam. We have more quizzes in a Multiple Choice Cloze format in our Writing class:
One of the areas you'll be assessed on in the Writing paper (Paper 2) is how coherent your work is. Your ability to use linking words and discourse markers is essential if you want to get this right. In fact, incorrect use of cohesive devices is one the problems we often come across in our 'CAE Writing Critique and Correction' service. If this is an area you need to work on find out more about how we can help.