Complete each of the following sentences by supplying the correct word. There are EIGHT questions in all.
1) I'm just calling to see ........ or not you'd like to join us at our next meeting.
2) Unemployment figures have not ........ increased but the benefits paid to unemployed people have also fallen.
3) The hotel manager was ........ friendly nor helpful when we complained.
4) I'll have ........ pasta or risotto, whichever is easier.
5) It's quite warm this afternoon in ........ to the cold start we had this morning.
6) I'll definitely complete the work ........ if I have to work all night.
7) He's recovering well. There is, ........, no chance of the player recovering in time for the next game.
8) ........ the Managing Director and Head of Personnel will be attending the conference.
Over to you
Conjunctions will often be tested in the Open Cloze task. It's important to read the sentences before and after the gap in order to identify whether a missing conjunction is required and what type it might be, such as expressing contrast, addition, cause and effect etc.