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  1. Karen is rich; ___, her cousin Kate is poor.
    a. therefore
    b. however
    c. otherwise

  2. You'd better take a taxi. ___, you'll arrive late.
    a. Consequently
    b. Furthermore
    c. Otherwise

  3. I enjoy reading this new magazine. ___, it has good articles.
    a. Moreover
    b. Nevertheless
    c. However

  4. Jack wasn't tired. ___, he took a nap.
    a. Otherwise
    b. Hence
    c. Nevertheless

  5. Phil was not thirsty; ___, he drank five glasses of water.
    a. however
    b. moreover
    c. furthermore

  6. The kids didn't study. ___, they failed the course.
    a. Therefore
    b. Nonetheless
    c. Otherwise

  7. The weather was terrible. ___, we decided to delay our trip.
    a. Furthermore
    b. Besides
    c. Therefore

  8. You must buy the tickets; ___, we won't be able to see that play.
    a. otherwise
    b. although
    c. besides

  9. The neighborhood isn't very interesting. I like the house, ___.
    a. moreover
    b. thus
    c. though

  10. We live in the same building; ___, we hardly see each other.
    a. however
    b. therefore
    c. furthermore

  11. He didn't earn enough money. ___, his wife decided to get a job.
    a. Moreover
    b. Therefore
    c. Although

  12. That house isn't big enough for us, and ___, it's too expensive.
    a. furthermore
    b. hence
    c. although

  13. We have plenty of money and workers; ___, we hope to finish the house remodeling soon.
    a. nevertheless
    b. unless
    c. thus

  14. She's extremely rich; ___, she's not snobbish.
    a. hence
    b. however
    c. otherwise

  15. It was a windy and rainy night. ___, I decided to go out.
    a. nevertheless
    b. otherwise
    c. hence

Copyright 1998 by Giovana Teixeira Campos (giovana@ccbeunet.br)
This quiz is part of the HTML-Only Self-Study Quizzes which is part of Activities for ESL Students, a project by The Internet TESL Journal.