电大资源网2152《英语写作基础》形成性考核册作业及答案（全）

 

Part II

Learning Activity 1

 

Key to Task 1(p 7)

 

Choose the best connecting word or phrase from the box below to complete the following sentences.

 

as though    despite the fact that     hardly    in case        no sooner   provided    the moment     in order to

 

 

1.      No sooner had Jane left college than offers of work came in.

2.      The moment Jack left college, he set off round the world.

3.      Hardly had Mary left college when she realized she was expecting their first child.

4.      The Director looked very pale at the meeting, as though he had just received some very bad news.

5.      I have been promised a job as a trainee manager in my uncle’s hotel, provided  (on the condition that) I pass all my final-year school examinations.

6.      Her parents encouraged her to do a secretary course in case she could not find work as an actress.

7.      I had some coaching in maths before the exam in order to increase my chances of passing.

8.      John was not offered the job despite the fact he was the best applicant.