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Adverb Clause 14

1. _____ , but it is not the only one.

Newspaper prices have risen dramatically in recent years

Most diseases are caused by germs and bad hygiene

Technological competition is a serious problem for the book industry

The printing press was invented by Johann Gutenberg in Mainz, Germany in the fifteenth century

The judge rebuked the witnesses for their disrespectful behaviour during the trial

2. Private investments play ____ important a part in the countrys long-running economic expansion ____ no government dares to increase taxation on personal savings.

too / that

such / as

much / so

so / that

as / as

3. Before Freud shed light on dreams and extraordinary role of the subconscious, ____ .

there are many who have grasped their significance

educated people in particular regarded dreams as meaningless and pointless

many traditional ways of interpreting dreams are being analysed

the relationship between stress and dreams would surely have been recognised

many great writers still draw on the principles of human psychology

4. _____ , but it is not the only one.

Newspaper prices have risen dramatically in recent years

Most diseases are caused by germs and bad hygiene

Technological competition is a serious problem for the book industry

The printing press was invented by Johann Gutenberg in Mainz, Germany in the fifteenth century

The judge rebuked the witnesses for their disrespectful behaviour during the trial

5. Private investments play ____ important a part in the countrys long-running economic expansion ____ no government dares to increase taxation on personal savings.

too / that

such / as

much / so

so / that

as / as

6. Before Freud shed light on dreams and extraordinary role of the subconscious, ____ .

there are many who have grasped their significance

educated people in particular regarded dreams as meaningless and pointless

many traditional ways of interpreting dreams are being analysed

the relationship between stress and dreams would surely have been recognised

many great writers still draw on the principles of human psychology

7. ____ until Thomas Paine published The Common Sense and sparked off the American Revolution.

George Washington considered himself a loyal British subject

Idealism hasnt often been a determining factor

Voltaires influence would have been more pervasive,

That was a period of radical change in all spheres

They were the people responsible for shaping the national character of the United States

8. Though Hong Kong used to be one of the worlds most alluring shopping centres, ____ .

competition seems to be growing even keener

this was no longer the case

it might have remained a fashionable holiday resort

others did not share this opinion

it is now one of its most expensive

9. The overall quality of life in todays world cannot be improved ____ .

just as population growth would strain the global urban environment

while the underdeveloped countries were ignored completely by international agencies like the United Nations and the World Bank

as the population of that part of the world rose from 800 million in 1960 to 1.2 billion in 1985

unless the developed countries are prepared to offer a helping hand to the underdeveloped

whenever the OECD declines to support a series of projects for the development of poorer countries

10. Some avalanches move no faster than 40 kilometres per hour, ____ .

while others have been estimated to have a speed of about 300 kilometres per hour

even if the damage they did was minimal compared with the destruction caused by hurricanes and earthquakes

despite the fact that snow lying on a steep slope is always liable to avalanche

for the wind sometimes reaches a force almost equal to that of a tornado

so that in such areas measures may be taken to prevent large avalanches

11. Today the expansion of knowledge in astronomy, physics, chemistry, and biology is ____ vast and complex, and multiplying ____ quickly to be mastered fully.

so / that

just as / as

as well / as

so / so

too / too

12. Scientists rely on computers to model phenomena ____ would ____ be difficult to observe.

whereby / in case

such as / nonetheless

which / nevertheless

that / otherwise

so that / in fact

13. ____ suggestion he may make as regards the tax rate, lets not give any response ____ we have discussed the matter thoroughly together.

However / when

Whatever / until

Whyever / after

Whatsoever / while

Whenever / before

14. ____ until Thomas Paine published The Common Sense and sparked off the American Revolution.

George Washington considered himself a loyal British subject

Idealism hasnt often been a determining factor

Voltaires influence would have been more pervasive,

That was a period of radical change in all spheres

They were the people responsible for shaping the national character of the United States

15. Though Hong Kong used to be one of the worlds most alluring shopping centres, ____ .

competition seems to be growing even keener

this was no longer the case

it might have remained a fashionable holiday resort

others did not share this opinion

it is now one of its most expensive

16. The overall quality of life in todays world cannot be improved ____ .

just as population growth would strain the global urban environment

while the underdeveloped countries were ignored completely by international agencies like the United Nations and the World Bank

as the population of that part of the world rose from 800 million in 1960 to 1.2 billion in 1985

unless the developed countries are prepared to offer a helping hand to the underdeveloped

whenever the OECD declines to support a series of projects for the development of poorer countries

17. Some avalanches move no faster than 40 kilometres per hour, ____ .

while others have been estimated to have a speed of about 300 kilometres per hour

even if the damage they did was minimal compared with the destruction caused by hurricanes and earthquakes

despite the fact that snow lying on a steep slope is always liable to avalanche

for the wind sometimes reaches a force almost equal to that of a tornado

so that in such areas measures may be taken to prevent large avalanches

18. Today the expansion of knowledge in astronomy, physics, chemistry, and biology is ____ vast and complex, and multiplying ____ quickly to be mastered fully.

so / that

just as / as

as well / as

so / so

too / too

19. Scientists rely on computers to model phenomena ____ would ____ be difficult to observe.

whereby / in case

such as / nonetheless

which / nevertheless

that / otherwise

so that / in fact

20. ____ suggestion he may make as regards the tax rate, lets not give any response ____ we have discussed the matter thoroughly together.

However / when

Whatever / until

Whyever / after

Whatsoever / while

Whenever / before