Connective for cause and effect
1, Centralized planning committees in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan developed farms and farming
methods near the Aral Sea in areas where there had been none before. A large network of rivers
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Connective for cause and effect
1, Centralized planning committees in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan developed farms and farming
methods near the Aral Sea in areas where there had been none before. A large network of rivers
and streams flowed into the sea; ______________________________.
a. because they used the water for agriculture
b. even though they used the water for agriculture
c. despite using the water for agriculture
d. therefore, they used the water for agriculture
2, They even created reservoirs of fresh water for their farms ________ there was a shortage of
water for irrigation because of drought.
a. in case
b. only if
c. whether or not
d. unless
3, For a time, those farms flourished and grew, _____________ the traditional fishing industry
suffered. Those who fished for a living began to notice important changes in what they were able
to catch due to increased salinity or saltiness of the sea.
a. therefore
b. nonetheless
c. otherwise
d. whereas
4, In fact, over time, as the shoreline of the sea receded and it grew smaller and smaller, there
was __________________ salt in the water that many species of fish and aquatic animal simply
died out.
a. too much
b. a lot of
c. such
d. so much
5, It is true that the farmers needed irrigation to produce more crops. ______________, the overconsumption of water resources meant that fewer and fewer crops could be produced in the area
as time passed.
a. Due to the fact
b. On the other hand
c. Therefore
d. Whereas
6, Environmentalists knew they had to focus on saving only a part of the Aral sea.
____________ they would lose everything.a. Consequently
b. Whereas
c. Otherwise
d. Therefore
7, Many governments ask for scientific studies and advice on environmental
issues, ____________ they rarely take action based on this advice.
a. yet
b. because
c. for
d. due to
8, Local governments will wait for financial assistance from higher levels __________ the
tremendous costs involved. Such delays can be even more costly in the long run.
a. despite
b. due to
c. or else
d. because
9, Although the scientific community may know what to do to stop further damage to the
environment, _______________________.
a. but politicians may not listen
b. politicians will be able to make hard but important decisions
c. yet the cost may be too high
d. politicians may fail to make difficult but necessary decisions
10, The world cannot afford to wait any longer ______________ the urgency of the issue. We
need to act so that our children and grand-children can experience an environment as healthy or
healthier than the one we live in.
a. for
b. since
c. because
d. because of
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