1. The sky was cloudless_______the sun was shining.
A. but B. and C. or D. for
2. Some are reading newspapers,____others are playing chess
A. or B. for C. so D. while
3. ______ does he write well, ______speaks well.
A. Not only...but
B. Not ...but
C. Either ... or
D. Both...and
4. I must be off now, _______my sister is expecting me.
A. or B. so C. for D. and
5. It was raining,_______we had to stay at home.
A. or B. so C. for D. and
6. This test is rather difficult;_______it is not beyond the reach of the students.
A. but B. so C. or D. for
7. You can______stay in school______go with me to my hometown.
A. not only...but
B. either ... or
C. both ... and
D. only ...and
8. Let's go at once,_______we'll be late.
A. and B. or
C. so D. yet
9. He could not remember_____shelf he had kept it on.
A. what B. which
C. that D. how
10. I'm sorry______your mother is ill.
A. whom B. if
C. that D. how
11. Mr. Fisher wondered_____his daughter had ever been fond of music.
A. if B. what
C. who D. that
12. She forgot____ she had put the key.
A. when B. what
C. where D. how
13. I'll put off my visit to the exhibition______you can come with me.
A. what B. because
C. until D. unless
14. Knock at the door______ you come into the room.
A. though B. as
C. before D. than
15. Fewer people came_____I expected.
A. as if B. so that
C. since D. than
