1- Life in the country may not be as exciting as life in the city. ………………, you are close to nature which provides peace and quietness. (اسفند 97)

2.  John has experienced poverty before; ………………, he is kind toward the poor. (اسفند 97)

3. There is no more foods left;. ………………, there are plenty of fruits. (اسفند 97)

4. We have been trying hard to contact John for the past few days. ………, we managed to find him. (اسفند 97)

5. Shiraz has many unique monuments; ……………, it is one the most beautiful cities in Iran. (اردیبهشت98)

6. You’d better go by car rather than take a taxi …………………. you need to take John home from hospital. (اردیبهشت98)

8. Mr. Irani is an honest man, ……………… we can depend on him. (خرداد 98)

8. During the war, women took on extra work …………… the men were at the front. (خرداد 98)

9. John left home early ………….. he would get to the stadium on time. (خرداد 98)

10. The committee did not accept my proposal …………… they did not think it was practical. (خرداد 98)

11. No sooner had I left the shop …………….. I remembered that I’d left my credit card there. (تیر98)

12. Jim rarely sees Paul ……………. they live in the same town. ( شهریور 98 )

13. The players were told to practice more …………….. they would face eliminations in the final game. ( شهریور 98 )

15. 1 Mr. Smith has never been to Iran: ………, he knows very little about our country. ( بهمن 98)

15. The car will keep running ……… you take good care of it. ( بهمن 98)

16. ……… how hard the exam questions are, you need to go on. ( بهمن 98)

17. I left the class a little earlier ……… I could catch the last bus. ( آذر 98)

18. Jim’s salary is really low; …… , he finds the job very rewarding. (مهر 98)

19. John’s car broke down on his way to work. ……. , he was late for the meeting. (مهر 98)

20. I do not have enough money; …, I cannot afford to buy my teacher’s recently-published book. (شهریور 99)