A Though they organized a perfect wedding ceremony B Since we ' ve been close friends C In spite of the fact that I attended Julia ' s son ' s birthday party only recently D Although I ' ve never attended any occasion with him E Because he ' s been popular worldwide
13 ._____ , many foreigners want to make a second or even a third visit .
A Because it ' s one of the most beautiful cities in the world B Though it has many facilities and natural beauties to host tourists C Since the country had declined as a world power D Despite its great popularity for its hotels which have international standards E Owing to its bad reputation for hosting tourists
14 . My mother made sure to take her umbrella _____ .
A in spite of the heavy storms which broke suddenly B thus the thunderstorm ' s been going on since yesterday C if it has stopped raining when she leaves D therefore , she ' ll get soaked thoroughly E in case it rained on her way to the grocery
15 ._____ who really discovered America .
A The encyclopedias may probably give you valuable information B Very few people can remember the name of the man C As part of our geography class , we ’ ve been requested to write a thesis D We ' ve just read a very detailed article on history E We should all be happy nowadays
16 . If only we had started earlier today ,______.
A we wouldn ' t submit the project on time B we couldn ' t have everything done before dinner C we would have finished the reports by now D that ' s why the other colleagues were annoyed E we were certain to get ready before the manager arrived
17 . In spite of a terrible flu he had during the horse race ,_____ .
A the spectators were shocked since they were expecting her to get a gold medal B the jockey was able to leave the others behind by a large margin C I ' m sure he ' ll do whatever he can , but he won ' t have any chance to win D as expected by us , the competitor was beaten by a computer E it was between the two biggest races in the state
18 . You have too many careless mistakes in this paper ;_____ .