I. Complete the sentences with because/ because of/ although/ in spite of. 1. it rained a lot, we enjoyed our holiday.

2. Daniel forgot his passport having it in his list.

3. I couldn’t get to sleep the noise.

4. I had nothing for lunch but an apple, I ate dinner early.

5. A lot of things went wrong all our careful plans.

6. She wasn’t wearing a coat it was quite cold.

7. He only accepted the job the salary, which was very high.

8. I went home early I was feeling unwell.

9. I knew the truth, I decided not to tell them.

10. The villagers refused to leave the drought.

11. We decided not to go out for a meal we were simply too tired.

12. Have you really got no money the fact that you’ve had a job?

13. Sarah can’t climb up the tree her fear of heights.

14. Matthew looked quite fresh, he’d been playing squash.

15. his age, john was not hired he had the necessary qualifications.

The tankers are so large how did some crew members get from one point to another while on board

1. in the bold portion of the narrative, the author tries to use a flashback to develop tension. however, the flashback does not create tension. rewrite the flashback scene so it develops tension right at the beginning of the story. (15 points)

Match each persuasive technique with the excerpt that uses it. expert opinion association emotional appeal scientific data compared to the yearly average of 6.5 million square kilometers between 1979 and 2010 for september, the arctic sea ice shrank below 4 million square kilometers in september 2012, which is lower than any minimum value observed in the last three decades. (european environmental agency, “the melting arctic") arrowright according to morten olsen, chair of a recent arctic council assessment of changes on arctic snow-and ice-conditions, "changes in the climate and cryosphere risk fundamentally altering the arctic ecosystems." (european environmental agency, “the melting arctic") arrowright sip a cup of turbo brown to taste the liberating power of flying through your day's work like a cruising jet. arrowright if we don't step up our efforts, the melodious songs of these beautiful birds might be silenced forever. arrowright