Question

Choose the best alternative in each sentence. 1) The new supermarket is so much cheaper than the one on John Street. However/On the whole/Moreover, they do free home deliveries too. 2) This new computer has a better monitor. Its memory is twice as much as the current one and we can use the internet with it. Finally/However/In short its software will make our job so much easier. 3) Many employers enjoy music in the workplace. However/Conversely/In addition to this, some people find it distracting or, indeed/in fact/obviously, annoying. 4) He is old and unpopular. On the contrary/Furthermore / In addition to this, he has at best only two more years of political life left. 5) Most computer users have, in conclusion/evidently/in fact, never received any formal keyboard training. As a result/However/So, their keyboard skills are inefficient. 6) Some of the laws were contradictory. Measures were taken to clarify them, accordingly/as a result/hence.

Answer 1

Ответ:

1) The new supermarket is so much cheaper than the one on John Street. Moreover, they do free home deliveries too.

2) This new computer has a better monitor. Its memory is twice as much as the current one and we can use the internet with it. In short, its software will make our job so much easier.

3) Many employers enjoy music in the workplace. However, some people find it distracting or, indeed, annoying.

4) He is old and unpopular. Furthermore, he has at best only two more years of political life left.

5) Most computer users have, in fact, never received any formal keyboard training. So, their keyboard skills are inefficient.

6) Some of the laws were contradictory. Measures were taken to clarify them, accordingly.

Answer 2

1) The new supermarket is so much cheaper than the one on John Street. However/On the whole/Moreover, they do free home deliveries too.

The correct alternative in this sentence is Moreover. This is because "Moreover" is used to add information to what has already been stated, which is that the new supermarket is cheaper than the one on John Street. The additional information is that they also offer free home deliveries.

2) This new computer has a better monitor. Its memory is twice as much as the current one and we can use the internet with it. Finally/However/In short its software will make our job so much easier.

The correct alternative in this sentence is Finally. This is because "Finally" is used to introduce the last point or piece of information in a series. In this case, the sentence is listing the features of the new computer, and the final point is that its software will make the job easier.

3) Many employers enjoy music in the workplace. However/Conversely/In addition to this, some people find it distracting or, indeed/in fact/obviously, annoying.

The correct alternative in this sentence is However. This is because "However" is used to introduce a contrasting or opposing point. In this case, the first part of the sentence states that many employers enjoy music in the workplace, but the contrasting point is that some people find it distracting or annoying.

4) He is old and unpopular. On the contrary/Furthermore/In addition to this, he has at best only two more years of political life left.

The correct alternative in this sentence is Furthermore. This is because "Furthermore" is used to add more information or evidence to support a previous statement. In this case, the previous statement is that he is old and unpopular, and the additional information is that he has at best only two more years of political life left.

5) Most computer users have, in conclusion/evidently/in fact, never received any formal keyboard training. As a result/However/So, their keyboard skills are inefficient.

The correct alternative in this sentence is In fact. This is because "In fact" is used to introduce a statement that provides additional information or emphasizes a point. In this case, the additional information is that most computer users have never received any formal keyboard training.

6) Some of the laws were contradictory. Measures were taken to clarify them, accordingly/as a result/hence.

The correct alternative in this sentence is Accordingly. This is because "Accordingly" is used to indicate that something is done or should be done in accordance with or as a result of something else. In this case, the measures were taken to clarify the contradictory laws.