1 . I'm certain David's told you his business troubles.____，it's no secret that he owes a lot of money to the bank.

A．However	B．Anyway
C．Therefore	D．Though

2 . Hurry up, _______ you will miss the early bus.

A．otherwise

B．if

C．and

D．but

3 . The incomes of skilled workers went up.         , unskilled workers saw their earnings fall.

A．Moreover	B．Therefore
C．Meanwhile	D．Otherwise

4 . Father _____ goes to the gym with us although he dislikes going there.

A．hardly

B．seldom

C．sometimes

D．never

5 . The following day she didn’t go to the club. __________, she walked her dog in a park nearby.

A．Therefore

B．However

C．Instead

D．Besides

6 . Progress so far has been very good. ______, we are sure that the project will be completed on time.

A．Therefore	B．Otherwise
C．However	D．Besides

7 . My parents lent me the money. ________, I couldn’t have afforded the trip.

A．Therefore	B．Otherwise
C．Meanwhile	D．Nevertheless

8 . Progress has been very good so far．We are，_________, confident that the work will be completed as expected．

A．however

B．therefore

C．besides

D．otherwise

9 . The food ran out early, but __________ the party was a success according to the guests present that evening.

A．therefore

B．meanwhile

C．otherwise

D．however

10 . He had planned to make a compromise, but ______ he changed his mind at the last minute.

A．therefore

B．somehow

C．anyhow

D．otherwise