1 . —Take a taxi,             you won’t get the airport in time.
—OK, I will. See you!

A．instead	B．thus
C．otherwise	D．meanwhile

2 . In this book, the word is used in its original sense unless ________ stated.

A．otherwise

B．thus

C．therefore

D．anyway

3 . —Look! What are the Browns busy with?
—Well, Mrs Brown is cutting the grass; ____, her husband is planting the roses.

A．rather

B．instead

C．thus

D．meanwhile

4 . He forgot to turn on the radio. _____, he missed the program.

A．Otherwise

B．Thus

C．However

D．Besides

5 . At school, some students are active, ______ some are shy, yet they can be good friends with one another.

A．while

B．although

C．since

D．thus

6 . No one expected houses prices to fall, but _______ that is exactly what happened.

A．moreover

B．thus

C．anyway

D．however

7 . Mike was usually so careful,       this time he made a small mistake.

A．yet

B．still

C．even

D．thus

8 . I’m not ill. __________, I ’m very healthy.

A．However

B．On the contrary

C．Thus

D．Instead of