Choose the correct option

1. The doctor was dragged away in the night by three men who had decided that ___________ he was a doctor he must be a Fascist.

   1.   ?    since
   2.   ?    for
   3.   ?    if
   4.   ?    on the one hand

2. When Kokolios came out from his house to defend the doctor, he too was carried away, ___________ he was a Communist.

   1.   ?    in spite of
   2.   ?    despite
   3.   ?    even though
   4.   ?    so

3. The layers of fat had melted from Drosoula's waist and thighs, and her great ugly moon of a face had sunk inwards. ___________ , her tall, thin form and grey hairs demanded respect, and her unbroken spirit gave Pelagia strength.

   1.   ?    And
   2.   ?    However
   3.   ?    Although
   4.   ?    Even though

4. Because of Antonia, the women's tragic memories began to fade, and she took her place in their lives ___________ she had always been meant to be there

   1.   ?    as
   2.   ?    like
   3.   ?    as if
   4.   ?    if

5. In Cephallonia, ___________ the wide streets and the fact that most buildings were only one storey high, few people actually died in the earthquake.

   1.   ?    because
   2.   ?    because of
   3.   ?    as
   4.   ?    since

6. ___________ he had always been considered a slow-thinking man, Velisarios, who was now forty-two years old and stronger than he had ever been, took command in Pelagia's village.

   1.   ?    Despite
   2.   ?    In spite of
   3.   ?    Due
   4.   ?    Although

7. It was Velisarios who told people to get back to work, threatening them with broken bones ___________ they returned to their tasks.

   1.   ?    whether
   2.   ?    if not
   3.   ?    if
   4.   ?    unless

8. 'You've got a secret boyfriend', suggested Antonia, who was pleased to discuss the matter since it drew attention away from her own romantic affairs, ___________ both Pelagia and Drosoula were attempting to discourage.

   1.   ?    that
   2.   ?    which
   3.   ?    who
   4.   ?    where

9. ___________ to annoy his grandmother with his constant practising - in fact not to make her cry again - he had gone up to the ruins of the old house to play in private, and was concentrating very hard on a particularly difficult piece of music.

   1.   ?    In order not
   2.   ?    Not in order
   3.   ?    So as
   4.   ?    So as no

10. Antonio Corelli, ___________ in his seventies, rediscovered a certain youthful energy in his old limbs as he danced about, trying to avoid being hit by the frying pans that Pelagia was busily throwing at him.

    1.   ?    However
    2.   ?    In spite of
    3.   ?    Despite
    4.   ?    Although

11. 'I was ashamed of being an invader. I was so ashamed ___________ I didn't want to be Italian any more. I've been living in Athens for about twenty-five years. I'm a Greek citizen.'

    1.   ?    that
    2.   ?    than
    3.   ?    as
    4.   ?    like