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Fast Track to YDT - Conjunctions and Transition Words (2)

9. ---- pine forests cover vast areas of land, their role in 13. Factory farming has become highly popular in the
the global carbon cycle is immense and cannot be modern era ---- consumers can have access to affordable
understated. animal-based products.

A) As though A) by the time
B) Even if B) even though
C) Given that C) as long as
D) In case D) in order that

E) Whereas E) provided that

10. Many educators argue that video games should be used 14. A loss of appetite is a common symptom in some medical
as a tool for learning and cognitive development ---- simply conditions ---- it often arises from disruptions in the
dismissed as a mindless form of entertainment. mechanisms that control hunger and satiety signals.

A) as if A) even if
B) though B) because
C) lest C) just as
D) unless D) though
E) rather than E) once

11. ---- the asteroid impact that occurred around 66 million 15. The circulatory system maintains a steady flow of blood
years ago, dinosaurs went extinct, leaving the planet to be throughout the body ---- disrupted by external factors
dominated by mammals. such as injury, illness, or disease.
A) In addition to A) when
B) Instead of B) unless
C) As a result of C) once
D) In terms of D) though

E) Notwithstanding E) since

12. Human hearing is a complex process that involves the 16. Climate change is causing temperatures to increase and
ears and the brain working together; ----, the ears capture sea levels to rise; ----, some people still deny the existence
sound waves, and the brain interprets them as specific of this global phenomenon.
sounds.
A) however
A) for example
B) as a result
B) moreover
C) instead
C) nonetheless
D) therefore
D) in addition
E) similarly
E) on the contrary

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