Confusing Conjunctions

_____________ it rained a lot, we enjoyed our holidays.

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_____________ all our careful planning, a lot of things went wrong.

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_____________ we had planned our trip carefully, many things went wrong.

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I went home early _____________ I was not feeling well.

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I went to work the next day _____________ I was feeling unwell.

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She only accepted the job _____________ the salary, which was very high.

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She accepted the job _____________ the salary, which was rather low.

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I managed to get some sleep _____________ there was a lot of noise.

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I couldn't get to sleep _____________ the noise.

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He passed the exam _____________ he hadn't studied very much.

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