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We can (a)   ​ use long-life bulbs here or save money by using the ordinary ones.

• either
• or

We looked after the children (a)   John visited his mother in the hospital.

• while
• until

Martin dropped out of university after a year but he behaves as though he (a)   a degree.

• had
• has

​ (a)   your insurance covers flight cancellation, you will receive a whole refund.​ ​

• Since
• Despite

The bank neither informed its customers on the account changes, nor (a)   for the inconvenience it caused.

• apologised
• didn't apologise

Please photocopy on both sides of the sheet (a)   waste paper.

• in order not to
• so that

Members may not bring guests except (a)   the management is notified in advance

• if
• that

It was (a)   that no one was able to hold back their tears.

• so sad
• such sad sight

The Elgin Marbles are statues which date back to the fifth century BCE. __________ they were create din Greece and were located in the Parthenon in Athens until the late 18th century, they are now exhibited in the British Museum, London.

The statues were bought in 1799 by the Englishman Lord Elgin, who wanted to bring them back to Britain as part of his personal art collection. _________, on the sea voyage back to Englsnad, the ship carrying them was sunk and the 'Marbles' were temporarily lost. It would be an incredibly expensive operation to recover them.