Adverbs and linking words

Gap-fill exercise

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   Although      Apart from      despite      except      furthermore      However      Moreover      Nevertheless      So      Therefore   

' the fact that it is raining fact, it is also very cold.'
'I know that . I must go out. I can't let the weather stop me from goint to such an important meeting.'-
I really thought this was very obstinate of him. , the very way in which he spoke made me feel angry.
, as he wouldn't listen to me, there was nothing more I could do about it.
There was nothing more I could do about it, , perhaps, ring up his father and try to get him to persuade him.
I picked up the receiver ready to dial his father's number.
The phone rang for a long time, but there was no answer. I concluded that his father must be out.
This made me even more annoyed, and, , I suddenly remembered that he had not even told me where he was going.
Then, when I heard Mary come in, I greeted her with a smile my annoyance.
she gave no sign of realizing that anything was wrong, I soon found that I wanted to tell her the whole story.