Put the correct forms of these verbs and the linkers in the gaps to complete each
sentence.
arrive – both… and begin – and
rise – as a result of cause – in other words send – so
change – due to the fact that solve – such as go down – in addition
understand – yet grow – as well as
1. I hope that by the end of the century, governments of the world ________________ many
problems we have in the present day, ________________ pollution and poverty.
2. It's difficult to make predictions about the future, ________________ so many things
________________ . How can we know what the future will be like?
3. Hurry up! _____________ Tina _____________ Emma ________________ by now. We don't
want to be the last ones to get there.
4. I'm sure Susan ________________ us the information already, ________________ we should
look at our email.
5. By next week the European Championship ________________, ________________ it promises
to be a very exciting event for all the spectators.
6. By the year 2050, life expectancy ________________ considerably, ________________
improved health care.
7. I'm sure you ________________ the problem by now… ________________ I still see a few
people with confused expressions on their faces.
8. I can't wait to see my sister in London, ______________ her children. They ______________
so much since I last saw them.
9. I predict that prices ________________ by the end of the year. ________________ I feel that
wages will steadily increase.
10. I'm sure that without adequate measures, toxic waste ________________ enormous problems
by the end of the century. ________________ government intervention is vital if we want to
live in a less polluted world.