【正文】 at D．or16．— Jim is a helpful student.— I think so. Thanks to him, ________ we can’t do it successfully.A．or B．so C．but D．because17．Hurry up, we’ll be late for the concert. There are only 10 minutes left.A．a(chǎn)nd B．or C．so D．but18．Do you want to go now, would you like to leave later?A．but B．or C．a(chǎn)nd D．so19．Set down your pens when you hear the bell rings, ____ you’ll be against the rules.A．a(chǎn)nd B．but C．so D．or20．It was very dark outside， ___________ we had to feel our way slowly.A．so B．but C．for D．or21．The dress is really nice, _________it doesn’t look good on me .A．for B．so C．but D．or22．Bob is young, _______ he knows a lot.A．because B．so C．but D．unless23．I like dancing, ______ I don’t have enough time to practice it.A．or B．so C．but D．because24．The thing that matters is not whether you fail or not, ________ whether you try or not.A．a(chǎn)nd B．or C．so D．but25．Ben was busy taking a training class, ______we had to wait for him for half an hour.A．so B．if C．or D．but26．It was raining heavily, _____ we decided to stay at home and watch TV.A．but B．or C．because D．so27．A snake bit him ___________ he went to see a doctor at once.A．if B．where C．because D．so28．The shirt looks good on me, ________ it’s a little expensive.A．but B．a(chǎn)nd C．or D．so29．Speak louder, __________ everyone can understand you.A．so B．or C．for D．but30．I like your story, _______ I’m confused by the ending. Can you explain it?A．a(chǎn)nd B．or C．so D．but31．I’ve wanted to read The Little Prince for long, _______ today I finally borrowed the book from the library.A．or B．since C．a(chǎn)nd D．because32．The dress is very nice, ________ it doesn’t look good on me.A．or B．but C．so D．until33．Alice likes swimming, ________ there is no swimming pool near her home.A．a(chǎn)nd B．but C．unless D．because34．Romantic edies have not received a lot of love at the box office lately, ____ that could change last weekend with Crazy Rich Asians.A．if B．when C．unless D．but35．Would you like to go to the museum with me?I’d love to, ______ I’m afraid I have no time.A．but B．a(chǎn)nd C．or D．so36．（江蘇省無錫市錫北片2017屆九年級(jí)下學(xué)期期中考試）— Are you willing to buy something big like a house from online shops?— It sounds great ______________ I won’t do that.A．but B．unless C．though D．since37．—I don’t like reading ______ watching TV. What about you?—I don’t like reading all day , ______ I like watching TV news.A．a(chǎn)nd 。t eat up all the food he ordered,________he took the rest away.A．for B．or C．a(chǎn)s D．so5．Hurry up, _______ we’ll be late for the first bus.A．a(chǎn)nd B．but C．so D．or6．The music was too loud, I turned it down.A．so B．because C．but D．or7．The last bus had left when we arrived，_____ we had to find a hotel to stay for the night