Conjunction

Question 1

بجز اینکه
بجز

…………… his salary, he also has a private income.

Nothing else matters to him …………… his job.

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Answer 1

Apart from…
Other than
Except

Apart from his salary, he also has a private income.

Nothing else matters to him apart from his job.

Question 1

از این رو
بنابر این

The music was loud, …………… I could not hear you

Answer 1

Hence
Therefore
so

The music was loud, hence I could not hear you

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Question 2

علیرغم
با وجود

…………… her fear, she wrapped her arms around him

I like her …………… her failures

Answer 2

Despite
In Spite of

Despite her fear, she wrapped her arms around him

I like her in spite of her failures

Question 3

پس از آن
بعداٌ

…………… , she was sorry for what she’d said.

Answer 3

Afterward
after that
later

Afterward, she was sorry for what she’d said.

Question 4

از تاریخ

Final papers will be available with grades …………… 6 p.m

Answer 4

As Of
As From

Final papers will be available with grades as of 6 p.m

Question 5

در حالی که

She sang …………… she worked

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Answer 5

Whilst
whereas
while

She sang whilst she worked

Question 6

کفایت خواهد کرد

A smile will always suffice to make someone’s day.

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Answer 6

Adequate
…will suffice

A smile will always suffice to make someone’s day.

Question 7

در آن زمان

he was …………… little-known singer

Answer 7

Then
at that time
after that

he was then little-known singer

Question 8

حواس بودن
حواس نبودن

It’s her job to …………… of how the money is spent
I soon …………… of time as I working

Answer 8

keep track of
lose track of

It’s her job to keep track of how the money is spent
I soon lost track of time as I working

Question 9

به موجب آن

Shortly before his death, he was forced to sign an agreement …………… the Byzantine empire undertook to pay tribute to the sultan

Answer 9

Whereby

Shortly before his death, he was forced to sign an agreement whereby the Byzantine empire undertook to pay tribute to the sultan

Question 10

در واقع
در حقیقت

The meal was costly ……………

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Answer 10

Indeed
in fact
actually

The meal was costly indeed

Question 11

برای عذاب

he put the house up for sale …………… his family

Answer 11

To Spite

he put the house up for sale to spite his family

Question 12

اگرچه

I’ll be there, …………… I may be late

Answer 12

although
even though
though

I’ll be there, although I may be late

Question 13

در نتیجه

She didn’t like the pudding; …………… , she threw it all away.

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Answer 13

consequently
thus
as a result
in conclusion

She didn’t like the pudding; consequently, she threw it all away.

Question 14

از سویی
از سویی دیگر

…………… , I love the freedom of working freelance. …………… , I crave the financial security of a full-time job

Answer 14

On one hand
On the other hand

On one hand, I love the freedom of working freelance. On the other hand, I crave the financial security of a full-time job

Question 15

با این وجود
با وجود این
با این اوصاف

…………… who could have said what it meant?

Answer 15

Yet
Nevertheless
despite this

Yet who could have said what it meant?

Question 16

شناخته شده با نام

He was …………… Bonzo to his friends

Answer 16

known as

He was known as Bonzo to his friends

Question 17

در رابطه
با توجه به

…………… the item you sent, there are some points I’d like to discuss with you.

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Answer 17

Regarding
Concerning
considering
In relation to
about

Regarding the item you sent, there are some points I’d like to discuss with you.

Question 18

باعث شد

Her investigations ultimately …………… the discovery of the missing documents

Answer 18

(sth) lead to (sth)

Her investigations ultimately led to the discovery of the missing documents

Question 19

علاوه بر

Fernando can speak English and French …………… Spanish

Answer 19

in addition to

Fernando can speak English and French in addition to Spanish

Question 20

شامل می شود

The lungs …………… millions of tiny air sacs

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Answer 20

possess
comprise of
consist of
include
contain

The lungs consist of millions of tiny air sacs

Question 21

چه

…………… we want to admit it or not

Answer 21

Whether

Whether we want to admit it or not

Question 22

خواه ناخواه
بخوای یا نخوای

It matters to me, …………… you think it should

Answer 22

whether or not

It matters to me, whether or not you think it should

Question 23

در همین حال

She spent four years studying for her law degree. ……………, she continued to work at the bank

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Answer 23

meanwhile
at the meantime

She spent four years studying for her law degree. Meanwhile, she continued to work at the bank

Question 24

مشابهاً

Its trade in grain and its cattle markets are …………… important.

Answer 24

Likewise
in the same vein
in the same way

Its trade in grain and its cattle markets are likewise important.

Question 25

به ندرت

He had …………… seen a child with so much talent

Answer 25

Seldom
Rarley
sometimes
hardly ever
occasionally

He had seldom seen a child with so much talent

Question 26

هر چند

We decided to buy the car, …………… the price made us hesitate

Answer 26

albeit
although

We decided to buy the car, albeit the price made us hesitate

Question 27

علاوه بر این…
همچنین
بعلاوه

I don’t know what happened at the party last night and, ……………, I don’t want to know.

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Answer 27

furthermore
plus
as well as
also

I don’t know what happened at the party last night and, furthermore, I don’t want to know.

Question 28

با این حال
با این اوصاف

The math test was very difficult; …………… she earned a good grade

The bus was only half full. …………… , a young man asked Nina if the seat next to her was taken.

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Answer 28

nevertheless
however
even so
and yet

The math test was very difficult; nevertheless, she earned a good grade

The bus was only half full. Even so, a young man asked Nina if the seat next to her was taken.

Question 29

بیش از حد

These directions are …………… complex

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Answer 29

overly
excessively
too

These directions are overly complex