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.