Advanced grammar - 4 (B2)

(1)               [Even although, In spite of, Instead of, Whereas] in most other sports players are usually trying to get the most goals or points (2)             [for, in order to, so that, such that] win, the opposite is true in golf. In a game of golf, it is the lowest score that wins. Each player must try to get his or her ball in the hole (3)       [use, uses, used, using] as few shots as possible. For each hole there is a given number of shots called ‘par’. (4)       [As, Since, When, While] a player uses one shot less than par, it's called a ‘birdie’ and one more than par is called a ‘bogey’.

(1)          [After, Although, If, So that]our flight from London to Toronto was delayed because (2)     [it, of, the, -]bad weather, we missed our connection to Vancouver and had to spend six hours in the airport (3)              [have waited, waited, waiting, were waiting] for the next flight. (4)          [Although, As, Despite, Unless]being delayed, we still had a good trip and didn’t feel too jet-lagged when we arrived.

What the recent use of DNA testing has shown (1)         [is it, is that, it is, that is] eyewitness testimony may not always be reliable. (2)                   [For example, In addition, On the other hand, Therefore], an eyewitness testified that he saw Arthur Medeiros with Annie Anderson shortly before the young woman was murdered and, (3)                  [afterwards, as a consequence, as a result of, subsequently] that testimony, Medeiros was convicted and sent to prison. Not until much later (4)        [it was, they, was, was it] discovered through DNA testing that someone other than Medeiros had been responsible for Anderson's death.