CHECK YOUR ENGLISH VOCABULARY FOR IELTS
REASON AND RESULT
A. Join the first
part of a sentence in the left-hand column with a second part from the
right-hand column, using an appropriate expression showing reason or result
from the central column. In some cases, more than one of the expressions from
the middle is possible.
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1
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The police asked him his ….
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…. ensued ….
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….pass his exams.
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2
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He failed his exam ….
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…. effects of ….
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….wake anyone.
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3
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A
persistent cough ….
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….
prompted him to ….
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….was
unable to enrol for the course.
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4
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She started haranguing the crowd ….
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….on account of….
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….upsetting
me like that?
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5
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He
spent the whole weekend revising ….
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….as
consequence….
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….his
lack of revision.
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6
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The came in quietly ….
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….affect….
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….starting a riot.
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7
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He
refused to lend anyone money ….
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….owing
to….
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….its
low turnover and poor sales history.
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8
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The bank manager refused to lend the company more money
….
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….on the grounds that….
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….its action
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9
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The
school was forced to close ….
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….so
as not to….
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….when
the police officers on trial were acquitted.
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10
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What were your ….
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….with the aim of….
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….a large earthquake.
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11
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What
are the ….
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….in
order to….
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….people
rarely repay a loan.
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12
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Stress and overwork can ….
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….consequences of….
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….seek professional medical help.
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13
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The
army attacked without considering the ….
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….motives
in….
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….different
people in different ways.
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14
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He failed to send off his application form and ….
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….due to….
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….poor student attendance.
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15
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Riots
and street fighting ….
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….reason
for….
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….speeding
through the town.
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B.
Now
complete these sentences with an appropriate expression from the central column
of the table above..
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1
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Panic buying _________ when
the stock market crashed.
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2
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People often do
things without considering the _________ their actions.
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3
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The government
raised the income tax rate _________ curb inflation.
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4
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The government
raised the income tax rate _________ curbing inflation.
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5
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The government
raised the income tax rate _________ the rapidly rising rate of inflation.
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6
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When
questioned, many racists cannot give a logical _________ their attitudes
towards other racial groups.
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7
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The soaring
crime rate alarmed the police superintendent and _________ adopt a
zero-tolerance policing policy.
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8
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He was arrested
_________ he was a danger to others and himself.
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9
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The family was
forced to economise _________ go heavily into debt.
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10
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The fumes from
motor traffic _________ people in many different ways.
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