1) 1. Within her own Conservative Party, hard-line Brexiteers threatened to remove Ms. May as party leader. _____________, the Labour Party were hoping to exploit Ms. May’s weakness and take power in the next election. a) Despite b) Meanwhile c) Whereas 2) ______________15 percent of respondents supported a soft negotiation line in July 2017, this number had dropped to 12 percent by the summer of 2018.2. a) Despite b) Meanwhile c) Whereas 3) ________________most members of Parliament having opposed Brexit, the political costs of blocking it now are seen as high a) Despite b) Meanwhile c) Whereas 4) The Labour leadership vaguely supports Brexit, _______________ it is good for British workers. a) As long as b) Conversely c) However 5) _______________ long an immigrant has lived in the UK, Brexit has a profound impact on their sense of belonging. a) Despite b) However c) Meanwhile 6) It seems inevitable that the people of Northern Ireland will become closer to their cousins in the South, especially ___________________they voted to remain in Europe at the Brexit poll two years ago by a clear majority a) however b) otherwise c) seeing that 7) The UK needs to continue to share expertise and information with colleagues in Europe. ______________, patients in the UK will no longer benefit from networks based across the continent a) Despite b) Otherwise c) Whereas 8) The German government has asked pharmaceutical companies to examine their supply chains, ________________ a no-deal Brexit results in shortages of essential drugs a) conversely b) lest c) so that 9) With a weaker currency, the rest of the world will get more pounds for its euros, dollars, yen, etc, making the UK a cheaper destination to visit. _________________, going abroad becomes more expensive for the British traveller a) Conversely b) Despite c) so that 10) The savings in annual payments to the EU budget will not compensate the losses in trade activities. _______________, in economic terms the UK would not benefit from leaving the EU. a) Conversely b) Hence c) Lest 11) The UK government is prepared to pay into EU science programmes after Brexit __________ British scientists can apply for funding a) insofar as b) lest c) so that 12) The feeling of strangeness is on the rise among ethnic minorities and European residents, particularly _________________ Brexit has unleashed a wave of racist sentiment. a) hence b) lest c) insofar as

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