8 * Fill in: as, so that, even though, such,
despite, in order to.
1 I didn't go to the play despite the fact
that I had paid for my ticket.
2 The cinema is closed
carry out repair work.
3 We couldn't go to the concert
all the tickets were sold out.
4 We decided to buy the painting
it was very expensive.
a moving
performance that we almost cried.
6 They put an ad in the paper
they could make the event known to the
public.
5 She gave