Choose the correct word or phrase in each sentence.

A: Did you ring the hospital for me?
B: I forgot ____. I'll do it now.
1. as a result
2. to be honest
3. to make matters worse
A lot of adults are very wary of learning in a school situation. ____ don't sign up for our courses.
1. For that reason they
2. On the other hand they
3. To tell the truth they
__1__ I'm very pleased with their work on our home. __2__, I think they could have made a better job of the painting.
1. 1) By and large
  2) Having said that
2. 1) Despite the fact that
  2) 'Accordingly'
3. 1) Owing to
  2) At any rate
I missed two weeks' training because of flu last month. ____, I'm not expecting to run very well in today's race.
1. To put it another way
2. As a result
3. To tell the truth
They've had a very difficult time. ____, their home was burgled.
1. On top of that
2. At any rate
3. To start with
What a terrible experience! ____, you're safe now - that's the main thing!
1. Anyway
2. In contrast
3. By the way
She's a sociable girl with lots of friends. ____, she can get lonely, like anyone else.
1. Even so
2. Furthermore
3. To some extent
He comes across as being very full of himself, ____ he's actually a very nice guy.
1. in contrast
2. broadly speaking
3. whereas
____ I agree with what you're saying, but I'm not sure about your last point.
1. Nonetheless
2. On the whole
3. Hence
I seem to be giving the impression that I didn't enjoy my time in Norway. ____, I had a wonderful time.
1. After all
2. Having said that
3. On the contrary