Read the following text and WRITE the best transitions for each blank from the choices given in the table below: 10 It is a disease of our age. In an age crammed with TV, computers, and electronic gadgets, children are isolated from the simple pleasures of exploring nature. 1)___________ academics work, classes and extra-curricular activities leave children with little time to play outdoors, they do not get to spend time outdoors. 2) _____________ they do, there are almost no green spaces left for them to enjoy. 3) _________parks and playgrounds are often too manicured, and do not invite curious, open-ended exploration. Children today are 4) ____________robbed of a very essential part of childhood of connecting on a one-to-one basis with nature. 5)_____________ a great way to help children reconnect to nature is to get them to help in gardening. This will bring them in touch with the soil, 6) ___________ they will encounter different kinds of insects, worms, and other intriguing creatures 7)______________ enhance their enjoyment of nature by giving them magnifyting lenses, a pair of binoculars, or a simple telescope. Encourage your children to observe things they see and record them. Give older children a simple camera, 8)______________ they show an inclination for photography. 9)_____________ buy your children field guides to the common animal, birds, insects, or trees in your area; identifying plants and animals they see during their trips to zoo 10)___________, it will help increase their knowledge and make a fun activity into a life-long passion.

1. But, as, simultaneously

2. Even if, thus, similarly

3. even, from, since

4. not only, thus, but

5. in fact, after, however

6. and, however, whatever

7. moreover, in the ned, firstly

8. accordingly, yet, if

9. actually, in addition, whom

10. since, as a matter of fact, in the long run