Underline the correct bold word in each sentence.

1. Minh is interested in painting, so / but yesterday he decided to join the arts and crafts club.

2. Life in the city seems to be more comfortable, otherwise / but I prefer life in the countryside.

3. She tries to focus more on her studies; therefore / otherwise, she won't pass her exams.

4. During harvest time, farmers have to get up earlier, and / so they have to work harder.

5. Parents now have higher expectations of their children; therefore / so, children are under more pressure than before.

VIII. Put an appropriate word in each gap in the following passage

I've (1) _________ working with teenagers for five years. I've spent time talking to them besides teaching them English. I remember once I asked them (2) ________ their parents or classmates had more influence on their success at school.
Some said their parents had (3) _________ influence on their achievement. The (4) ________ given was that parents usually loved their (5) ___________ unconditionally, and they definitely would do their best to help and support their children. For (6)_________ , parents could do all the housework so that their children could have (7)  ________for studying.
However, some students revealed that their parents were (8) ________  busy to spend time with them. Therefore, it was difficult for parents to help their children. In this case, classmates or friends affected their success (9) ________ because they talked to them more and they helped each other to deal (10) ________ any difficulty in studying.