_______ his five children to raise, he could live comfortably.
A. But for
B. Except for
C. But that
D. Now that
_______ had we reached the top of the tower _______ it began to rain.
A. No sooner ... when
B. No sooner ... than
C. Hardly ... than
D. Scarcely ... then
The certificates were false _______ they were not signed by theright person.
A. in that
B. since that
C. so that
D. for that