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Choose the best answer
21. _______ of the difficulty, they managed to climb to the top of the mountain.
A. In spite B. Despite C. But D. Although
22. _____________, he could not finish the job.
A. As hard as he work B. Despite he worked hard C. Though he worked hard D. Although hard work
23. He went to work _____________ his headache.
A. despite B. although C. because D. because of
24. Despite the fact that _______, we enjoyed our trip.
A. the weather is bad B. it is a bad weather C. the bad weather D. the weather was bad
25. Julie failed the exam _______ of working very hard.
A. despite B. in spite C. even if D. though
26. Tom went to work despite _______.
A. that he did not feel very well B. of the fact not feeling well C. he did not feel very well D. not feeling very well
27. Though _______, they are good friends.
A. their sometimes quarrel B. to have a quarrel sometimes C. they sometimes have a quarrel D. of having a quarrel sometimes
28. Despite _______, we arrived on time.
A. the traffic B. of the traffic C. there was heavy traffic D. of there was heavy traffic
29. ___________it was very cold, she did not put on her coat.
A. In case B. But C. Even if D. Although
30. __________ rain or snow, there are always more than fifty thousand fans at the football games
A. Despite B. Although C. Despite of D. Although
31. __________it was so cold, he went out without an overcoat.
A. If B. Since C. Although D. Because
32. We understood him __________ he spoke very fast.
A. because of B. though C. in spite of D. despite
33. _________ all my warnings, he tried to fix the computer himself.
A. Because B. Because of C. Although D. In spite of
34. Hans finished school __________ his leg injury.
A. because of B. despite C. though D. because
35. I try to do my homework ___________ the noise
A. because of B. although C. despite of D. in spite of
36. ___________ it rained heavily, we enjoyed our holiday.
A. Because of B. Because C. Despite D. Though
37. ___________ having little money, they are happy.
A. Despite B. Because of C. Although D. Because
38. ____________ she was not well, she still went to work.
A. Because B. Because of C. Although D. In spite of
39. We are going to have a picnic _____________ the bad weather.
A. because B. despite C. although D. because of
40. __________ his physical handicap, he has become a successful businessman.
A. Because of B. Because C. Though D. Despite
Choose the best answer
21. _______ of the difficulty, they managed to climb to the top of the mountain.
A. In spite B. Despite C. But D. Although
22. _____________, he could not finish the job.
A. As hard as he work B. Despite he worked hard C. Though he worked hard D. Although hard work
23. He went to work _____________ his headache.
A. despite B. although C. because D. because of
24. Despite the fact that _______, we enjoyed our trip.
A. the weather is bad B. it is a bad weather C. the bad weather D. the weather was bad
25. Julie failed the exam _______ of working very hard.
A. despite B. in spite C. even if D. though
26. Tom went to work despite _______.
A. that he did not feel very well B. of the fact not feeling well C. he did not feel very well D. not feeling very well
27. Though _______, they are good friends.
A. their sometimes quarrel B. to have a quarrel sometimes C. they sometimes have a quarrel D. of having a quarrel sometimes
28. Despite _______, we arrived on time.
A. the traffic B. of the traffic C. there was heavy traffic D. of there was heavy traffic
29. ___________it was very cold, she did not put on her coat.
A. In case B. But C. Even if D. Although
30. __________ rain or snow, there are always more than fifty thousand fans at the football games
A. Despite B. Although C. Despite of D. Although
31. __________it was so cold, he went out without an overcoat.
A. If B. Since C. Although D. Because
32. We understood him __________ he spoke very fast.
A. because of B. though C. in spite of D. despite
33. _________ all my warnings, he tried to fix the computer himself.
A. Because B. Because of C. Although D. In spite of
34. Hans finished school __________ his leg injury.
A. because of B. despite C. though D. because
35. I try to do my homework ___________ the noise
A. because of B. although C. despite of D. in spite of
36. ___________ it rained heavily, we enjoyed our holiday.
A. Because of B. Because C. Despite D. Though
37. ___________ having little money, they are happy.
A. Despite B. Because of C. Although D. Because
38. ____________ she was not well, she still went to work.
A. Because B. Because of C. Although D. In spite of
39. We are going to have a picnic _____________ the bad weather.
A. because B. despite C. although D. because of
40. __________ his physical handicap, he has become a successful businessman.
A. Because of B. Because C. Though D. Despite
A. Choose the best answer:
1. ________ having the best qualifications among all the applicants, Justin was not offered the job
A. Although B. While C. In spite of D. Despite of
2. ________ the internet is very popular, many older people do not know how to use it
A. However B. Nevertheless C. Even though D. Despite
3. _________ he wasn’t feeling very well, David was determined to take part in the inter-university athletics meet.
A. Although B. While C. Where as D. yet
4. __________ what Megan prepared for the job interview, she didn’t pass it.
A. Despite of B. In spite of C. Though D. However
5. Bruce was not praised_________ he was a hard worker.
A. despite B. in spite of C. although D. no matter how
6. It looks like they are going to succeed_________ their present difficulties.
A. despite B. although C. in spite D. even though
7. Mary usually goes to parties. She likes meeting people and crowded places ________she is rather shy.
A. In spite of B. Even though C. On the contrary D. In other words
8. Ann: Have you decided to get the job? Terry: Yes, I’ve just decided. I’ll accept that job_________ it is not suitable with my major. It is not an interesting job, ________ the salary is very good.
A. although / but B. despite / and C. but / though D. yet / however
9. ________, he has continued to work on his thesis.
A. Although all these problems B. Even though there are problems
C. Despite of all these problems D. In spite of there are problems
10. In spite of ____________, he was determined to finish his work.
A. was seriously ill. B. be seriously ill
C. his serious illness D. he was seriously ill
11. _______ some German and British management styles are similar, there are many differences betweenthem.
A. In spite B. In spite of C. although D. Despite
12. I could not eat _______ I was very hungry.
A. even though B. in spite C. despite D. despite of
13. In spite _______, the baseball game was not cancelled.
A. the rain B. of the rain C. it was raining D. there was a rain
14. _______ he had enough money, he refused to buy a new car.
A. In spite B. In spite of C. Despite D. Although
15. _______, he walked to the station.
A. Despite being tired B. Although to be tired C. In spite being tired D. Despite tired
16. The children slept well despite _______.
A. it was noise B. the noise C. of the noise D. noisy
17. She left him _______ she still loved him.
A. even if B. even though C. in spite of D. despite
18. _______ her lack of hard work, she was promoted.
A. In spite B. Even though C. In spite of D. Despite of
19. _______ they are brothers, they do not look alike.
A. Although B. Even C. Despite D. In spite of
20. Our new neighbors are quite nice _______ they are sometimes talkative
A. despite B. in spite of C. though D. as though
A. Choose the best answer:
1. ________ having the best qualifications among all the applicants, Justin was not offered the job
.A. Although B. While C. In spite of D. Despite of
2. ________ the internet is very popular, many older people do not know how to use it
.A. However B. Nevertheless C. Even though D. Despite
3. _________ he wasn’t feeling very well, David was determined to take part in the inter-university athletics meet.
A. Although B. While C. Where as D. yet
4. __________ what Megan prepared for the job interview, she didn’t pass it.
A. Despite of B. In spite of C. Though D. However
5. Bruce was not praised_________ he was a hard worker
.A. despite B. in spite of C. although D. no matter how
6. It looks like they are going to succeed_________ their present difficulties.
A. despite B. although C. in spite D. even though
7. Mary usually goes to parties. She likes meeting people and crowded places ________she is rather shy.
A. In spite of B. Even though C. On the contrary D. In other words
8. Ann: Have you decided to get the job? Terry: Yes, I’ve just decided. I’ll accept that job_________ it is not suitable with my major. It is not an interesting job, ________ the salary is very good.
A. although / but B. despite / and C. but / though D. yet / however
9. ________, he has continued to work on his thesis.
A. Although all these problems B. Even though there are problems
C. Despite of all these problems D. In spite of there are problems
10. In spite of ____________, he was determined to finish his work.
A. was seriously ill. B. be seriously ill C. his serious illness D. he was seriously ill
11. _______ some German and British management styles are similar, there are many differences betweenthem.
A. In spite B. In spite of C. although D. Despite
12. I could not eat _______ I was very hungry.
A. even though B. in spite C. despite D. despite of
13. In spite _______, the baseball game was not cancelled.
A. the rain B. of the rain B. it was raining D. there was a rain
14. _______ he had enough money, he refused to buy a new car.
A. In spite B. In spite of C. Despite D. Although
15. _______, he walked to the station.
A. Despite being tired B. Although to be tired C. In spite being tired D. Despite tired
16. The children slept well despite _______.
A. it was noise B. the noise C. of the noise D. noisy
17. She left him _______ she still loved him.
A. even if B. even though C. in spite of D. despite
18. _______ her lack of hard work, she was promoted.
A. In spite B. Even though C. In spite of D. Despite of
19. _______ they are brothers, they do not look alike.
A. Although B. Even C. Despite D. In spite of
20. Our new neighbors are quite nice _______ they are sometimes talkative
A. despite B. in spite of C. though D. as though
IV.Complete the dialogue. Put in used to with the verb.
Mrs. Bell is a hundred years old. She is the oldest person in the village. A radio reporter is interviewing her.
Mrs. Bell: I’ve always lived in the village, but not always in this house.
Reporter: (1) _________where did you live_______________(Where/ you/ live?)
Mrs. Bell : When I was a girl, (2) _________we lived__________ (we/ live) at Apple Tree Farm.
Reporter : But life was hard, wasn’t it?
Mrs. Bell : Oh, yes. Things (3) ______were_____________ (be) different from the way they are now. In those days (4) __________we didn't have_________ (we/ not/ have) electricity.
Reporter : And (5) _____did you help______________ (you/ help) with the farm work?
Mrs. Bell : Yes, (6) ________i looked ___________ (I/ look) after the hens.
Reporter: What did you do in the evenings?
Mrs. Bell: After dinner, (7) _______we gathered____________ (we/ gather) round my grandfather to listen to his stories. At the time, (8) ______we had_____________ (we/ have) few games to play.
III. Put the verb into the correct form , positive or negative.
Ex : I was very tired, so I went ( go ) to bed eearly.
Mrs. Trang didn't go ( go ) to work yesterday. She wasn't feeling well.
1. It stopped raining, so I ____took______ ( take ) off my raincoat.
2. The novel wasn't very interesting. I _____didn't enjoy_____ ( enjoy ) it very much .
3. We went to Kate's house but she ______wasn't___ ( be ) at home.
4. She was in a hurry, so she _______didn't have____ ( have ) time to phone you.
5. The story was very funny but nobody ____laughed____ ( laugh ).
6. Tom was very hungry. He ___ate______ ( eat ) like a horse.
7. The room was so cold , therefore we ____slept___ ( sleep) well.
8. It was hard work carrying the bags. They ___were____ ( be ) very heavy.
9. The window was open and a bird ___flew_______ ( fly ) into the room.
10. It was very hot , so I ____turned___ ( turn ) on the air - conditioner.
I. hoose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from th others.
1. A. light B. fine C. lit D. high
II. Give correct form of the words.
1. Bill Gates is a famous .................businessman................. (busy)
2. Hoa has a fine ..............collection.................of stamp (collect)
3. Minh looks ..............worried............ again What's the matter with him? (worry)
4. He lives in ..............mountainous............ area with his parents. (mountain)
III. Choose the best answer from the four options given (marked A, B,C, or D) complete each sentence.
1. I suggest .............................. some money for poor children.
A. raise B. to raise C. raised D. raising
2. She asked me if I.................................... a laptop computer the following day.
A. buy B. will buy C. bought D. would buy
3. I ........................ telephone her if I knew her number.
A. would B. have to C. will D. shall
4. Honda motorbikes .................................... in Viet Nam.
A. produce B. will produce C. are produced D. would be produced
5. We have learnt English........................... 2001.
A. for B. since C. in D. during
6. I can't understand the French visitors, I wish I ............................ French.
A. knew B. will know C. know D. have known
7. The church ................................. about 100 years ago.
A. is built B. was built C. will be built D. has been built
8. We'll get wet if we ......................... out.
A. go B. went C. did go D. had gone
9. .....................I was really tired, I couldn't sleep.
A. Even though B. So C. Therefore D. Because of
10. Lan is very tired. ............................. , she has to finish her assignment before going to bed.
A. Although B. So C. Therefore D. However
Put the verb into the correct form , positive or negative.
Ex : I was very tired, so I went ( go ) to bed eearly.
Mrs. Trang didn't go ( go ) to work yesterday. She wasn't feeling well.
1. It stopped raining, so I _____took_____ ( take ) off my raincoat.
2. The novel wasn't very interesting. I _____didn't enjoy_____ ( enjoy ) it very much .
3. We went to Kate's house but she _____wasn't____ ( be ) at home.
4. She was in a hurry, so she ______didn't have_____ ( have ) time to phone you.
5. The story was very funny but nobody ____laughed____ ( laugh ).
6. Tom was very hungry. He _____ate____ ( eat ) like a horse.
7. The room was so cold , therefore we ____didn't sleep___ ( sleep) well.
8. It was hard work carrying the bags. They ___were____ ( be ) very heavy.
9. The window was open and a bird _____flew_____ ( fly ) into the room.
10. It was very hot , so I ___turned____ ( turn ) on the air - conditioner.
1. It stopped raining, so I _took_________ ( take ) off my raincoat.
2. The novel wasn't very interesting. I _did'n enjoy___ ( enjoy ) it very much .
3. We went to Kate's house but she _was________ ( be ) at home.
4. She was in a hurry, so she _had______ ( have ) time to phone you.
5. The story was very funny but nobody __did't laugh______ ( laugh ).
6. Tom was very hungry. He _ate________ ( eat ) like a horse.
7. The room was so cold , therefore we _slept______ ( sleep) well.
8. It was hard work carrying the bags. They _were______ ( be ) very heavy.
9. The window was open and a bird _did't fly_________ ( fly ) into the room.
10. It was very hot , so I _turned______ ( turn ) on the air - conditioner.
Rewrite the sentences with the same meaning.
A, Inspite of her injured foot, she managed to walk home.
> Although...her foot was injured, she managed to walk home....
B, I decided to accept the job although the salary was low
> Despite...the low salary,I decided to accept the job...
C, The weather was good but we stayed indoor
> Although....The weather was good,we stayed indoor..
D, Inspite of not eating for along time, I didn't feel hungry
> I didn't feel...hungry although I didn't eat for along time...
E, We went out although it was very hot
> Inspite of..the fact that it was very hot,We went out....
Ex1: Rewrite the following sentences so that the second sentence means exactly the same as the sentence before it:
1. Although she was not beautiful, she took part in a beauty contest.
-> She wasn't beautiful but she took part in a beauty contest.
2. It was raining, so we decided to postpone our camping.
-> Since it was raining, we decided to postpone our camping.
3. She wants them to sing a song.
-> She suggests they should singing a song.
4. She couldn't come to class because of her illness.
-> As she was ill, she couldn't come to class.
5. She couldn't join us because she was busy.
-> She was busy, so she couldn't join us.
6. Because of having a lot of difficulties, she managed to sell the house.
-> As she had a lot of difficulties, she managed to sell house.
7. Shall we go to the cinema tonight ?
-> What about going to the cinema tonight?
8. They requested us to leave the place at once.
-> They suggested we leaving the place at once.
9. I stay at home because it is raining.
-> As it is raining, I stay at home.
10. She was tired and therefore wanted to go home.
-> She wanted to go home because of tiring
Ex2: Complete the sentences using and / but / so / or / because:
1. I like Linda very much ..but... I don't like her brother.
2. I'd like to live somewhere by the Mediterranean ..because... I love the Sun.
3. We enjoy learning English ....so..... we find it very difficult.
4. I can't go out tonight ....because..... I am short of money.
5. She went to the theatre last night ....and.... had a wonderful time.
6. They can't walk home ......because...... it is very dark.
7. Would you like to drink milk .....or....coffee ?
8. It's raining heavily, ....so.... I can't go out.
9. He did the tests well ...and...I did, too.
10. His life was hard ....but... he studied very well.
Ex3: Use connectives to combine each pair of the sentences:
1. He is very tired. He has to finish his homework. (but)
-> He is very tired but he has to finish his homework.
2. The room is very small. It's quite comfortable. (although)
-> Althought the room is small, it's quite comfortable.
3. They went for a walk. The weather was bad. (but)
-> The weather was bad but they went for a walk.
4. Our teacher didn't arrive late. The traffic was terrible. (although)
-> Althought the trafic was terrible, our teacher didn't arive late.
5. I like watching TV. I like going to the cinema. (and)
-> I like watching TV and going to the cinema.
6. She wears glasses. She wants to see better. (because)
-> She wears glasses because she wants to see better.
Study well. 
1. He is very tired. He has to finish his homework. (but)
-> He is very tired but he has to finish his homework.
2. The room is very small. It's quite comfortable. (although)
->Although the room is very small, It's quite comfortable.
3. They went for a walk. The weather was bad. (but)
-> The weather was bad but they went for a walk.
4. Our teacher didn't arrive late. The traffic was terrible. (although)
-> Although the traffic was terrible, our teacher didn't arrive late.
5. I like watching TV. I like going to the cinema. (and)
-> I like watching TV and going to the cinema.
6. She wears glasses. She wants to see better. (because)
-> She wears glasses because she wants to see better.
178. We have lived here for 15 years.
We started living here 15 years ago ______________________________________________________________ 179. English and French are spoken in Canada.
People speak e and friend in canada_________________________________________________________________ 180. They are going to invite Nam to dinner.
Nam is going to be invited to dinner___________________________________________________________________ 181. I can’t cook as well as my mother does.
My mother cooks better than me______________________________________________________________ 186. He wrote the letter in two hours.
=>it took him two hours to write the letter_____________________________________________________________________ 187. It was such hot tea that I couldn’t drink it. The tea was so hot that l couldn't drink it_________________________________________________________________ 188. Because she behaves well, everybody loves her. Because of her good behaveness ,everybody loves her______________________________________________________________ 189. Unless you water the flowers everyday, they will die. If you don't water the flowers every day,they will die_____________________________________________________________________ 190. I have studied English for 3 years. I began studying e 3 years ago_________________________________________________________________ 191. She didn’t take your advice, so she failed in the exam. If she had taken your advice,she wouldn't have failed in the exam_____________________________________________________________________ 192. We spend our childhood in that beautiful mountain resort and we always remember. We always remember spending our childhood in that beautiful mountain resort_____________________________________________________ 193. The cake was so bad that I couldn’t eat it. It’s such a bad cake that i couldn't eat it____________________________________________________________________ 194. Without a passport, she couldn’t have left the country. If she is without a passport,she couldn't have left the country_____________________________________________________________________
I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced d rently from the others.
1. A. though B. throw C. through D. thought
II. Fill in the blanks with although, in spite, despite.
1. __________ALTHOUGH_____ the weather was bad, we enjoyed our trip.
2. The children slept well ____INSPITE_______ of the noise.
3. ____DESPITE______ earning a low salary, Linda gave money to her parents.
4. John rarely sees Paul _______ALTHOUGH____ they live in the same town.
5. Julie failed the exam _______INSPITE_____ of working very hard.
6. ______ALTHOUGH_____ it was cold, she didn't put on her coat.
7. Tom went to work _____DESPITE_____ not feeling very well.
8. Anna never learned the language ______ALTHOUGH__ she lived there for two years.
9. _______DESPITE_____ the difficulty, they managed to climb to the top of the mountain
10. I couldn't eat _______ALTHOUGH____ I was very hungry.
III. Choose the best answers.
1. I can't understand the French visitors. I wish I ________ French.
A. knew B. will know C. know D. have known
2. The church __________ about 100 years ago .
A. is built B. was built C. will be built D. has been built
3. We have learnt English _____________ 2001.
A. for B. since C. in D. during
4._________ I was really tired, I couldn't sleep.
A. Even though B. So C. Therefore D. Because of
5. Lan is very tired. _____________, she has to finish her assignment before going to bed.
A. Although B. So C. Therefore D. However
6. I suggest ___________ some money for poor children.
A. raise B. to raise C. raised D. raising
7. She asked me if I _________________ a laptop computer the following day.
A. buy B. will buy C. bought D. would buy
8. I ___________ telephone her if I knew her number.
A. would B. have to C. will D. shalt
9. Honda motorbikes ___________ in Viet Nam.
A. produce B. will produce C. are produced D. would be produced
10. My house _________ in 1986.
A. is built B. was building C was built D. has been built
IV. Give the correct word formation.
1. To Huu is a famous ____POET____
2, His ___POEM___ are interesting. (POET)
3. The internet has _____SURPRISINGLY____ developed in Vietnam.(SURPRISE)
4. I like watching the news best because it is very ______INFORMATIVE_____. (INFORM)
5. They have ______MORDERNIZED____ the Ao dai by printing lines of poetry on it. (MODERN)
V. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one.
1. They have just sold that old house.
That old house _____HAS JUST BEEN SOLD____________
2. They will build a new mall here.
A new mall ____WILL BE BUILT HERE_________________
3. Unless he takes these pills, he won't be better.
If ________HE DOESN'T TAKE PILLS , HE WON'T BE BETTER_____________________________
4. Although the weather was bad, they had a wonderful holiday.
Despite ________THE BAD WEATHER, THEY HAD A WONDERFUL HOLIDAY__________________________________
5. I couldn't sleep, I was tired.
Although ____I WAS TIRED , I COULDN'T SLEEP_______________
VI. Read the passage and answer the questions.
Sydney is Autralia's most exciting city, the history of Australia begins here. In 17s8 Captain Apthur Phillips arrived in Sydney with 11 ships and from Britain (including 770 prisioners). Today there are about 4 million people in sydeny. It's biggest city in Australia, the busiest port in the South Pacific and one of the most beautiful cities in the world.
There are over twenty excellent beaches close to Sydney and its warm summer climate and cool winter have made it a favorite city for immigrants from overseas. There are three things that makes sydney famous: its beautiful harbor, the Sydney Harbor Bridge, which was built in 1932 the Sydney Opera House, which was opened in 1973.
1. When did Captain Apthur Phillips arrive in Sydney?
................................In 17s8 Captain Apthur Phillips arrived in Sydney .....................................................
2. What is the population of Sydney nowadays?
........................... Today there are about 4 million people in sydeny.................................................
3. Is Sydney the most beautiful city in the world?
......................no , it isn't.........................