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1. Peter didn't go to school yesterday although he wasn't sick.
-> In spite of not being sick ,Peter didn't go to school yesterday
2. We go finishing although the water was rough.
-> Despite the rough water ,We go finishing
3. He wasn't tired despite staying up late last night.
-> Even though he stayed up late last night,He wasn't tired
4. He worked hard. He didn't earn a lot of money.
> Although He worked hard, He didn't earn a lot of money.
5. His father gave him good advice. He didn't folow it.
-> Eventhough his father gave him good advice, He didn't folow it.
6. It rained heavily, they went out for dinner.
-> In spite of the heavy rain , they went out for dinner.
1. Peter didn't go to school yesterday although he wasn't sick.
-> In spite of his sickness,
2. We go finishing although the water was rough. -> Despite 3. He wasn't tired despite staying up late last night. -> Everythough 4. He worked hard. He didn't earn a lot of money. -> Although 5. His father gave him good advice. He didn't folow it. -> Eventhough 6. It rained heavily, they went out for dinner. -> In spite of
(1-10) Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in each sentence: 1/ Although I am very busy, I try to find time to __________ to my grandparents every weekend. A.take a break B. pay a visit C. look after D. take care 2/ It takes me about three hours __________ the report. A. to suffer B. to succeed C. to complete D. to invent 3/ Most people are interested in the ________ of photographs taken by disabled students. A. population B. environment C. popularity D. exhibition 4/ The deaf and dumb use sign language to __________ . A. speak B. control C. communicate D. speaks 5/ _____ farming is a hard work, I enjoy country life. A. Although B. However C. Because D. Since 6/ Choose the best response: “ Who’s Sam? – “ ___________ .” A. The handsome guy near the door B. I’m afraid I missed him C. I want to see it D. He really likes it 7/ We must learn English at school because it’s a(n) _________ subject. A. optional B. compulsory C. international D. national 8/ What is the __________ of your country? – About over 80 million people. A. separation B. introduction C. impression D. population 9/ The advertisement said Academy of language had many ________ and native English teachers.. A. information B. well-qualified C. experience D. time-consuming 10/ Nobody can deny the __________ of the internet in our life. A. benefits B. inspiration C. information D. reputation
(11-12) Choose the underlined word or phrase(A,B,C, or D) that needs correcting: 11/ His mother is one which -> who taught him the first lesson on kindness. A B C D 12/ My dear friends, I wish you will visit -> would visit us someday this summer. A B C D
(13-16) Use the correct tense or form of the verbs in parentheses. 13/ She suggests we should travel by bikes instead of by motorbikes to save energy. (travel) 14/ When it began to rain, the children were playing in the yard. ( play) 15/ My father worked for the telephone company twenty years ago. ( work) 16/ We used to live in Da Lat, but now we live in Ho Chi Minh City. (live)
17-22) Use the correct form of the words in parentheses: 17/ The crowd shouted excitedly when Zidane scored the first goal for the French team. ( excite) 18/ Huy Dat was unsuccessful in finding his lost bicycle, so he decided to buy a new one ( succeed) 19/ His new car consumes a lot of fuel. ( consumer) 20/ Tsunami, earthquakes and typhoons are natural disasters . (disastrous) 21/ Their aim was ti free women from domestic slavery . ( slave) 22/ It would be more economical to turn off the air-conditioner before leaving . ( economy)
(23-28) Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in the following passage: About 50 or so kinds of modern plastic are made fromoil, gas, or coal-non-renewable natural resources. We (23)___________ well over three million tones of the stuff in Japan each year and, sooner or late, most of it is thrown away. A high (24) ________ of our annual consumption is in the form of packaging and this constitutes about seven percent by weight, of our domestic (25) ___________ . Almost all of it can be recycled, but very little of it is, though the plastic recycling (26) ________ is growing fast. The plastic itself has extremely rich energy. It also has higher calorific ( 27) _________ than coal and one (28) __________ of “ recovery” strongly favored by plastic manufacturers is the conversion of waste plastic into a fuel.
23/ A. import B. remove C. consume D. consign 24/ A. rate B. proportion C. portion D. amount 25/ A. goods B. refuse C. rubble D. requirements 26/ A. plant B. manufacture C. industry D. factory 27/ A. value B. degree C. effect D. demand 28/ A. mechanism B. measure C. medium D. method Answer:
(29-32) Read the dialogue and then decide whether the statements that follow are true or false. Write True or False in your answersheet: At high school Sally Ride became interested in science. At the university she studied English and Physics. After completing her study at Stanford University, She worked as a researcher. In 1977 she was one of 1000 women and 7,000 men who applied for the astronaut training program. She was 25. She was one of the 35 women who were accepted to start the program in 1978. As part of her training she learned to be a jet pilot and a flight engineer. She married during her training. Her husband , Hawley, is also an astronaut.
They do not plan to have any children yet. When NASA decided to put a woman into space, none of Sally’s friends were surprised that they choose Sally. She has always been a person who wanted to go further. So when the space suttle Challenger carries her on her first mission into space, Sally did what she had often done before: she left the world behind. ____ 29/ She was the first American woman to go into space. T 30/ Sally was the jet pilot before she entered the space program. F 31/ More men entered the space program. T 32/ Sally and her husband want to have children soon. F (33-36) Rewrite the sentences so that they are nearest in meaning to the sentence printed before them.
33/ Everyone loves Hong Nhung because she behaves well.
Because of her good behaviour, everyone loves Hong Nhung
34/ Although It rained heavily, we still went to school.
Despite the heavy rain, we still went to school
35/ His father used to tell him what to do.
He used to be told what to do by his father
36/ They said that Gia Hy is the best student in his class.
Gia Hy is said to be the best student in his class
Even though Ngan was ill, she still came to the meeting
->In spite of illness,Ngan still came to the meeting
She felt dissatisfied though she was successfull
->despite success,She felt dissatisfied
Although they weren't experienced,they got the job
->despite the inexperience,they got the job
Even though his illnees was serious , he went to school
->although his illnees was serious , he went to school
in spate of having a small salary,she is happy in his life
->even though he has a small salary,he is happy in his life
Although the life was too hard,we did our best to have the happy months
->in spite of hard life,we did our best to have the happy months
despite working untill very late,i didn't feel tired
-.>in spate of the very late work,i didn't feel tired
I:Rewrite the following sentences using "because of"instead of "because"
1.English is learned by millions of students because it is important
-> English is learned by millions of students because of its importance
2.We couldn't go out because the weather was not fine
->We couldn't go out because of the bad weather
3.These students arrived late because they had an accident
->These students arrived late because of an accident
4.M.r Baker and M.r Yamamoto can't understand each other because their languages are different
->.M.r Baker and M.r Yamamoto can't understand each other because of their different languages
5.Nick is often punished because he is lazy
->Nick is often punished because of his laziness
6.These persons live unhappily because they are very poor
->.These people live unhappily because of their poverty
7.All the students love the principal because he is very kind
->All the students love the principal because of his kindness
II:Rewrite the following sentences using "Because"instead of "Because OF"
1.We respected Mr.Lung because of his honesty
->We respected Mr.Lung because he is honest
2.My friend was absent because of his illness
->My friend was absent because he was ill
3.This boy is ignorant because of his laziness
->This boy is ignorant because he is lazy
4.Because of the invention of computers,puplis no longer spend much time in calculating
->.Because people invented the computers, puplis no longer spend much time in calculating
5.Because of my friend's absence.I have to coppy the lesson for him.
.->Because my friend is absent, I have to coppy the lesson for him.
6.Our guests aeeived late because of the bad weather.
->Our guests aeeived late because the weather was bad
7.I catch cold now because of going out in the rain yesterday
->..I catch cold now because i went out in the rain yesterday
III:Change clauses of concession to phrases:ALTHOUGH//THOUGH <<=>>DESPITE//IN SPITE OF
1.Lam didn't eat much though she was hungry
->lam didn't eat much despite her hunger
2.Trí couldn't solve the problem though he is good at maths
->.Trí couldn't solve the problem despite being good at maths
3.M.r Pike doesn't wear glasses though he is over sixty
->M.r Pike doesn't wear glasses in spite of his old age
4.Although he had much experience in machinery,he didn't succeed in repairing this machine
->in spite of his experience in machinery,he didn't succeed in repairing this machine
5.Although it got dark ,they continued to work
->despite the darkness, they continued to work
6.Although it was noisy ,Chou kept on studying
->in spite of the noise, Chou kept on studying
7.Although it rained heavily,I went to school on time
->despitethe heavy rain, ,I went to school on time
8.The flight was not delayed though it was foggy
->.the flight was not delayed despite the fog
9.Viet ate all the fruits though they were green
->.Viet ate all the fruits despite their green
10.We did the test well though it was difficullt
->We did the test well in spite of its difficulty
11.Although he is strong ,I'm not afraid of him
->despite his strength, I'm not afraid of him
12.Everybody has great regard for him though he is poor
->Everybody has great regard for him in spite of his poverty
13.The plane took off though the weather was bad
->The plane took off in spite of the bad weather
14.He didn't stop his car though the traffic lights turned red
-> He didn't stop his car despite the traffic lights' turning red
15.He studies hard though his life was hard at that time
-> He studies hard in spite of his hard life at that time
16.Although the streets are narrow ,many people drive cars in this city
->.despite the narrow streets, many people drive cars in this city
17.Although his english was good,he wasn't chosen
->despite his good englush, he wasn't chosen
18.Although he's got an English name,he is in fact Vietnamese
->.in spite of his English name,he is in fact Vietnamese
19.He awlays studies hard though he encounters difficult
->He awlays studies hard despite encountering difficult
20.Although the weather is bad e are going to have a picnic,w
->in spite of the bad weather, we are going to have a picnic
21.Although he had not finished the paper,he went to sleep
->despite having not finished the paper,he went to sleep
22.She attended the class although she didn't feel alert.
-> She attended the class in spite of not feeling alert.
23.The child ate the cookies even though his mother had told him not to.
-> The child ate the cookies in spite of his mother's telling him not to
24.She drank coffee to keep herself warm although she disliked it
-> She drank coffee to keep herself warm despite disliking it
25.Mary will takes a plane even though she dislikes flying
->. Mary will takes a plane in spite of her disliking flying
26.Although Tram was sad,she managed to smile
->.despite Tram's sadness, she managed to smile
27.The old woman told interesting stories to the children although her memory was poor.
-> The old woman told interesting stories to the children in spite of her poor memory
28.Though he had been absent frequently ,he was managed tp pass the test
->in spite of his frequent absence ,he was managed tp pass the test
29.He ate the chocolate cake even though he was on diet
->. .He ate the chocolate cake in spite of his diet
30.Although the prices are high,my daughters insist on buying a new motorbike
->.despite the high prices, my daughters insist on buying a new motorbike
1. Because I am sick, I do not go out
-> Because of my sickness, I do not go out.
2. Because the water is polluted, we can't swim in that river
-> Because of the polluted water, we can't swim in that river.
3. Because Nga has had a sore leg, she has difficulty in walking.
-> Because of a sore leg, she has difficulty in walking.
4. Because he behaved badly, he found himself in trouble.
-> Because of his bad behaviour, he found himself in trouble.
5. Because it was snowing, we didn't go out for a walk.
-> Because of snowing, we didn't go out for a walk.
6. Because of his good looks, he is popular with many girls.
-> Because he is good looking, he is popular with many girls.
7. Because of his serious sickness, he couldn't come to the class.
-> Because he has a serious sick, he couldn't come to the class.
8. Because of too much exhaust fume, people have to wear gauze masks in the street.
-> Because there is so much exhaust fume, people have to wear gauze masks in the street.
9. Because of their good performance, they won the first prize.
-> Because they performed well, they won the first prize.
I. Rewrite the following sentences
1. My father often walks in the park with my mother every morning
=> My father often has a walk in the park with my mother every morning.
2. They seldom went to the cinema last year
=> Seldom went they to the cinema last year.
3. We didn't intend to go for a walk with them
=> We had not intention to go for a walk with them.
4. He doesn't smoke anymore, but he smoked a lot 2 year ago
=> He used to smoke a lot 2 years ago but he doesn't anymore.
5. Apples are usually cheaper than oranges
=> Apples are not usually as expensive as oranges.
6. My salary is high but his is very high
=> His salary is higher than my salary.
7. I can't cook as well as my mother does
=> My mother cooks better than I do.
8. Unless it stops raining, we won't go out
=> If it doesn't stop raining, we won't go out.
9. She didn't cook as well as you did
=> You cooked better than she does.
10. Unless someone has a key, we can't get into the house
=> We can only get into the house if someone has the key
11. Because of being careful, she didn't make any mistakes in her answers
=> Because she was careful, she didn't make any mistakes in her answers.
12. She said ''I'll spend my holiday in Italy next year''
=> She said that she would spend her holiday in Italy the next year.
13. She didn't buy it because the price was too high
=> Because of the high price, she didn't buy it.
14. We didn't go on holiday because we didn't have enough mone
=> If we had had enough money, we would have gone on holiday.
15. The question was so difficult that we can't answer it
=> The question was too difficult for us to answer.
II. Write the following sentences as directed
1. She has just completed the picture. The composition of the picture was suggested by me
=> The picture whose composition was suggested by me has just been completed.
2. Such a situation should never again be allowed to arise
=> Never again should never such a situation again be allowed to arise.
3. If you want to make your life worth living, make yourself useful
=> Making youself useful in order to make your life worth living.
4. They said he had left Paris secretly in his private car
=> It was said that he had left Paris secretly in his private car.
5. Tom didn't do his test well because he didn't study his lessons carefully
=> If Tom had studied his lessons carefully, he would have done his test well.
6. They had such a good crop that they decided to give a party
=> The crop was so good that they decided to give a party.
7. He made a great discovery. He took pride in it
=> He took pride in having made a great discovery.
8. You may be intelligent, but you should be careful about this
=> No matter how intelligent you are, you should be careful about this.
9. He asked me if I was ready to carry out other assignments
=> He said to me ''Are you ready to carry out other assignments ?''
10. ''Which of you has put the ink on my chair?'' The teacher said
=> The teacher asked me which of me had put the ink on her chair.
33/ I am not English , which is why I have to take this exam.
=>If I was English, I wouldn't have to take this exam.
34)she forgot her toothbrush when she was paking
=>she didn't remember her toothbrush when she was paking
35)in spite of having a terrible headache she went to work
=>she went to work although she had a terrible headache
36)he felt very nervous at the interview but he got the job
=>he got the job despite feeling very nervous at the interview
5.''Would you like to come to my birthday party tomorrow, Sarah?"asked Tom
=>Tom invited Sarah to come to his birthday party the following day.
6. " It's very kind of you to help me last week." Lan said to Nam
=>Lan thanked Nam for helping her the week before.
7. Because I didn't listen to my father's advice ,I got myself into trouble
=>If I had listened to my father's advice, I wouldn't have got myself into trouble.
8." What would you do if you had three days off?' I asked him
=>I asked him what he would have done if he had had three days off.
4. He did his homework, then he went to bet => After having done his homework, he went to bed.
10. Dalat is one of a famous landscapes in Vietnam. I spent my holiday there. => I spent my holiday in Da Lat which is one of the famous landscapes in Vietnam.
12. The manager asked me to come to his office. => the manager said "could you come to my office?"
16. He asked me where he could find her in that town. => he said "where can I find her in this town?"
17. She asked me not to be late.=> she said to me "don't be late".
19. The train couldn't run because of the snow. => the snow prevented the train from running.
26. Nam laughed a lot when I told him the joke. => the joke I told made Nam laugh a lot.
33)Everyone loves Hong Nhung because she behaves well.
--> Because of Hong Nhung's good behaviour, everyone loves her.
34/ Although It rained heavily, we still went to school.
--> Despite the heavy rain, we still went to school.
35/ His father used to tell him what to do.
--> He used to be told what to do by his father.
36/ They said that Gia Hy is the best student in his class.
--> Gia Hy is said to be the best student in his class.
33)Everyone loves Hong Nhung because she behaves well.
--> Because of Hong Nhung's good behaviour, everyone loves her.
34/ Although It rained heavily, we still went to school.
--> Despite the heavy rain, we still went to school.
35/ His father used to tell him what to do.
--> He used to be told what to do by his father.
36/ They said that Gia Hy is the best student in his class.
--> Gia Hy is said to be/have been the best student in his class.