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Ex 1. Choose the best option
1. It's raining,....................I can't go to the beach. (so/ therefore/ but/ although)
2. Nam got wet.................he forgot his umbrella (so/ because/ although/ and)
3. ................Lan has an exam tomorrow, she is still watching television ( Because/ Although/ However/ If )
4. My brother loves reading....................computer games are popular today ( as/ though/ and/ because)
5. .................the lake is highly polluted, we cannot swim in it. (Since/ Although/ However/ After)
6. Nam is tired .................... he stayed up late watching TV. (so/ even though/ because/ but)
7. My friend lied to me, .................. I don't trust her anymore (so/ therefore/ but/ because)
8. It was cold outside................., they went swimming in the lake (although/ because/ so/ however)
9. He put on his raincoat...........it was a bright, sunny day. (because/ even though/ therefore/ but)
10. My brother didn't go to work yesterday................he didn't feel well (so/ because/ although/ but)
Ex 2: Rewirte the following sentences, beginning with the words provided
1. She told the truth, but no one believed her
--> Although she told the truth, no one believed her
2. They are poor, but their children are happy
-->Although they are poor, their children are happy
3. In spite of the bad weather, the match took place
-->Although the weather was bad, the match took place
4. Nancy was sad. She cried
--> Because Nancy was sad, she cried
5. His watch is broken. He was late for the meeting
--> Since his watch is broken, he was late for the meeting
6. I am so busy that I can't help you right now
--> I am too busy to help you right now
7. Some movies are too violent for the children to watch
--> Some movies are so violent that the children shouldnot watch
8. These shoes aren't big enough for me to wear
--> There shoes are too big for me to wear
9. The story was so funny that everyone laughed
-->It was such a funny story that everyone laughed
10. The suitcase is so heavy that the woman cannot carry it
--> It is such a heavy suitcase that the woman cannot carry it
Exercise 2: Combine these sentences using: though, although, even though
1. Lion dancing is very popular in Viet Nam. My friend Anny does not enjoy it.
=> Although lion dancing is very popular in Viet Nam , my friend Anny does not enjoy it.
2. Bob always walks to work. He is living in the city.
=> Bob always walks to work though he is living in the city.
3. My house is near the beach. I rarely go swimming.
=> Even though my house is near the beach , I rarely go swimming.
4. My brother is working in Ha Noi. He comes home on every public holiday.
=> Although m y brother is working in Ha Noi , he comes home on every public holiday.
5. Paul is an Australian, he enjoys Vietnamese New year.
=> Though Paul is an Australian, he enjoys Vietnamese New year.
6 Most children go to see the firework show, Linh and Mai stay home watching TV.
=> Even though most children go to see the firework show, Linh and Mai stay home watching TV.
7. Nick used to smoke. He seems to be in good health.
=> Although Nick used to smoke , he seems to be in good health.
8. I couldn’t sleep. I was tired.
=> I couldn't sleep though I was tired
9. Henry’s friend is a millionaire. He hates spending money.
=> Even though Henry’s friend is a millionaire , he hates spending money.
10. We couldn’t get tickets. We queued for an hour.
=> We couldn’t get tickets although we queued for an hour.
#Yumi
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Exercise 1: Choose the best answer to complete these sentences.
1. _______ he likes chocolate, he tries not to eat it.
A. As B .Though C. Since D. Despite
2. He is a very intelligent boy, _______he is very lazy
A. but B. and C. or D. so
3. _______I moved house, I haven’t had much contact with those friends
A. though B. since C. because of D. so that
4. Last night we came to the show late _______the traffic was terrible.
A. although B. despite C. and D. because
5. Lan couldn’t pass the exam_______she was too lazy.
A. because B. because of C. although D. in spite of
6. _______ his broken leg, he didn’t come to class yesterday.
A. because B. because of C. despite D. so
7. _______there is a lot of noise in the city, I prefer living there.
A. despite B. in spite of C. becacuse of D. though
8. _______ the weather, we went sailing.
A. despite B. in spite of C. although D. A and B
9. _______Hudson led early, he lost the race.
A. though B. although C. eventhough D. all are correct
10. In spite of not speaking French, Mike decided to settle in Paris.
A. Eventhough Mike didn’t speak French, but he decided to settle in Paris.
B. Mike decided to settle in Paris despite he didn’t speak French.
C. Mike decided to settle in Paris though the fact that not speaking French.
D. Although Mike didn’t speak French; he decided to settle in Paris.
11. Mr Ba was late for the meeting though he took a taxi.
A. Even though taking a taxi, Mr Ba was late for the meeting.
B. In spite of taking a taxi, but Mr Ba was late for the meeting.
C. Mr Ba was late for the meeting despite the fact he took a taxi.
D. Mr Ba was late for the meeting although having taken a taxi.
12. We camt to the meeting on time though the traffic was heavy.
A. Despite the traffic was heavy; we came to the meeting on time.
B. In spite of the heavy traffic, we came to the meeting on time.
C. Even though the heavy traffic, we came to the meeting on time.
D. Although the traffic was heavy, but we came to the meeting on time.
13. Although he took a taxi, Bill still arrived late for the concert.
A. Bill arrived late for the concert whether he took a taxi or not.
B. Bill arrived late for the concert because of the taxi.
C. In spite of taking a taxi, Bill arrived late for the concert.
D. Bill took a taxi to the concert, but he couldn’t catch it.
14. Although she is rich, she can’t afford to buy the car.
A. She doesn’t have enough money to buy the car she likes.
B. Rich as she is, she can’t afford to buy the car.
C. The car is too expensive for her to buy.
D. She wants to buy the car but it costs a lot.
15. Although Sue felt tired, she stayed up late talking to Jill.
A. Despite feeling tired, Sue stayed up late talking to Jill.
B. In spite feeling tired, Sue stayed up late talking to Jill.
C. Sue wouldn’t feel tired despite staying up late talking to Jill.
D. Sue stayed up late talking to Jill. As a result, she was tired.
16. Even though Trung had a bad cold, he went to the concert.
A. In spite of his bad cold, Trung went to the concert.
B. Trung had a bad cold because he went to the concert.
C. Trung went to the concert despite having a bad cold.
D. Trung had a bad cold. However, he went to the concert.
17. _____it was raining heavily he went out without a raincoat.
A. In spite B. In spite of C. However D. Although
18. _____he wasn’t feeling very well; Mr Graham went to visit his aunt as usual.
A. Although B. However C. Therefore D. Still
19. He was offered the job______his qualifications were poor.
A. despite B. in spite of C. even though D. Whereas
19. ______ we were in town, we often met him.
A. For B. Although C. So D. When
20. She didn’t get the job ____ she had all the necessary qualifications.
A. because B. although C. so D. but
21. I could not eat ____ I was very hungry.
A. even though B. in spite C. despite D. in spite the fact that
22. In pite _____, the baseball game was not cancelled.
A. the rain B. of the rain C. it was raining D. there was a rain
23. ______ he had enough money, he refused to buy a new car.
A. In spite B. In spite of C. Despite D. Although
24. ______, he walked to the station.
A. Despite being tired B. Although to be tired
C. In spite being tired D. Despite tired
25. The children slept well, despite _____.
A. it was noise B. the noise C. of the noise D. noisy
26. She left him __________ she still loved him.
A. even if B. even though C. in spite of D. despite
27. _______ her lack of hard work, she was promoted.
A. In spite B. Even though C. in spite of D. despite of
28. _______ they are brothers, they do not look like.
A. Although B. Even C. Despite D. In spite of
29. We are concerned with the problem of energy resouces ________ we must also think of our environment.
A. despite B. though C. as though D. but
30. ______ some Japanese women are successful in business, the majority of Japanese companies are run by men.
A. But B. Even if C. If D. As though
Exercise 3: Rewrite the sentences, beginning with the words in parentheses
1. She has plenty of money, but she is very mean. (although)
=> Although she has plenty of money, she is very mean
2. They have a car, but they rarely use it. (though)
=> Though they have a car, they rarely use it
3. He was innocent, but he was sent to prison. (although)
=> Although he was innocent, he was sent to prison
4. He has a number of relatives living nearby, but he never visits them (even though)
=> Even though he has a number of relatives living nearby, he never visits them
5. She never takes any kind of exercise, but she is quite fit and healthy. (even though)
=> Even though she never takes any kind of exercise, she is quite fit and healthy
6.The keyboard wasn’t working well. She tried to finish the letter (although)
=> Although the keyboard wasn’t working well, she tried to finish the letter
7.The forecast said it would rain. It turned out to be a beautiful day. (although)
=> Although the forecast said it would rain, it turned out to be a beautiful day
8.I’m no better. I’ve taken the bill. (even though)
=> Even though I've taken the bill, I'm no better
9. The traffic was bad. I arrived at the airport on time. (though)
=> Though the traffic was bad, I arrived at the airport on time
10. I didn’t get the job. I had all necessary qualifications. (though)
=> I didn’t get the job though I had all necessary qualifications
11. We enjoyed the vacation. It rained a lot. (although)
=> We enjoyed the vacation although it rained a lot
12. She felt sick. She went to work. (though)
=> Though she felt sick, she went to work
13. I was really tired. I couldn’t sleep. (even though)
=> Even though I was really tired, I couldn’t sleep
14. He is very rich. He isn’t happy. (although)
=> Although he is very rich, he isn’t happy
15. She couldn’t answer the question. She is very intelligent. (though)
=> She couldn’t answer the question though she is very intelligent
16. He tried. He was not successful. (though)
=> Though he tried, he was not successful
17. His life is hard. He determined to study well. (although)
=> Although his life is hard, he determined to study well
18. He was wise and experienced. He was not taken in. (though)
=> Though he was wise and experienced, he was not taken in
Exercise 5: Complete the sentences with your own words:
1. Although my mom sings very well, she doesn't often sings =))
2. Although I study English very well, I can’t sing English song.
3. Sue didn’t come to my birthday party last Sunday though she promised to go .
4. Although my school is far from the city, many students choose to study here.
5. We really enjoyed the trip to the museum last week though we had to wait for more than two hours to visit it.
6. Although my sister can draw very beautifully, she has never joined any art contests .
Exercise 6: Rewrite the sentences with the word given.
1. Although he has a very important job, he isn’t particularly well-paid.
=>In spite of having a very important job, he isn’t particularly well-paid
2. Although I had never seen her before, I recognized her from a photograph.
=> Despite the fact that I had never seen her before, I recognized her from a photograph
3. She wasn’t wearing the coat although it was quite cold.
=>In spite of the quite cold weather, she wasn't wearing the coat
4. We thought we’d better in...
1.mary plays tennis at the Sport centre every afternoon
------>............how often does mary play tennis at the Sport centre............................?
It took pop and rock groups one or two days to record their song in the 1960
---------->........how long did it take pop and rock groups to record their song in the 1960 ..................................?
3.Mai is going to lend me her brother is book
----->.........what is mai going to lend you..................................?
4.The plane was deplayed because of the weather
--->...........................?
Uncle Ho was born in nghe an on may 19th1890
--->..........wherre was uncle ho born..........................?
when i met him, he was talking to the manger.
---->......when you met him, who was he talking to...............?
she wanted to learn a foregn language to have a good jobs
------->........what did she want to learn to have a good jobs.............?
the saved money to buy a new car
->........what did they do to buy a new car...............?
thí book cost 5 dollars
------>////////////how much is this book///////////
mr lam is vietnamese
---->..........what is mr lam nationality.......?
the biggest building in this city is 327 meters in height
---->........how high is the biggest building in this city........?
we have known each other for 24 years
----->.......how long have you known each other.......?
Minh gave a rose to her mother last week
-->............who did minh give a rose to last week......?
. Jean is a better cook than Gwen is
=> Gwen doesn't cook well than Jean
2. The children are too young to see horror films
=>The children aren't old enough to see horror.
3. The children couldn't go swimming because the sea was very rough
=> The sea was too rough for children to swim.
4. No one told me about the change of the plan
=> I am not known about the change of plan.
5. They couldn't sell the old house at this price
=> The old house is too expensive to sell.
6. He sent the package by mail
=> The package was sent by mail by him.
7. People are destroying large areas of forest everyday
=> Large areas of forest are being destroyed everyday.
8. Somebody has bought the land next to our house
=> The land has been bought next to our house.
9. Somebody will tell you when you should go in to see the doctor
=> You will be told when you should go in to see the doctor
10. I don't know the answer, so i can't tell you
=> If I knew the answer, I would tell you.
11. How much money did you spend on your new clothes yesterday?" she said
=> She asked me how much money I spent on my new clothes the day before.
12. "Keep silent and don't make noise while I'm working now", the boss said to us
=> The boss told us to keep silent and not to make noise while he was working then.
13. Yesterday wasn't a nice day, so our picnic was out off
=> If yesterday had nice, we could have a picnic.
1. Jean is a better cook than Gwen is.
=> Gwen doesn't cook as well as Jean.
2. The children are too young to see horror films
=>The children aren't old enough to see horror.
3. The children couldn't go swimming because the sea was very rough
=> The sea was too rough for children to swim.
4. No one told me about the change of the plan
=> I didn't knew about the change of plan.
5. They couldn't sell the old house at this price
=> The old house couldn't been sold at this price.
6. He sent the package by mail
=> The package was sent by mail by him.
7. People are destroying large areas of forest everyday
=> Large areas of forest are being destroyed everyday.
8. Somebody has bought the land next to our house
=> The land has been bought next to our house.
9. Somebody will tell you when you should go in to see the doctor
=> You will be told when you should go in to see the doctor
10. I don't know the answer, so i can't tell you
=> If I knew the answer, I would tell you.
11. How much money did you spend on your new clothes yesterday?" she said
=> She asked me how much money I spent on my new clothes the day before.
12. "Keep silent and don't make noise while I'm working now", the boss said to us
=> The boss told us to keep silent and not to make noise while he was working then.
13. Yesterday wasn't a nice day, so our picnic was out off
=> If yesterday had nice, we could have a picnic.
#Walker
Exercise 2. Rewrite the following sentences with Gerund
- “ Why don’t you organize an English competition for our student?” said Ms Lien.-> Ms Lien suggested....that I should organize an English competition for our student....
- “ I’m sorry I’m late, said Mr Thanh. -> Mr Thanh apologized...for being late..
- “Me? No, I didn’t take Sue’s calculator” Said Bob.-> Bob denied...having taken Sue's calculator..
- “ You were cheating” said David to Henry. -> David accused ....Henry of cheating....
- “ I must see the manager.” he cried. -> He insisted...on seeing the manager..
- “ If you wanted to take my bike, you should have asked me first” said Mike to his brother.
->Mike criticized..his brother for taking his bike without asking him..
- “ You won the scholarship. Congratulation,” Mary told me.-> Mary congratulated .....me on winning the scholarship.
- “ It was kind of you to help me with my homework” Lan said to Hoa. -> Lan thanked ...Hoa for helping her with her homework...
- “ Shall we walk there? It’s not far,” he said. -> He proposed ....walking there......
- “ turn off the computer. You are not allowed to play game now,” Dick mother said.-> Dick’s mother prevented.......him from playing game....
- “ I’m sorry that I broke the glass,” said Peter. ( apologized)-> Peter ...apologized for breaking the glass...
- “ You should have waited for us,” the team leader said to John. ( criticized)=> the team leader criticized John for not aiting for them
- “ Let’s invite Mr. Brown to the party next weekend” he said. ( suggested) He suggested that we should invite Mr. Brown to the party the next weekend
- “ You stole the jewels” the inspector said to him.( accused)=> the inspector accused him of having stolen the jewels
- “ I only borrowed your car for some hours” the man said. (admitted)=> The man admitted of borrowing my car for some hours
- “ I’m sorry I damaged your tape recorder, Mike.” Said Bob.-> Bob apologized ..for having damaged my tape recorder....
- “ You damaged my camera’ said Jane to Henry. -> Jane accused ..Henry of having damaged her camera...