Viet lai cau
1.the children have no books to read
=>the children don't..............
2.they visited all the caves in three hours
=>it took...............................
3.Mary was encouraged by the news
=>the news....................
4.my sister and i had never been there before
=>neither.......................
5.he seemed a friendly person, but i did not like him(although)
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6.Dorothy lived in Italy for ten years, but she never learned Italian(in spite of)
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7.Betty was angry with me .she soon forgave me.(even though)
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8.i had to take the bus to work . my car would not start(because)
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9.she sometimes stayed out late , but she never got home after ten o'clock.(although)
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10.i was very hungry , though i had eaten an hour earlier (in spite of)
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11. although the boy was wet and cold ,he was not hurt (but)
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12.it was very cold .we just stayed indoors all day (since)
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13.she worked very hard , but failed all her the exams (although)
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14.they didnot go on holiday last year.they wanted to save monney(as)
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15. their flat was not large, but it was really comfortable(despite)
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16.the economy has been in recession all year .however, our sales have remained steady.(even though)
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17 there is little that the company can do about this. It is not their responsibility (since)
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18 he looks a bit overweight although he is quite fit.(despite)
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19 I had a terrible headache, so I didn't go out last night (due to)
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2Dung "despite" hoac"because of" de viet lai cau
1 although he was sucessfull, he felt dissatisfied.
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2 Even though we played with ten men, we won easily.
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3We were deplayed because there was an accident.
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4Although they were poor, the children seemed to be happy
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5I had to drive in dark glasses because there was bright sunlight
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6 The food was actually quite tasty even though it looked disgusting.
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7 He refused to eat the soup because it taste awful
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8 Even though she felt confident, she knew the examination would not be easy
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9 my grandfather couldn't go sailing because he was too old
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10I won't be able to meet you because my mother has arrived
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Thây thế các từ in đậm bằng các từ đồng nghĩa :
Sarah had a terrific year particularly after she was given a promotion in the summer. She had worked hard all year and even though she was exhausted, it had been worthwwhile. She was happy because she had been given a rise. On the other handshe had a lot more responsibility than before. She didn't mind the change; besides it was a good challenge. Apart from opposition from one or two of her colleagues, she was really enjoying her new position. As a matter of fact, she had never been happier. Her home life had improved, too. She was now on friendly terms with bothher mother and her father. They had come to an agreement and, althrough her parents still considered her their little girl, she was given more freedom on the grounds that she was, after all, 20 !
1,...............specially..................
2,...........although........................
3,..............in the other way.......................
4,...............moreover.....................