20. Although she swam strongly, she didn’t win the first prize in the race.
In spite of__________________________________________________________________________ .
Swim______________________________________________________________________________ .
Strongly____________________________________________________________________________ .
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
She didn’t want to sell her house. She borrowed a lot of money from the bank.
A. We sold her house, but she borrowed a lot of money from the bank.
B. Rather than selling her house, she borrowed a lot of money from the bank.
C. In spite of selling her house, she borrowed a lot of money from the bank.
D. She didn’t sell her house as she borrowed a lot of money from the bank.
5.Before Jennifer won the lottery, she …………. any kind of contest. (not /enter)
6.Every time Parkas sees a movie made in India, he ……………homesick. (feel)
7.The last time I ………………….in Athens, the weather was hot and humid. (be)
8.After the race …………………., the celebration began. (win)
9.At this time tomorrow, we…………………. our final exam. (take)
10.Peter said he ………………….a test the following day. (have)
11.I will tell Anna all the news when I ……………… her. (see)
12.Before the invention of the steamboat there ……………… no way to cross the
ocean. (be)
13.He said that he ……………… his homework since 7 o’clock. (do)………………
14.She won't get married until she………………25 years old. (be)………..
15.After Mary ……………… her degree, she intends to work in her father's
company. (finish)
16.By the end of this month, I………………English for 6 years. (learn)
17.Up to now, I ……………… a lot of information about her. (know)
18.This house ………………35,000 pounds in 1980. (cost)
19.I don’t remember where and when I………………her. (meet)
20.At this time yesterday I ……………… to music. (listen)
21.Bill (have) ………………breakfast when I stopped at this house.
22.It (rain………………heavily when I (sleep) ……………… yesterday afternoon.
23.He (do) …………… a lot of jobs before he(work)……………in this company.
24.After they (visit) ………………. Paris, they (go) ………………to Manchester.
25.Before I could say anything, they (admit)……………… their mistakes.
26.I (hit) ……………… my thumb while I (use) ………………. the hammer. Ouch!
That (hurt) ………………
27.While I (read) ………………books in the living room last night, I (hear)
……………… a strange noise in the kitchen. I (go) ………………to the
kitchen, (turn) ………………. on the lights. I (hold) ………………my break
and (listen) ……………… carefully. I (realize) ……………… that a mouse
(chew) ………………on something under the cupboard.
28.The vase broke when it (move)……………… to the other room.
29.When I entered his room, I saw him (sleep)……………… in a chair.
30.If only I (have) ……………… money with me, I (lend) ………………you some.
31.Why are you under the table? You (look)………………for something?
32.David (wash) ……………… his hands. He just (repair) ………………the TV set
33.The radio (play) ………………since 7 a.m. I wish someone would turn it off.
34. Mr. Brown just (finish)……………reading the letter when the telephone on his
desk (ring) ………………
35. Those students who (fail) ……………… the exam is going to take another one
held in August
36. Hurry up or you (be) ……………… late for class.
37. Hurry up or our favorite TV programme (be)………. over long before we (reach)………. home
38. I (not have) ………………much time for entertainment these days.
39. Two robbers (put) ………………in prison (escape) ………………yesterday.
40. It is 2 years since I (last give) ………………presents on Christmas day.
41. Nothing (do) ………………about this problem for months
42.There (be) ………………no guests at all since I left.
43.In a few minutes’ time, When the clock (strike) ………………six, I (wait)
………………here for three hours
44.Mr Hai is having his car (wash)………………at the moment.
45.Where's Tom? He said he (be)……………… here at 4 pm.
46.If I (drink) ……………… so much coffee, I wouldn’t be able to sleep.
47.I'm looking forward to (take)………………a vacation.
1. I didn’t want to move _____ waking her up.
A. so as not to B. in order not to C. for fear of D. lest
2. Helen turned the radio down _____ she should miss the phone ringing.
A. in order that B. so that C. lest D. seeing that
3. Troops were sent solely _____ assisting refugees.
A. for the purpose of B. for fear of C. so as to D. in order to
4. John got to work early _____ he could finish the report before the meeting.
A. in order to B. in order that C. so as to D. such that
5. The leaflet has been produced _____ increasing public awareness of the disease.
A. so as to B. with the aim of C. in order to D. by means of
6. He had to explain the lessons very clearly _____.
A. in order that his students could understand it
B. so that his students to understand it
C. in order to his students to understand it
D. for his students in order to understand it
7. _____, he took his seat quietly.
A. So as to disturb our conversation
B. So that not disturbing our conversation
C. In order not to disturb our conversation
D. Not to disturb our conversation
8. I am studying hard _____ getting a place at a good university.
A. in order that B. in order to C. so as to D. with the aim of
9. She built a high wall round her garden _____.
A. to enable people not taking her fruit
B. lest her fruit would be stolen
C. to prevent her fruit from stealing
D. in order that her fruit not be stolen
10. She came in quietly _____ not to wake the baby.
A. as if B. so as C. such as D. if so
1. She didn’t shed a tear as the play ended in tragedy.
Not___________________________________________________________. 2. He did not look into her eyes once.
Not once_______________________________________________________ 3. Our profits have never been higher than they are this year.
Never_________________________________________________________ 4. The film had never before laid on such a sumptuous celebration.
Never_________________________________________________________
5. She has rarely travelled more than fifty miles from her village.
Rarely_________________________________________________________ 6. They had seldom participated in such a fascinating ceremony.
Seldom________________________________________________________7. They little suspected that the musical was going to be a runaway success. Little__________________________________________________________ 8. I have never seen anyone in my life drink as much as you.
Never_________________________________________________________ 9. The boss has seldom been so upset.
Seldom________________________________________________________ 10. The embassy staff little realized that Ted was a secret agent.
Little__________________________________________________________
31. _____ Tom broke the window, he did not feel guilty about it.
A. Although B. Because C. Despite D. In spite of
32. _____, he passed with the highest marks.
A. Even although the difficult course
B. Despite the course was difficult
C. In spite of the course was difficult
D. Although the course was difficult
33. _____ the car was expensive, he bought it.
A. Even though B. As though C. Despite D. In spite of
34. _____, Rafael smokes 2 packs a day.
A. Despite of cigarettes are dangerous
B. Though the fact that cigarettes are dangerous
C. In spite that cigarettes are dangerous
D. Despite the fact that cigarettes are dangerous
35. Although she has saved for a long time, _____.
A. and she can afford that house
B. so she can afford that house
C. she is not able to afford that house
D. but she is not able to afford that house
Question 9: He didn’t pass the exam _________ he made many mistakes in his writing.
A. in spite of B. because of C. because D. although
Question 10: I will tell John about it ______.
A. when I will see him this afternoon. B. when I see him this afternoon.
C. when I saw him this afternoon. D. after I had seen him this afternoon
1. They wanted to apologize for their behavior: that’s why they paid for dinner. (in order to)
2. I walked quietly because I didn’t want to wake the baby. (so that)
3. He locked the door to prevent the prisoner escaping. (so that)
4. She tries to learn English well so as to communicate with foreigners. (with a view to)
5. She wore dark glasses so that no one would recognize her. (with a view to) 6. The reason why she applied for a job abroad was to earn more money. (with a view to)
7. We left quietly so that we wouldn’t disturb him. (so as not to)
8. Lan tiptoed up the stairs because she didn’t want to wake anyone up. (in order not to)
9. He left without saying goodbye as he didn’t want to disturb the meeting. (so as not to)
10. Mike put on his raincoat because he didn’t want to get soaked. (in order not to)
REWRITE THE SENTENCES
1. The completed the race soon because she ran fast
->............................
2. She rang beautyfully so she captivated so many audiences
->............................
3. If we generate little pollution, we will cause less harmful to endangered species a lot
->............................
4. We adopt more sustainable practices so we will contribute to the conservation of endangered species a lot
->.............................
5. There will be a lot of support for preserving endangered species if we raise our awareness
->............................
6. Because illegal wildlife trade continues, endangered species populations are relenrlessly destructive
->...........................
7. Stress on ecosystems will decline if we stop contributing to climate change
->..........................
8. Tourists become more responsible; therefore, the negative impacts on the environment are decreasing
->..........................
1. Despite the cold weather, we all went for a walk. (ALTHOUGH) ___________________________________________________________________________________ .
2. Difficult as the homework was, we tried our best to complete it. (THOUGH) (IN SPITE OF) ___________________________________________________________________________________ . ___________________________________________________________________________________ .
3. I tried to persuade her. I didn’t succeed, however. (ALTHOUGH) ___________________________________________________________________________________ .
4. Even though we were tired, we got up early and started the trip.
Tired______________________________________________________________________________ .
Although___________________________________________________________________________ .
No matter how______________________________________________________________________ .
5. It was raining, but I went swimming anyway. (DESPITE) ___________________________________________________________________________________ .
6. Though cold and exhausted, Andrew managed to walk home.
However___________________________________________________________________________ .
7. I like fish, but I don’t like catching them myself. (MUCH AS) ___________________________________________________________________________________ .
8. Although the dog appeared harmless, it was, in fact, quite dangerous. Harmless___________________________________________________________________________ .
9. Ann felt ill, but insisted on going to work. (REGARDLESS OF) ___________________________________________________________________________________ .
10. We could not solve the problem of rubbish in spite of working hard.
Hard______________________________________________________________________________ .
Work______________________________________________________________________________ .
No matter how______________________________________________________________________ .
11. I rang the doorbell. Nobody answered, though. (ALTHOUGH) ___________________________________________________________________________________ .
12. Promptly as the doctors acted, they were unable to save the patient. However___________________________________________________________________________ .
13. We expected Larry to accept the job, but he didn’t. (EVEN THOUGH) ___________________________________________________________________________________ .
14. No matter how hard Fred tried to start the car, he didn’t succeed.
Hard______________________________________________________________________________ .
15. Even though she hurried, she stopped to help the blind woman. (DESPITE) ___________________________________________________________________________________ .
16. Though I tried hard, I could not persuade him to change his mind.
Try________________________________________________________________________________ .
Hard______________________________________________________________________________ .
However___________________________________________________________________________ .
17. Hard-working as he is, he will never be top of his class.
Although___________________________________________________________________________ .
Though____________________________________________________________________________ .
18. Although he is young, he has been to more than 30 countries in the world and gained a lot of experience.
Though____________________________________________________________________________ .
19. Impressed as we were by the new cinema, we found it rather expensive. (NO MATTER HOW) ___________________________________________________________________________________ .
20. Although she swam strongly, she didn’t win the first prize in the race.
In spite of_________________________________________________________________________ .
Swim______________________________________________________________________________ .
Strongly____________________________________________________________________________ .
