12. Having retired from work, ____
A. social work interesrts him
B. it is possible for him to engage in social work
C. Mr Brown devotes all his time to social work
D. his interest is social work
13. ____ Ann by phone, James decided to email her
A. Having failed to contact
B. having failed contacting
C. He failed to contact
D. That he failed to contact
14. ____ with Uranium ore, Marie Curie discovered two elements, radium and polonium
A. While being worked
B. while working
C. Since working
D. having worked
15. Nam defeated the former champion in three sets. He finally won the inter-school table tennis championship
A. Having defeated the former champion in the inter-school table tennis, Nam did not hold the title of champion
B. Although Nam defeated the former champion in three sets, he did not win the title of the inter-school table tennis champion
C. Having defeated the former champion in three sets, Nam won the inter-school table tennis championship
D. Being defeated by the former champion, Nam lost the chance to play the final game of inter-school table tennis champion
My father doesn't allow me.... in his room
A. to smoke B. smoking C. smoke D. not smoke
Jim..... since you got home from football practice?
A. are you eating B. had you eaten C. did you eat D. have you eaten
When she came out, her bike........
A. was disappeared B. was being disappeared C. had disappeared D. have disappeared
We' ve lost her phone number, which makes it difficult.... her
A. contacting B. contacted C. to contact D. contact
Our flight was delayed,....... meant we had to wait for hour at the airport.
A. that is B. this is C. which D.which
Most of the children come from large and poor families which....... them form having proper schooling.
A. makes B. prevents C. leads D. gets
Our teacher is very proud........ her work.
A. in B. at C. of D. with
15. When telling he would have to have a surgery, Bob was reassured that he wouldn’t have to miss more than a week of work
A. When telling
B. to have a surgery
C. was reassured
D. of work
16. Having the vice-president of a large company, Mary has a lot of responsibilities
A. Having
B. a
C. has
D. a lot of
17. We slowly approached the door to the hospital, run into the nurse stepping out
A. slowly approached
B. the
C. run into
D. stepping out
1. Michael failed to persuade her parents, so he has to stay home now.
=> Had it _____________________
1: ______, we couldn't have continued with the project.
A. If you hadn't contributed positively
B. Even if you didn't like to contribute
C. Provided your contribution wouldn't come
D. Unless we had your contribution
2. : Alex did not do very well in class ______.
A. because he failed to study properly B. therefore he was a good student
C. as long as he had studied badly D. although he was not hard-working
3: The more you talk about the situation, ______.
A. the worse it seems B. it seems worse
C. it seems the worse D. the worse does it seem
4: Those boys took a long ladder ______.
A. so they will get the ball from the roof B. so that the ball from the roof can be gotten
C. in order to get the ball from the roof D. and then get the ball from the roof
5: She regretted to tell him that ______.
A. she was leaving the tickets at home B. she would have left the tickets at home
C. she had left the tickets at home D. the tickets at home would be left
IV. Identify one mistake:
1. You are not advised to go jogging because your serious heart disease.
A B C D
2. In order that to buy his new car, he had to borrow his friend some money.
A B C D
3. He stopping working because he was very tired to continue.
A B C D
4. They can speak English and use a computer so as to they can easily get a good job.
A B C D
5. He drank so many wine that he could not find his way home.
A B C D
6. It is so an interesting film that I have seen it three times.
A B C D
7. Because of they had collaborated well together, they were successful in their project.
A B C D
8. He was tired so that he could not continue his work.
A B C D
9. I rarely see a film in spite of there are many films that are worth seeing.
A B C D
10. Because it was late, so that he tired to type the contact as fast as possible.
A B C D
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 between them.
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
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
41. Although the sun was shining, __________.
A. it wasn’t very hot B. it was very hot C. yet it was very hot D. but it was very hot
42. Nowadays, the divorce rate is higher than it used to be________ young people are allowed to decide on their marriage.
A. despite B. but C. even though D. in spite of
43. _________ his poor health, Mr. Brown still works hard to support his family.
A. Despite of B. Despite C. Although D. Because of
44. I gave up the job ________ the attractive salary.
A. because B. because of C. although D. despite
45. _________ my father is old, he still goes jogging.
A. Although B. Because C. So that D. Despite
5. “I didn’t witness that accident. ”
A. He denied not having witnessed that accident. B. He denied having witnessed that accident.
C. He denied not having witnessing that accident. D. He denied not had witnessed that accident.
6. “You cheated in the exam. ” The teacher said to his students
A. The teacher insisted his students on cheating in the exam.
B. The teacher prevented his students from cheating in the exam.
C. The teacher advised his students to cheat in the exam.
D. The teacher accused his students of cheating in the exam.
7. " Don't forget to give the book back to Mary," he said to me.
A. He reminded me to give the book back to Mary.
B. He reminded me to forget to give the book back to Mary.
C. He advised me to give the book back to Mary.
D. He advised me to forget to give the book back to Mary.
8. "Would you like to go to the cinema with me tonight?" he said.
A. He invited me to go to the cinema with him that night.
B. He offered me to go to the cinema with him tonight.
C. He asked me if I'd like to go to the cinema with him tonight.
D. He would like me to go to the cinema with him this night.
9. 'Remember to pick me up at 6 o'clock tomorrow afternoon," she said.
A. She told me to remember to pick her up at 6 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
B. She reminded me to pick her up at 6 o'clock the following afternoon.
C. She reminded me to remember to pick her up at 6 o'clock the next afternoon.
D. She told me to pick her up at 6 o'clock the next day afternoon.
10. " Let's have a picnic next Saturday," Julia said.
A. Julia said that let's have a picnic the next Saturday.
B. Julia suggested having a picnic the following Saturday.
C. Julia advised how about having a picnic the next Saturday.
D. Julia told that why they didn't have a picnic next Saturday.
11. "If I were you, I'd tell him the truth," she said to me.
A. She said to me that if I were you, I'd tell him the truth. B. She will tell him the truth if she is me.
C. She suggested to tell him the truth if she were me. D. She advised me to tell him the truth.
12. “ Why don't you have your room repainted?" said Viet to Nam.
A. Viet suggested that Nam should have his room repainted.
B. Viet suggested having Nam's room repainted.
C. Viet asked Nam why you didn't have your room repainted.
D. Viet wanted to know why Nam doesn't have his room repainted.
13. "If I were you. Bill, I'd buy the house, " Stephen said.
A. Stephen suggested Bill to buy the house. B. Stephen advised Bill to buy the house.
C. Stephen promised Bill that he would buy the house. D. Stephen forced Bill to buy the house.
14. "I will ring you up after I get home. " Peter said to Mary.
A. Peter promised to give Mary a wedding ring after he got home.
B. Peter asked Mary to pay him a visit after he' got home.
C. Peter promised to visit Mary after he got home.
D. Peter promised to telephone Mary after he got home.
15. "You mustn't call the police," he said to his wife.
A. He accused his wife of calling the police. B. He warned his wife calling the police.
C. He stopped his wife from calling the police. D. He apologized his wife for calling the police.
16. "It's me. I made your dress dirty," Jane said to Ann.
A. Jane accused Ann of making her dress dirty. B. Ann prevented Jane from making her dress dirty.
C. Jane denied making Ann's dress dirty. D. Jane admitted making Ann's dress dirty.
17. "Don't go near that deserted house," Tuan said to me.
A. Tuan advised me not going near that deserted house.
B. Tuan insisted me going near that deserted house.
C. Tuan warned me against going near that deserted house.
D. Tuan suggested me not to going near that deserted house.
18. "How beautiful the dress you have just bought is!" Peter said to Mary.
A. Peter promised to buy Mary a beautiful dress. B. Peter said thanks to Mary for her beautiful dress.
C. Peter complimented Mary on her beautiful dress.
D. Peter asked Mary how she had just bought her beautiful dress.
1. They refuse ________ the donation from the government.
A. receiving B. to receive C. receive
2. The Bakers hire a young man __________ on their farm during the harvest.
A. work B. to work C. working
3. I heard someone ________ outside when I was watching TV.
A. to fall B. fall C. fell
4. The boy was able ________ the piano when he was small.
A. play B. playing C. to play
5. He advises Julia ________ to the dentist.
A. to go B. go C. going
6. He does not seem ________ passion for this job.
A. have B. having C. to have
7. Would you like ________ with music?
A. dance B. to dance C. dancing
8. Sam wanted me ________ there early in the morning.
A. come B. coming C. to come
9. Have you ever expected _______ an astronaut?
A. to become B. become