V. Rewrite the sentence, using the words given so that it has the same meaning to the first one:
1. I couldn’t sleep. I was tired (in spite of)
2. I got wet in the rain. I had an umbrella ( although)
3. What is the distance from here to the city center? (How far)
4. The distance between Ha Tinh and Ho Chi Minh city is about 1,000 km. ( It's)
5. Vietnam is a small country but it has many festivals during the year. (although)
6. My father lived in small village when he was a child. (used to).
7. My uncle drove carelessly some years ago, but now he doesn't. (used to)
8. Although she is so young, she performs excellently. (despite)
9. Her behaviour annoyed her teachers. (found)
10. I feel very relaxed when I see a romantic comedy. (seeing)
This painting costs ________ the other one, but it is prettier. |
| A. as much as | B. so much as | C. as many as | D. so many as |
| Because I was sitting in the back row of the theatre, I could hardly see the ________. |
| A. writers | B. painters | C. composers | D. musicians |
| I haven’t got ________ bread left for breakfast. |
| A. little | B. some | C. any | D. no |
| There ________ bottles of mineral water in the fridge. |
| A. is a | B. are any | C. are some | D. is some |
| How ________ pepper do you want? |
| A. many | B. much | C. some | D. far |
| I don’t watch horror films and my brother ________, either. |
| A. does | B. don't | C. do | D. doesn't |
9. During the teacher’s absence, the class was very noisy.
While _________________________________________________________________________
10. The builder is going to mend my roof tomorrow.
I ____________________________________________________________________________
11. I am sorry I sent you that letter. It was very rude of me.
I regret _______________________________________________________________________
13. He is so dull that people fall asleep while he is talking.
He is such _____________________________________________________________________
14. My English friend finds using chopsticks difficult.
My English friend isn't ..........................................................................................................................
15. That car's so expensive, I don’t think I can buy it.
It's such ...................................................................................................................................................
Fill in: although, even though, though, but, despite or in spite of.
0. A: I can’t believe you paid so much for that concert ticket!
B: Even though it was expensive, it was definitely worth it.
A: The film was really great.
B: It was a bit long, ........................
A: What a simple card trick!
B: ........................ it may seem easy, I’ve been practising it for months.
A: How did you and your brother do in the exams?
B: I did well ........................ Billy didn’t.
A: Did you finish your homework?
B: Yes, ........................ it took me more than two hours.
A: Did you get to the airport on time?
B: Yes. ........................ the heavy traffic, I was able to catch my flight.
A: I didn’t go out over the weekend ........................ the good weather.
B: Why? Were you feeling sick?
A: I think we have the same camera.
B: Not really. Yours takes film ........................ mine is digital.
A: What do you think of extreme sports?
B: They are exciting ........................ they can be very dangerous.
A: Did you like the house you saw yesterday?
B: To be honest, the house wasn’t very nice. I liked the garden, ........................
Exercise I: Fill in: although, even though, whereas, though, but, despite or in spite of.
1. A: I can't believe you paid so much for that concert ticket!
- B __________ it was expensive, it was definitely worth it.
2 A: The film was really great. - B: It was a bit long, __________________
3 A: What a simple card trick! - B:_____it may seem easy, I've been practising it for months. 4 A: How did you and your brother do in the exams? - B: I did well_______Billy didn't.
5. A: Did you finish your homework? - B: Yes, _________it took me more than two hours.
6 A: Did you get to the airport on time?
- B: Yes.________the heavy traffic, I was able to catch my flight.
7 A: I didn't go out over the weekend __________the good weather.
- B: Why? Were you feeling sick?
8 A: I think we have the same camera.
- B: Not really. Yours takes film ________mine is digital.
9 A: What do you think of extreme sports?
- B: They are exciting _________they can be very dangerous.
10 A: Did you like the house you saw yesterday?
B: To be honest, the house wasn't very nice. I liked the garden, _______
11. I finished in the top ten of my class ____ spending all my time playing basketball and football.
12. He actually enjoys confrontation, _______ I prefer a quiet life
Fill in: although, even though, whereas, though, but, despite or in spite of.
1. A: I can't believe you paid so much for that concert ticket!
- B __________ it was expensive, it was definitely worth it.
2 A: The film was really great. - B: It was a bit long, __________________
3 A: What a simple card trick! - B:_____it may seem easy, I've been practising it for months. 4 A: How did you and your brother do in the exams? - B: I did well_______Billy didn't.
5. A: Did you finish your homework? - B: Yes, _________it took me more than two hours.
6 A: Did you get to the airport on time?
- B: Yes.________the heavy traffic, I was able to catch my flight.
7 A: I didn't go out over the weekend __________the good weather.
- B: Why? Were you feeling sick?
8 A: I think we have the same camera.
- B: Not really. Yours takes film ________mine is digital.
9 A: What do you think of extreme sports?
- B: They are exciting _________they can be very dangerous.
10 A: Did you like the house you saw yesterday?
B: To be honest, the house wasn't very nice. I liked the garden, _______
11. I finished in the top ten of my class ____ spending all my time playing basketball and football.
12. He actually enjoys confrontation, _______ I prefer a quiet life
Ex1: Finish the following sentences in such a way that it's as similar in meaning:
1, i love to read books very much
-> I enjoy.............................................
2, The children couldn't go swimming because It was very cold
-> The sea was too....................................................
3, I often went to the cinema at weekends
-> I used......................................................
4, Peter is too young to see the horror film
-> peter is not..................................................
5, I do this exercise in three and a half hours
-> It takes...................................................
6, To see that film is interesting
-> It's interesting.............................................
7, The test is so difficult that the pupils can not finish it in time
-> The test is too......................................................
Read the text, then answer the questions below:
Last May Day, my class went to the countryside by bus for our holiday. There was too much traffic on the road so we had to move very slowly. It took us about one hour to get out of the town. After some time, we came to a hill. It was green and beautiful. We thought this was a good place for a picnic, so we stopped and took the food, fruit and drinks out of the bus. We sat down and began to eat. Suddenly a strong wind blew and soon it started to rain. We had to run back to the bus and have our meal in the bus. Then we drove back home. What a sad trip!
1. Where did his class go last May Day?
-> ………………………………………………………………………….……………
2.What was the traffic like?
-> …………………………………………………………….……………………….
3.Did they go very fast?
-> …………………………………………………………….……………………….
4.Where did they stop to have the picnic?
-> …………………………………………………………….……………………….
5.Did they have a nice trip? Why?
-> …………………………………………………………….……………………….
Fill a word in each blank in the following passage
My favourite hobby is reading.I ........................this hobby when i was five year old .I still remember the first book i read,which was ............ lazy rabbit.I was so excited when i read book,so i kept .......................I enjoy reading .....................it develops my imagination.It also widens my knowledge .I can understand ................... a nation has its name or what cause natural disasters.Moreover ,...................helps me connect with other students because .............................is a book club at my school .We gather once a week to...................what we have read.
1. The test we did yesterday was so difficult that we couldn’t finish it in two hours. (SUCH)
Yesterday we did _________________________________________________.
2. The garage is servicing my car on Monday. (SERVICED)
àI am _________________________________________________.
3. Follow the instructions carefully and you won’t have any problems. (AS LONG AS)
à You _________________________________________________.
4. “I’m sorry, I gave you the wrong number” said Paul to Susan. (APOLOGIZED)
à Paul _________________________________________________.
5. Gary is the best guitarist in the class (ELSE)
à No one _________________________________________________.
6. There’s only a little coffee left in the jar. (MUCH)
à There ………………………………… …………coffee left in the jar.
7. Young children like Disneyland. (POPULAR)
à Disneyland ……………………………………………… young children.
8. Karen doesn’t like watching sport on TV. (INTERESTED)
à Karen ……………………………………….. watching sport on TV.
9. John participated in a swimming competition last week. (IN)
à John ……………………….. ……..in a swimming competition last week.
10. Do you want to watch TV? (FEEL)
à Do you ………………………………..TV?