They sold this house last year =>This house ............... My friend will not attend my party =>I wish...... Lan always gets good Marks because She Studies hard. =>Lan Studies...........
Mai rarely gets good mark ____ she studies very hard.
A.and B. Because C. Although D.So
Circle the best answer:
6. My sister studied hard. ................, she completed her exam successfully.
A. Although B. But C. Because D. Therefore
7. He never goes to school late, .............. ?
A. isn't he B. will he C. doesn't he D. does he
8. ................... she was an hour late, she didn't say "sorry" to the teacher.
A. Because of B. In spite of C. However D. Although
9. Mary can't go to the movies with us tonight. She will have to ........ her little sister.
A. look through B. look at C. look after D. look up
10. The doctor .......... me not to stay up too late at night.
A. advised B. suggested C. insisted D. made
11. The cooker .............. you bought at the supermarket yesterday, was expensive.
A. who B. which C. whose D. where
12. Ba: "I think we should use paper economically to save trees in the forests."
Lan: "........................."
A. Congratulations B. Yes. I'd love to C. That's a good idea D. It's nice of you to say so
13. The man ...................... to the crowd over there is a famous professor.
A. is talking B. talks C. talking D. to talk
14. Speak to him slowly ............. he may understand you better.
A. so that B. as C. for D. because
15. After Nga's birthday, her mother was the only person ................. the house.
A. clean B. cleaned C. cleaning D. to clean
TOPIC : COMPLEX SENTENCES:
E1: Choose the best answer
1. Mai worked hard , ______ she passed her exam .
a. so b. although c. because d. though
2. _____ she was very tired , she helped her brother with his homework .
a. Because b. whether c. Although c. so
3. It’s raining hard , _____ we can’t go to the beach .
a. or b. but c. so d. though
4. Nam was absent from class yesterday ____ he felt sick .
a. so b. because c. although d. but
5. Tom has a computer , _____ he doesn’t use it .
a. or b. as because d. but
6. The boy can’t reach the shelf ____ he’s not tall enough.
a. because b. although c. even though d. and
7. The film was boring, ____ we went home .
a. so b. when c. but c. if
8. The girl bought the shoes _____ they are very expensive .
a. but b. if c. so d. although
9. He used to smoke a lot ______ now he doesn’t smoke any more .
a. still b. therefore c. but d. as
10. She couldn’t unlock it ______ she had the wrong key .
a. while b. but c. though d. because
11. ____ it rained , the boys played football .
a. Even b. Even though c. However d. In spite of
12. It was still painful , ____ I went to see a doctor .
a. so b. however c. but d. or
13. Lan likes oranges _____ her sister doesn’t .
a. but b. as c. so because
14. Nam failed the final exam _____ he was lazy .
a. while b. though c.because d. but
15. He’s tired _____ he stayed up late watching TV.
a. and b. or c. if d. since
16. Jim can speak English _____ French fluently .
a. also b. but also c. and d. so
17. _______ the traffic , I arrived on time .
a. Though b. Although b. Even though d. In spite of
18. ______ they live near us , we can see them very often .
a. So b. As c. Though d. Even
19. ______ I was really tired , I couldn’t sleep .
a. If b. Although c. While D. However
20. We watched TV the whole evening ______ we had nothing better to do .
a. because b. though c. so d. but
21. It’s cheap. _____, I don’t like it .
a. and b. because c. so d. however
22. ______ it was late , I decided to phone Brian.
a. Despite b. However c. In spite of d. Though
23. The little boy was hungry ______ he ate nothing .
a. although b. so c. but d. and
24. ______ the car was cheap , it was in good condition .
a. Although b. Because c. As d. If
25. ______ tomorow is a public holiday , all the shops will be shut .
a. As b. Just as c. Although d. When
26. She came in _____ turned on the radio .
a. so b. and c. or d. but
27. We didn’t go for a walk _____ it was very cold .
a. though b. because c. but d. so
28. ______ I tried to persuade her , I didn’t succeed .
a. Because b. So c. Although d. However
29. Lan woke up late _____ she didn’t have time for breakfast
a. so b. since c. as d. though
30. I like fish ____ I don’t like catching them myself .
a. or b. but c. so d. and
31. He had an accident ____ he was careful .
a. even though b. because c. so d. since
32. _____ it was raining , I went swimming .
a. So b. Because c. However d. Although
33. Ann felt ill , ____ she insisted on going to work .
a. though b. so c. and d. but
34. _____ I felt tired , I went to bed early .
a. Although b. So c. As d. However
35. _____ he’s got an English name , he is German .
a. Although b. However c. Because d. Since
36. They decided not to go out for a meal _____ they were too tired .
a. so b. because c. but d. if
37. We were the better team ____ we lost the match .
a. so b. and c. but d. because
38. Keith decided to give up his job ____ I advised him not to
a. because b. however c. although d. since
39. ______ we were in town , we often met him .
a. For b. Although C. So d. When
40 . She didn’t get the job ____ she had all the necessary qualifications .
a. because b. although c. so d. but
41. I could not eat ____ I was very hungry .
a. even though b. in spite
c. despite d. in spite the fact that
42. In spite _____ , the baseball game was not cancelled .
a. the rain b. of the rain
c. it was raining d. there was a rain
43. ______ he had enough money , he refused to buy a new car .
a. In spite b. In spite of c. Despite d. Although
44. ______ , he walked to the station .
a. Despite being tired b. Although to be tired
c. In spite being tired d. Despite tired
45. The children slept well , despite _____
a. it was noise b. the noise c. of the noise d. noisy
46. She left him __________ she still loved him .
a. even if b. even though c. in spite of d. despite
47. _______ her lack of hard work , she was promoted .
a. In spite b. Even though c. in spite of d. despite of
48. _______ they are brothers, they do not look like .
a. Although b. Even c. Despite d. In spite of
49. 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
50. ______ 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
51. The team played on in spite of the rain
a. even if b. if c. in case d. despite
52. ………….. the storm, the ship couldn’t reach its destination on time.
A. In case of B. In spite of
C. Because of D. But for
52. He was offered the job ………. he had no experience.
A. even though B. despite C. while D. however
53. We postponed the picnic ………………………
A. because it is raining heavily B. because of the raining heavily
C. because the heavily rain it was D. because it was raining heavily
54. ……… her severe pain, she tried to walk to the auditorium to attend the lecture.
A. Although B. Despite C. though D. In spite
55. She went to bed early ……….. she felt tired.
A. although B. despite C. because D. because of
56. I couldn’t read the letter ……….. the darkness.
A. despite B. in spite of C. because of D. because
57. The boys were punished -------------- they made many mistakes. A. in spite of B. because
C. even though D. as if
58-------------- the liberation of women, women can take part in social activities. A. Because B. Thanks to C. While D. As
59. Despite feeling cold, we kept walking. A. Although we felt cold, but we kept walking
B. Although we felt cold, we kept walking C. However cold we felt, but we kept walking
D. However we felt cold, we kept walking
60. She decided to leave her job in the company ------------ she could earn a lot of money there. A. because B. although
C. despite D. since
61. The children laughed a lot because of the funny story. A. The children laughed because the story is funny.
B. The children laughed because of the story funny C. The children laughed because it was funny.
D. The children laughed because the story was funny
62. Although he took a taxi, Bill still arrived late for the concert. A. Bill arrived late for the concert because he takes a taxi. 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. Although Bill took a taxi he can’t come to the concert on time.
63. The flight was delayed -------------- the fog.
A. in spite of B. because of C. though D. since
64. Hong didn’t participate in the contest -------------- her lack of confidence. A. because B. because of C. since D. despite
65. He hid that letter in a draw -------------- no one could read it. A. so that B. because C. although D. in spite of
66. -------------- Tom was unable to see anything, he knew some one was in his room. A. Because B. In case C. If D. Even though
67. -------------- other workers’ constant objection, the director dismissed the worker. A. Because B. Because of C. Although D. In spite of
68. The mother got angry because --------------. A. her son behaved badly B. her son's bad behavior
C. her son will behave badly D. her son bad behaving
69. He lost his job -------------- his laziness. A. due to B. in spite of C. despite D. because
70. She is looking for a new job -------------- she is tired of doing a routine job day after day. A. since B. as C. because D. all are correct
71. She was so busy that she couldn’t answer the phone.
A. Because she was very busy, she couldn’t answer the phone. B. Because she was very busy, she could answer the phone. C. Although she was very busy, she couldn’t answer the phone. D. Although she was very busy, she could answer the phone.
72. No matter how hard I tried I couldn't open the door.
A. Although I tried very hard, I couldn't open the door.
B. Although I tried very hard, I could open the door.
C. In spite of I tried very hard, I couldn't open the door.
D.I couldn't open the door,even though trying very hard.
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1. “Turn off the lights when leaving the classroom, Ba", I said
→ I suggested that
2. Ms. Xuan types very fast, so she gets good salary.
→ Because..................
3. My son continues to study English in that language centre.
→ My son ......................
4. Buy recycled products, and we can do part to save natural resources
→ If.....................
5. Save electricity and water monthly or you'll have to pay a lot of money.
→ If you
6. Wash your hands often with soap and water to prevent infection.
→ I suggested that you,
7. Let's put the garbage bins around the schoolyard.
→ How
8. Do the work carefully or I will punish you.
→ If
9. He couldn't cook a meal, so he went to the restaurant.
→ As
10. Miss Lan is trying to find a good way to reduce her electricity bill.
→ Miss Lan is trying to look
11. What about washing our hands before coming to school?
→ I suggest that our hands
12. Lan was careless, so she broke the cup.
→ Lan broke
13. Because the water is polluted, we can not swim in this river.
→ Because of
14. Study harder and you'll pass the exam.
→ If
15. Long had a heavy sigh as he heard that he failed the examination.
→ Long sighed
Choose the most suitable word or phrase.
1. …………………he studied hard, he failed his exam. (Although / Because / If / However)
2. Mary is sad …………………she has lost her calculator. (even though / so / but / because)
3. The film started a few minutes ago, …………………? (didn’t it / did it / does it / doesn’t it)
4. It was …………………hot day that we decided to leave work early. (such / so/ so a / such a)
5. The smaller the room is, the …………………furniture it needs. (less / fewer / smaller / more)
6. The woman …………………is our teacher has been to Canada. (who / whose / which / whom)
7. Peter doesn’t like scuba-diving. …………………does his brother. (Too / Neither / So / Either)
8. I tried my …………………but I didn’t manage to pass the test. (hard / efforts / best / everything)
SO...THAT:
1.My sister is very young, so she can't go to school alone.
=>My sister is so
2.I have met a lot of people and I can't remember all their names.
=>I have met so
3.My father can't drink this coffee because it is strong coffee.
=>The coffee is so
4.I was too tired to watch TV last night.
=>I was so
He always gets bad marks ___________he is very lazy
23. Alex is the fastest swimmer in the club.
→ Nobody else in the club_______________________________
24. My sister is a hard student. She always does her homework correctly.
→ My sister, who ___________________________ ______
25. I hope to receive a letter from my parents soon.
→ I am looking ______________________________________________
26. I’m sorry for hurting you
→ If only _____________________________________________________