1. Lion dancing is very popular in Viet Nam. My friend Anny does not enjoy it.

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2. Bob always walks to work. He is living in the city.

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3. My house is near the beach. I rarely go swimming.

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4. My brother is working in Ha Noi. He comes home on every public holiday.

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5. Paul is an Australian, he enjoys Vietnamese New year.

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6 Most children go to see the firework show, Linh and Mai stay home watching TV.

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7. Nick used to smoke. He seems to be in good health.

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8. I couldn’t sleep. I was tired.

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9. Henry’s friend is a millionaire. He hates spending money.

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10. We couldn’t get tickets. We queued for an hour.

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1. She has plenty of money, but she is very mean. (although)

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2. They have a car, but they rarely use it. (though)

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3. He was innocent, but he was sent to prison. (although)

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4. He has a number of relatives living nearby, but he never visits them (even though)

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5. She never takes any kind of exercise, but she is quite fit and healthy. (even though)

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6.The keyboard wasn’t working well. She tried to finish the letter (although)

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7.The forecast said it would rain. It turned out to be a beautiful day. (although)

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8.I’m no better. I’ve taken the bill. (even though)

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9. The traffic was bad. I arrived at the airport on time. (though)

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10. I didn’t get the job. I had all necessary qualifications. (though)

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11. We enjoyed the vacation. It rained a lot. (although)

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12. She felt sick. She went to work. (though)

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13. I was really tired. I couldn’t sleep. (even though)

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14. He is very rich. He isn’t happy. (although)

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15. She couldn’t answer the question. She is very intelligent. (though)

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16. He tried. He was not successful. (though)

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17. His life is hard. He determined to study well. (although)

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18. He was wise and experienced. He was not taken in. (though)

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1. Although he has a very important job, he isn’t particularly well-paid.

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2. Although I had never seen her before, I recognized her from a photograph.

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3. She wasn’t wearing the coat although it was quite cold.

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4. We thought we’d better invite them to the party although we don’t like them very much.

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5. Although I didn’t speak the language, I managed to make myself understand.

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6. Although the heat was on, the room wasn’t warm.

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7. I didn’t recognize her although I’d met her twice before.

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8. We’re not very good friends although we’ve known each other a long time.

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9. Although Minh was ill, he still came to the meeting.

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10. Although he promised that he wouldn’t be late, he didn’t arrive until 9 o’clock.

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6. Although the salary was low, he accepted the job.

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7. In spite of their quarrel, they remain the best of friends.

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8. In spite of the bad weather, they went out for dinner.

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9. In spite of his age, he still leads an active life.

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10. In spite of his hard work, Ba he failed his exam.

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11. In spite of the heavy rain, we decided to go to see the match.

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12. Although they lost, the home team played very well.

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13. Even though it was raining, I still went to school on time.

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14. Although she isn’t brilliant, she studies quite well.

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15. She isn’t brilliant but she studies quite well.

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16. The house isn’t nice, but I like the garden.

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17. It was raining, but we went out.

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18. Everyone likes Bob even though he talkative.

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19. Though I had an umbrella, I got very wet in the rain.

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20. We enjoyed the vacation although it rained a lot.

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26. Although she doesn’t earn much money, she spends like a millionaire.

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27. Tom will not pass the examination although he studies well.

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28. He is still fat though he has been on a diet for 2 years.

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45. She didn’t eat much though she was hungry.

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46. Although he had much experience in machinery, he didn’t succeed in repairing this machine.

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47. We did the test well though it was difficult.

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48. Although he is strong, I’m not afraid of him.

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49. The plane took off though the weather was bad.

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50. Though his English was good, he wasn’t chosen.

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51. Although the streets are narrow, many people drive in this city.

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52. Mr Pike doesn’t wear glasses though he is over sixty.

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53. He ate the chocolate cake even though he was on diet.

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54. He studies very well though his life was hard at that time.

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