cau1 : choose the best answer :

1 .............. it was raining heavily he went out without a raincoat

a in spite b in spite of c however d although

2 ............. of the committee , i’d like to thank you for your generous donation .

a according b on behalf c together d in addition

3 ................. he was not feeling very well , mr. graham went to visit his aunt as usual .

a although b however c therefore d still

4 ............. he had no money for a bus , he had to walk all the way home .

a for b thus c so d as

5 ............... to an accident in the high street , traffic is moving very slowly on the london road

a through b owing c because d since

6 of course i’m a christian ................. i expect everyone who works here to be a christian too

a since b then c and d but

7 the ...................... the disaster was angine failure , not human error

a reason by b reason on c reason why d reason for

8 we have to start early ................. we will not be late

a so that b that c because d because of

9 she came in quietly .................. not to wake the baby

a as if b so as c such as d if so

10 he was offered the job ...................... his qualifications were poor

a despite b in spite of c even though d whereas

I. Choose the best answer A, B, C or D.

1. Unfortunately, my flight to Da Nang was ............... for one and a half hour.

A. delayed B. held up C. held on D. both A & B

2. Vietnam has a great number of tourist ...............; therefore, it is a good destination for many travellers worldwide.

A. attractive B. attractives C. attraction D. attractions

3. He had ............... two expeditions to Spain to study wild plants by the end of 2010.

A. taken B. made C. done D. gone

4. It can be quite busy here during  the tourist .

        A. Season B. phase C. period D. stage

5. Make  sure  you ahotel before you come to our island, especially in the summer.

    A. Book B. keep C. put D. buy

1D

2D

3B

4A

5A

1.c

2.d

3.b

4.b

5.d

6.c

Mình nghĩ vậy đó!!

Repalce the underlined words with suitable phrasal verbs.

1.Frank never arrives on time for the meeting

a.turns down b.turns up c.turns on d.turns off

2.I'd like to examine this complain we received this morning

a.look up b.look for c.look into d.look after

tuong la look over?

3.The bomb exploded with a loud bang which could be heard allover the town

a.go off b.call off c. get over d.go for

4.We can't have a sandwich, I'm afraid We've used up our supply or bread

a.gone for b.run out of c.gone into d.called off

5.Because of a heavy rain, the concert had to cancelled

a.called off b.tried on c.made on d.put off

6.Would you take care of my handbagwhile I go to the toilet

a.get over b.check in c.look after d.give up

7.I wonder who first though of the idea of wearing seatbelts in cars

a.come up with b.gave up c.taken up d.held up

8.My cousin hasn't recovered from the death of his father

a.got up b.got off c.got on d.got over

9.The baby certainly resembles his father.

a.take after b.looks after c.comes after d.run safter

10.Because of an accident, The train was delayed for several hours

a.put off b.called off c.went off d.taken off

Repalce the underlined words with suitable phrasal verbs.

1.Frank never arrives on time for the meeting

a.turns down b.turns up c.turns on d.turns off

2.I'd like to examine this complain we received this morning

a.look up b.look for c.look into d.look after

look over

3.The bomb exploded with a loud bang which could be heard allover the town

a.go off b.call off c. get over d.go for

5.Because of a heavy rain, the concert had to cancelled

a.called off b.tried on c.made on d.put off

6.Would you take care of my handbagwhile I go to the toilet

a.get over b.check in c.look after d.give up

7.I wonder who first though of the idea of wearing seatbelts in cars

a.come up with b.gave up c.taken up d.held up

8.My cousin hasn't recovered from the death of his father

a.got up b.got off c.got on d.got over

9.The baby certainly resembles his father.

a.take after b.looks after c.comes after d.run safter

10.Because of an accident, The train was delayed for several hours

a.put off b.called off c.went off d.taken off

Repalce the underlined words with suitable phrasal verbs.

1. Frank never arrives on time for the meeting.

a.turns down b.turns up (xuất hiện) c.turns on d.turns off

2. I'd like to examine this complain we received this morning.

a.look up b.look for c.look into (nghiên cứu, điều tra) d.look after

3. The bomb exploded with a loud bang which could be heard allover the town.

a.go off (nổ) b.call off c.get over d.go for

Trong câu này thì pải dùng went off mới đúng!

4. We can't have a sandwich, I'm afraid we've used up our supply or bread.

a.gone for b.run out of (hết) c.gone into d.called off

5. Because of a heavy rain, the concert had to cancelled.

a.called off (hoãn) b.tried on c.made on d.put off

6. Would you take care of my handbagwhile I go to the toilet.

a.get over b.check in c.look after (chăm sóc) d.give up

7. I wonder who first though of the idea of wearing seatbelts in cars.

a.come up with (giải thích) b.gave up c.taken up d.held up

8. My cousin hasn't recovered from the death of his father.

a.got up b.got off c.got on d.got over (hồi phục)

9. The baby certainly resembles his father.

a.take after (giống) b.looks after c.comes after d.run safter

10. Because of an accident, the train was delayed for several hours.

a.put off b.called off (hoãn lại) c.went off d.taken off

Good luck!

1. He has so many money that he can't afford to buy food

a.so b.many c. afford d. to buy

2. The flight was delayed because of there was so much fog

a.was delayed b. because c.of d.much

3.He drives carelessly, so he never has an accident.

a.carelessly b.so c.has d.accident

4.The play was so boring enough we went home early.

a.was b.so c.enough d.early

5. One of my friends said that she likes learning with her teacher

a. One b.likes c. learning d.with

6. used glass is collect and sent to factories for recycling

a. is collect b.sent c.to d. recycling

7. The house is large enough for my family to live in it

a. enough b.for c.to live d.it

1. ______ it was late, I decided to phone Brian.

A. Despite B. However C. In spite of D. Though

2. The little boy was hungry ______ he ate nothing.

A. although B. so C. but D. and

3. ______ the car was cheap, it was in good condition.

A. Although B. Because C. As D. If

4. ______ tomorrow is a public holiday; all the shops will be shut all day.

A. As B. Just as C. Although D. When

5. She came in _____ turned on the radio.

A. so B. and C. or D. but

6. We didn’t go for a walk _____ it was very cold.

A. though B. because C. but D. so

7. ______ I tried to persuade her, I didn’t succeed.

A. Because B. So C. Although D. However

8. Lan woke up late _____ she didn’t have time for breakfast

A. so B. since C. as d. though

9. I like fish ____ I don’t like catching them myself.

A. or B. but C. so D. and

10. He had an accident __although__ he was careful.

1. ______ it was late, I decided to phone Brian.

A. Despite B. However C. In spite of D. Though

2. The little boy was hungry ______ he ate nothing.

A. although B. so C. but D. and

3. ______ the car was cheap, it was in good condition.

A. Although B. Because C. As D. If

4. ______ tomorrow is a public holiday; all the shops will be shut all day.

A. As B. Just as C. Although D. When

5. She came in _____ turned on the radio.

A. so B. and C. or D. but

6. We didn’t go for a walk _____ it was very cold.

A. though B. because C. but D. so

7. ______ I tried to persuade her, I didn’t succeed.

A. Because B. So C. Although D. However

8. Lan woke up late _____ she didn’t have time for breakfast

A. so B. since C. as d. though

9. I like fish ____ I don’t like catching them myself.

A. or B. but C. so D. and

10. He had an accident __because__ he was careful.

1. ______ it was late, I decided to phone Brian.

A. Despite B. However C. In spite of D. Though

2. The little boy was hungry ______ he ate nothing.

A. although B. so C. but D. and

3. ______ the car was cheap, it was in good condition.

A. Although B. Because C. As D. If

4. ______ tomorrow is a public holiday; all the shops will be shut all day.

A. As B. Just as C. Although D. When

5. She came in _____ turned on the radio.

A. so B. and C. or D. but

6. We didn’t go for a walk _____ it was very cold.

A. though B. because C. but D. so

7. ______ I tried to persuade her, I didn’t succeed.

A. Because B. So C. Although D. However

8. Lan woke up late _____ she didn’t have time for breakfast

A. so B. since C. as d. though

9. I like fish ____ I don’t like catching them myself.

A. or B. but C. so D. and

11. _____ it was raining, I went swimming.

A. So B. Because C. However D. Although

12. Ann felt ill, ____ she insisted on going to work.

A. though B. so C. and D. but

13. _____ I felt tired, I went to bed early.

A. Although B. So C. As D. However

14. _____ he’s got an English name, he is German.

A. Although B. However C. Because D. Since

15. They decided not to go out for a meal _____ they were too tired.

A. so B. because C. but D. if

16. We were the better team ____ we lost the match.

A. so B. and C. but D. because

17. Keith decided to give up his job ___ I advised him not to

A. because B. however C. although D. since

18. ______ we were in town, we often met him.

A. For B. Although C. So D. When

19. She didn’t get the job ____ she had all the necessary qualifications.

A. because B. although C. so D. but

20. I could not eat ____ I was very hungry.

A. even though B. in spite of C. despite D. in spite the fact that

Exercise 4: Choose the best answer to complete these following sentences.

1. In spite _____, the baseball game was not cancelled.

A. the rain B. of the rain C. it was raining D. there was a rain

2. ___ he had enough money, he refused to buy a new car.

A. In spite B. In spite of C. Despite D. Although

3. ______, he walked to the station.

A. Despite being tired B. Although to be tired C. In spite being tired D. Despite tired

4. The children slept well, despite _____

A. it was noise B. the noise C. of the noise D. noisy

5. She left him __________ she still loved him.

A. even if B. even though C. in spite of D. despite

6. _______ her lack of hard work, she was promoted.

A. In spite B. Even though C. in spite of D. despite of

7. _______ they are brothers, they do not look alike.

A. Although B. Even C. Despite D. In spite of

8. I’m learning English ________ I want to get a better job.

A. or B. because C. therefore D. but

9. Please do that work ________I told you yesterday.

A. like B. as C. same as D. similar to

10. This boy lied to you. ________you don’t trust him anymore

A. so B. but C. and D. however.

11. _______ Dad works hard all day; he always goes to bad late and gets up early.

A. However B. Despite C. Although D. No matter

12. That boy wasn’t busy. _______, he refused to help his mother.

A. so B. but C. and D. however.

13. ________the rain, the baseball game was not cancelled.

A. In spite of B. Even though C. Although D. Despite 1

4. I got a job _________ my bad English.

A. if B. although C. in spite of D. because

1.Although I am hungry, I can't eat now. Despite being hungry, I can't eat now

2.Despite the narrow streets, many people drive cars in this city. Though the streets are narrow, many people drive cars in this city.

3. In spite of the high prices, my daughters insist on going to the movie. Although the prices are high, my daughters insist on going to the movie.

5. He couldn't sleep because of his worries. Because being worried, he couldn't sleep

6. Because of driving too fast, he caused a serious accident. Because he drove too fast, he caused a serious accident.

7. He is tired because of staying up late last night. Because he stayed up late last night, he is tired

8. I couldn't he do the test because it was difficult. Because of the difficult test, I couldn't do it

9. Although he got up early, he was late for the first train. In spite of getting up early, he was late for the first train​