Fill un the blanks with and , or , but , or so, because , therefore , however , although , inspite of

1,You can sing a song_____ you can tell a funny store 

2, We've tried hard, ____ we never successed

3, She pick up her bag____ hurried ran to wards the bus getting into the station

4,We've olanned for a picnic_____ the rain let us down

5,Bring an umbrella with you,____ you'll get wet

6, The weather was terrible,____ they canceled the flight

7,The house was on fire,_____ they managed to save it

8,Open the door ____ let it some fresh air

9,I like drawing, _____ my sister has given me a box of color pencils

10,I often tell my little brother a story,______ not a long one ,so that he gat to sleep

11,Sinh decided to leave school_____ I advised him not to do so

12,____ feeling rather ill, he didn't wear any warm clothers to school

13,People still smoke _____ knowing the dangers

14,He managed to go to school_____his right leg is injured

15,He bought the pen____ ít high price

16,_____ my father is up to neck at work, he always spends some time talking to me every day

17,Polly's watch was broken_____ she borrowed mine

18, My family went to Africa______ we wanted to stydy the wild animals

19,Melissa tried to this the book_____ she couldn't understand it 

20, She isn't English ______, she speak English perfectly

21, They went to town ______ bought a lot of clothes

22, The road was under water _____, the police closed it to traffic

23,The air is polluted_____ there is too much traffic 

24, I haven't got a car _____ I've got a motorbike 

25,Which color do you want - red, green , yellow ,_____ blue ?

26, She is working late next Friday ______ she can't come to the party

I. Fill in the blanks with and, or, but, or so, because, therefore, however,
although, inspite of
1. you can sing a song ____you can tell a funny story
2. We’ve tried hard,____ we never successed
3. She pick up her bag _____ hurried ran towards the bus getting into the
station.
4. we’ve planned for a picnic ____ the rain let us down
5. Bring an umbrella with you,____ you ‘ll get wet
6. the weather was terrible,____ they canceled the flight.
7. The house was on fire,_____ they managed to save it.
8. Open the door _____ let it some fresh air.
9. I like drawing,______ my sister has given me a box of color pencils.
10.I often tell my little brother a story,_____ not a long one, so that he get
to sleep.
11. Sinh decided to leave school ____ I advised him not to do so
12._____ feeling rather ill, he didn’t wear any warm clothes to school.

13.People still smoke _____ knowing the dangers.
14.He managed to go to school _____ his right leg is injured.
15.He bought the pen _____ its high price.
16. _____ my father is up to neck at work, he always spends some time
talking to me every day.
17. Polly's watch was broken.........she borrowed mine.
18. My family went to Africa.........we wanted to study the wild animals.
19. Melissa tried to read the book.........she couldn't understand it.
20. She isn't English. ........., she speaks English perfectly.
21. They went to town.........bought a lot of clothes.
22. The road was under water. ........., the police closed it to traffic.
23. the air is polluted.........there is too much traffic.
24. I haven't got a car.........I've got a motorbike.
25. Which color do you want - red, green, yellow, .........blue?
26. She is working late next Friday......... she can't come to the party.

I. Fill in the blanks with: ALTHOUGH, AND, BECAUSE, BUT, OR, SINCE, SO, UNLESS, UNTIL, WHEN. 

1. Things were different …..........……….. I was young. 

2. I do it …………...........… I like it. 

3. Let us wait here …………............ the rain stops. 

4. You cannot be a lawyer ……...............…..you have a law degree. 

5. She has not called …….............……… she left last week. 

6. I saw him leaving an hour ….............…………. two ago. 

7. This is an expensive …...........……… very useful book. 

8. We were getting tired ….............……….. we stopped for a rest. 

9. He was angry ………..........…. he heard what happened. 

10. Walk quickly ………..................…. you will be late. 

11. He had to retire ………...............…… of ill health. 

12. We will go swimming next Sunday ……................…….. it's raining. 

13. I heard a noise ………..........… I turned the light on. 

14. Would you like a coffee ……..........……… tea?

Fill in the blank space in each sentence with and, but, so, or, because, therefore, however.
1. I haven’t got a car …………………I’ve got a motorbike.
2. They went to town …………………bought a lot of clothes.
3. Study harder …………………you will fail the coming exam.
4. Would you like some water …………………some fruit juice?
5. Polly’s watch was broken …………………she borrowed mine.
6. The air is polluted …………………there’s too much traffic.
7. She isn’t English. …………………, she speaks English perfectly.
8. The water in the river is polluted, …………………we can’t go swimming.

9. Melissa tried to read the book …………………she couldn’t understand it.
10. She’s working late next Friday …………………she can’t come to the party.
11. The road was under water. …………………the police closed it to traffic.
12. Someone switched the freezer off. …………………all the food was spoilt.
13. My family went to Africa …………………we wanted to study the wild animals.
14. I was hungry …………………didn’t eat on the plane. The food didn’t look appetizing.
15. We wanted to go to the beach; …………………, it started to rain …………………we stayed at home.

Choose the correct word to complete each sentence : and , but , or , so , because , however , therefore .

1. Jane is interlligent.....hard - working

2. We often have eggs.....bread for breakfast

3. Would you like tea,.....coffee? Tea, plaese

4. She can dance,......she can't sing

5. We want a small party,....60 people came.

6. I like bananas, oranges, apples....pears

7. She tried hard,.....she failed the tst

8. Tom is handsome, ......short

9. She plays tennis.....volleyball.

10, I don't like fiml.....I like comedies.

11. That man was rich,......he was not happy.

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BÀI TẬP ÔN TẬP: BECAUSE, BECAUSE 0F; ALTHOUGH, IN SPITE OF (DESPITE)

1. Mai worked hard, ______ she passed her exam.

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

2. The boy can’t reach the shelf ____ he’s not tall enough.

A. because B. although C. even though D. and

3. ____ it rained, the boys played football.

A. Even B. Even though C. However D. In spite of

4. _______ the traffic, I arrived on time.

A. Though B. Although C. Even though D. In spite of

5. We watched TV the whole evening ______ we had nothing better to do.

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

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

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

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

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

8. ______ 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

9. He was offered the job ______ he had no experience.

A. even though B. despite C. while D. however

10. 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

11. _____her severe pain, she tried to walk to the auditorium to attend the lecture.

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

12. She went to bed early _______she felt tired.

A. although B. despite C. because D. because of

13. I couldn’t read the letter _______ the darkness.

A. despite B. in spite of C. because of D. because

14. The boys were punished ___________ he made many mistakes.
A. in spite of B. because C. even though D. as if

15. 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

16. 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

17. Hong didn’t participate in the English contest_________ her lack of confidence.

A. because B. because of C. since D. despite

18. He hid that letter in a draw _________ no one could read it.

A. so that B. although C. in spite of D. because

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

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

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

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

21. ______ he had enough money, he refused to buy a new car.

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

22. ______ , he walked to the station .

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

23. The children slept well, despite _____

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

24. 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. Though she was very busy, she couldn’t answer the phone. D. Though she was very busy, she could answer the phone.

25. 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.

26. 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

27. 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

28. 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.

III

1. we are going to organize a meeting of local ___ next week. (conserve)

2. the government wants to reduce tobacco ___ by 40%. (consume)

3. some ____ want more information about the food they buy. (consume)

4. Many household ____ are expensive for us to buy. (apply)

5. These ____ will conserve the earth's resources. (innovate)

6. There have been recent ___ in steel-making technology. (innovate)

7. ________, you'll have to make the decision yourself. (ultimate)

8. I would like to make a _____. (suggest)

9. In the future, many building will be _____ by solae energy. (hot)

10. he is one of the most famous ____ in the world. (environment)

11. I'm very ____ because they use electricity to catch fish. (worry)

12. I want to see the ____ of environment from the local authority. (protect)

13. If we go on littering, the environment will become ____ polluted. (serious)

14. there is a ___ faucet in your kitchen. (drip)

15. we can protect the environment by ___ air pollution. ( reduction)

16. people need to increase their daily ___ of fruit and vegetables. (consume)

17. the tablets work more ___ if you take a hot drink after them. (efficient)

18. Nowadays, the consimers want the products that work ___ and save money. (effect)

IV

1. Phong didn't feel well (or/and/but/so/because/however/therefore) he didn't go to work.

2. please turn down the radio (or/and/but/so/because/however/therefore) I want to be able to get to sleep.

3. It rained very hard (or/and/but/so/because/however/therefore) he went out without a raincoat.

4. please try to speak nore slowly (or/and/but/so/because/however/therefore) please try to speak more clearly.

5.john couldn't pick us up for the concert (or/and/but/so/because/however/therefore) his car would't start.