Exercise 6: Choose the best option to complete the sentences.

                1.    .................... Pelly was tired, he went to bed.

                        A. Because                          B. Because of

                2.    He passed the exam .................... he had a good teacher.

                        A. Because                          B. Because of

                3.    We stayed in .................... the rain.

                        A. Because                          B. Because of

                4.    He was able to go to university .................... his aunt’s help.

                        A. Because                          B. Because of

                5.    The price of oranges is high .................... frost damage.

                        A. Because                          B. Because of

                6.    I went to see the play, .................... it had good reviews.

                        A. Because                          B. Because of

                7.    I enjoy the course    .................... the professor is a good teacher.

                        A. Because                          B. Because of

                8.    We all felt tired .................... the hot weather.

                        A. Because                          B. Because of

                9.    I left home early, .................... I had to do several errands.

                        A. Because                          B. Because of

                10.  .................... their interest in comets, they decided to study astronomy.

                        A. Because                          B. Because of

1. .................... Pelly was tired, he went to bed.

A. Because B. Because of

2. He passed the exam .................... he had a good teacher.

A. Because B. Because of

3. We stayed in .................... the rain.

A. Because B. Because of

4. He was able to go to university .................... his aunt’s help.

A. Because B. Because of

5. The price of oranges is high .................... frost damage.

A. Because B. Because of

6. I went to see the play, .................... it had good reviews.

A. Because B. Because of

7. I enjoy the course .................... the professor is a good teacher.

A. Because B. Because of

8. We all felt tired .................... the hot weather.

A. Because B. Because of

9. I left home early, .................... I had to do several errands.

A. Because B. Because of

10. .................... their interest in comets, they decided to study astronomy.

A. Because B. Because of

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the sentences with given words

He passed the exam because he’s intelligent.

A. He’s intelligent, but he passed the exam.

B. He’s intelligent, and he passed the exam.

C. He’s intelligent, for he passed the exam.

D. He’s intelligent, so he passed the exam.

Question I: Choose the best option A, B, C or D to complete the sentences. (10points)

1. Alex didn't come to see the film last night because he _______ it before.

A.  saw                       B. had seen                C.  has seen               D. was seen

2. Astronauts_______ the earth in space capsules are weightless.

            A. orbit                       B. to orbit                  C. orbiting                D. orbited

3. Even though he didn’t have much _______, he still became a great scientist.

A. scholar                  B. study                      C. trial                        D. schooling

4. Without engineers there  _______ on television, no radio, no telephone, no telegraph lines and no cables.

A. is                            B. are                         C. will be                   D. would be

5. I think in the future many people will prefer ____________ by using social media.

A. to communicate                                       B. will communicate

C. communicate                                            D. to be communicated

6. A holiday in America can be ________ cheap.

A. surprise                 B. surprisingly          C. surprised               D. surprised  

7. ____ from Bill, all the students said they would go.

A. Except                   B. Only                       C. Apart                     D. Separate

8. If only he _______ told us the truth in the first place, things wouldn't have gone so wrong.

A.  had                        B. has                                     C. would have           D. should have

9. Our visit to the beach made the holiday more _______ everyone was __________ by the story about our holiday.

A. amuse/amusing    B. amused/amusing  C. amusing/amused  D. amused/amuse

10. Would you be _______ my letters while I am away ?

A. too good as to forward                           C. as good as forward

B.  so good as to forward                            D. so good as forwarding

Question II: The word in capital letters at the end of each of the following sentences can be used to form a word that fits suitably in the blank space. Fill in the blank in this way. (20 points)

     Some recent research into (1) ____________ (CONVERSE) between men and women has produced results which will surprise few women. Men are always interrupting women when they talk. One (2) ____________ (RESEARCH) feels that men regard female talk as a kind of conversational (3) ____________ (HOUSE). They expect women to play a (4) ____________ (SUPPORT) role. So a man interrupts in a display of dominance or control. Men also have a much more (5) ____________ (PLEASANT) listening style. Whereas a woman uses gestures or say: "mm", a man will say such thing as "right" or "okay" thus settle the stage for an (6) ____________ (INTERRUPT). Conversation of this kind, then, hardly has (7) ____________ (MEAN) communication. Male talk is often (8) ___________ (ARGUE) while women are more tentative, asking more questions and tending to build up their replies on what the other person had said. The research would indicate that women are better (9) ____________ (LISTEN) than men. Yet, listening secretly to conversation between groups of women, one has the (10) ____________ (IMPRESS) of several simultaneous monologues into which no man would be able to get a chance to speak.

Question I: Choose the best option A, B, C or D to complete the sentences. (10points)

1. Alex didn't come to see the film last night because he _______ it before.

A.  saw                       B. had seen                C.  has seen               D. was seen

2. Astronauts_______ the earth in space capsules are weightless.

            A. orbit                       B. to orbit                  C. orbiting                D. orbited

3. Even though he didn’t have much _______, he still became a great scientist.

A. scholar                  B. study                      C. trial                        D. schooling

4. Without engineers there  _______ on television, no radio, no telephone, no telegraph lines and no cables.

A. is                            B. are                         C. will be                   D. would be

5. I think in the future many people will prefer ____________ by using social media.

A. to communicate                                       B. will communicate

C. communicate                                            D. to be communicated

6. A holiday in America can be ________ cheap.

A. surprise                 B. surprisingly          C. surprised               D. surprised  

7. ____ from Bill, all the students said they would go.

A. Except                   B. Only                       C. Apart                     D. Separate

8. If only he _______ told us the truth in the first place, things wouldn't have gone so wrong.

A.  had                        B. has                                     C. would have           D. should have

9. Our visit to the beach made the holiday more _______ everyone was __________ by the story about our holiday.

A. amuse/amusing    B. amused/amusing  C. amusing/amused  D. amused/amuse

10. Would you be _______ my letters while I am away?

A. too good as to forward                           C. as good as forward

B.  so good as to forward                            D. so good as forwarding

      I.        CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER:

8.We ………………the exam because we………………..a lot to prepare for it.

  A.passed – studied           B.has passed – studied     C.passed – had studied

                                                   D.passed – were studying

9.Ha noi is ………………City in Viet Nam.

  A.the two biggest         B.the second bigger     C.bigger than      D.the second biggest

10.They were made ……………from early morning until at night.

  A.to working                      B.work                      C.worked                 D.to work

11…………..he had read the instrutions several times ,he knew what to do.

  A.Whereas                  B.Until                       C.After                   D.Although

12.Yesterday I met a man…………………father is Australian.

  A.whose                     B.who                    C.whom                    D.who’s

13.My uncle and aunt live in ………….small town in ……….United States.

  A.a-a                     B.a-the                     C.the-the                  D.a - x

14.He died of lung cancer last year…………..he smoked a lot.

  A.however                B.due to                    C.in case                    D.because

15.I am ……………to call the doctor.I just need to get some rest.

  A.too sick                   B.sick enough              C.not sick enough        D.so sick that

16.What time did Mr Carter’s plane ……………….?

  A.take up                      B.take after        C.take off                   D.take over

    II.        COMMUNICATION:

17.Chi: “ My dream is to become a doctor because I want to save people’s lives.”- Hoa:“…………….............”

  A.That’s terrible                                         B.It’s not what I want to hear  

  C.That’s a very good point                        D.Maybe you find it boring 

18.Tim : “I’m afraid it’s too late for me to do a vocational training and start over.”

      Mrs Young : “……………..It’s never too late to change your career.”

  A.No worries!           B.Yes,of course.      C.Not exactly.     D.Never you mind.

Exercise 1: Choose the best option (A,B,C,D) to complete each sentence.

1. I don’t understand what she’s saying _________ she’s speaking so far

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

2. The traffic in the city is stuck _________ the heavy snow.

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

3. She was lazy _________ she failed her English examination.

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

4. _________ he has many financial difficulties, he still studies well at university.

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

5. _________ the expensive smartphone, he can’t buy it.

       A. Despite          B. Although         C. Because             D. Because of

6. She was absent from class yesterday _________ she was badly sick.

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

7. _________ he was poor, he still tried his best to study well at school.

          A. Despite            B. After                           C.because                        D. Although

8. Nancy handed in the essay to her teacher _________ she had finished it.

                A. after                                   B. before                                C. when                                 D. because

9. I started to learn English _________ I was 15 years old.

                A. before                                B. because                            C. when                                 D. although

10. _________ the bad weather, we cancelled our picnic to the national park.

                A. Because of                       B. In spite of                          C. When                                                D. Because

11. Most students went to class on time _________ the heavy rain.

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

12. My dad often has breakfast _________ he goes to work every day.

                A. before                                B. after                                   C. because                           D. until

13. We will wait for you _________ you come back.

                A. until                                    B. when                                 C. before                               D. because

14. The car exploded _________ it crashed into a big tree by the road.

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

15. He does everything for her _________ he loves her so much.

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

16. He still continued to work _________ he was very tired.

                A. because                            B. when                                 C. although                           D. until

17. _________ the interesting movie, Nam still fell asleep.

                A. Despite                             B. Because of                       C. Although                           D. When

18. Nam studies physics not very well _________ he like it so much.

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

20. Minh failed his job interview _________ his bad preparation for it.

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