I. Choose the correct option A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.

33.__________ the traffic was bad, I arrived on time.                                        33….

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

34.Please tell him to  __________ the light. It is getting dark.                                      34…

A. turn on                      B. turn up            C. turn over                   D. turn off

35 .An is a hard-working student. I think An___________ pass the exam easily.        35…

A. would                        B.  has                  C. was                            D. will

36..In order to save energy, don’t forget to   __________ the lights before you leave.

A. turn                           B. turn on             C. turn off            D. turn of             36…

37. If people need money badly, they may commit ____________.                    37…

A. criminals                             B. crime                C. criminate                   D. criminalist

38. The city is facing serious ____________ problems.                                                38…

A. polluted                     B. polluting          C. pollute             D. pollution

39 “Hi, Bill. Congratulations!” “___________.”                                                 39…

A. I’m sorry                            B. Thank you       C. My pleasure     D. You’re welcome.

40. Peter never goes to school late, _________ he?                                                      40…

A. does                          B. did                   C. doesn’t            D. didn’t

41. Over population is causing __________ problems than we can imagine.               41….

A. more                          B. less                  C. fewer                D. worse

42. They prefer to go _________ their car than __________ the train.                        42….

A. by-on                        B. in-on                C. by-in                D. in-in

43.The boys __ home for lunch because they are planning to visit the hydro power station.

A.have not come            B.do not come      C.will not be coming D.is not coming 43...

44.They ________ a test tomorrow; we don’t want to disturb them.                           44...

A.will be having             B.will have           C.have                  D.had

45.They _______ that we have gone without telling them.                                  45…

A.thought                      B.are thinking      C.will be thinking          D.think

46.________ you ______ up this book for me, please?                                                46...

A.Are … going to wrap B.Will … be wrappingC.Will … wrap       D.Have … wrapped

47.At 7.00 tomorrow, you ___________ to school.                                                     47…

A.cycle                           B.will cycle           C.will be cycling   D.will be cycled

48.Solar energy ___________ by many countries in the world in he future.                48…

A.use                             B.will use             C.will be using     D.will be used

49.We __________ to school two years ago. Now I go to school on foot.                   49…

A.used to cycle              B.cycled               C.was cycling       D.went

50.My father used to go to work by motorbike. Now he __________.                         50....

A.cycled                         B.was cycling       C.cycles                D.used to cycle

51.We will go on holiday with some friends of __________.                              51..

A.our                             B.ours                  C.us                      D.we

52.A friend of __________ is coming to stay with me next month.                    52..

A.me                              B.my                    C.I                        D.mine

53.What shall we do this evening? – We __________ to the cinema.                           53...

A.go                               B.could go            C.could have gone         D.will be going

54.Careless driving __________ accidents on the road.                                                54....

A.will cause                    B.have caused      C.is causing                   D.is going to cause

55.Nuclear power __________ in the future.                                                                55....

A.will replace                 B.replaced            C.will be replaced  D.replaces

56. - Shall we go to the "Travelling in the future" exhibition? - ________________ 56….

A. Great idea! Let's go.                                  B. Not really.

C. Not too bad. And you?                              D. See you then.

57. - What's on the television tonight? -_________________                                      57….

A. I will go to the cinema.                              B. At half past nine.

C. The film is good.                                        D. A football match after the news.

58. Remember to __________ the light before going to bed.                               58….

A. turn on                      B. stop                 C. turn                  D. turn off

59. We are looking for cheap, clean and ................ sources of energy.                          59….

 A. serious                                B. dangerous       C. effective                     D. efficient

60. By the middle of the 21st century, people in developing countries .................        60….

more renewable energy.

 A. used                         B. have used         C. uses                 D. will be using

SECTION B: VOCABULARY &GRAMMAR:

I. Choose the correct option A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.

33.__________ the traffic was bad, I arrived on time.                                        33….

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

34.Please tell him to  __________ the light. It is getting dark.                                      34…

A. turn on                      B. turn up            C. turn over                   D. turn off

35 .An is a hard-working student. I think An___________ pass the exam easily.        35…

A. would                        B.  has                  C. was                            D. will

36..In order to save energy, don’t forget to   __________ the lights before you leave.

A. turn                           B. turn on             C. turn off            D. turn of             36…

37. If people need money badly, they may commit ____________.                    37…

A. criminals                             B. crime                C. criminate                   D. criminalist

38. The city is facing serious ____________ problems.                                                38…

A. polluted                     B. polluting          C. pollute             D. pollution

39 “Hi, Bill. Congratulations!” “___________.”                                                 39…

A. I’m sorry                            B. Thank you       C. My pleasure     D. You’re welcome.

40. Peter never goes to school late, _________ he?                                                      40…

A. does                          B. did                   C. doesn’t            D. didn’t

41. Over population is causing __________ problems than we can imagine.               41….

A. more                          B. less                  C. fewer                D. worse

42. They prefer to go _________ their car than __________ the train.                        42….

A. by-on                        B. in-on                C. by-in                D. in-in

43.The boys __ home for lunch because they are planning to visit the hydro power station.

A.have not come            B.do not come      C.will not be coming D.is not coming 43...

44.They ________ a test tomorrow; we don’t want to disturb them.                           44...

A.will be having             B.will have           C.have                  D.had

45.They _______ that we have gone without telling them.                                  45…

A.thought                      B.are thinking      C.will be thinking          D.think

46.________ you ______ up this book for me, please?                                                46...

A.Are … going to wrap B.Will … be wrappingC.Will … wrap       D.Have … wrapped

47.At 7.00 tomorrow, you ___________ to school.                                                     47…

A.cycle                           B.will cycle           C.will be cycling   D.will be cycled

48.Solar energy ___________ by many countries in the world in he future.                48…

A.use                             B.will use             C.will be using     D.will be used

49.We __________ to school two years ago. Now I go to school on foot.                   49…

A.used to cycle              B.cycled               C.was cycling       D.went

50.My father used to go to work by motorbike. Now he __________.                         50....

A.cycled                         B.was cycling       C.cycles                D.used to cycle

51.We will go on holiday with some friends of __________.                              51..

A.our                             B.ours                  C.us                      D.we

52.A friend of __________ is coming to stay with me next month.                    52..

A.me                              B.my                    C.I                        D.mine

53.What shall we do this evening? – We __________ to the cinema.                           53...

A.go                               B.could go            C.could have gone         D.will be going

54.Careless driving __________ accidents on the road.                                                54....

A.will cause                    B.have caused      C.is causing                   D.is going to cause

55.Nuclear power __________ in the future.                                                                55....

A.will replace                 B.replaced            C.will be replaced  D.replaces

56. - Shall we go to the "Travelling in the future" exhibition? - ________________ 56….

A. Great idea! Let's go.                                  B. Not really.

C. Not too bad. And you?                              D. See you then.

57. - What's on the television tonight? -_________________                                      57….

A. I will go to the cinema.                              B. At half past nine.

C. The film is good.                                        D. A football match after the news.

58. Remember to __________ the light before going to bed.                               58….

A. turn on                      B. stop                 C. turn                  D. turn off

59. We are looking for cheap, clean and ................ sources of energy.                          59….

 A. serious                                B. dangerous       C. effective                     D. efficient

60. By the middle of the 21st century, people in developing countries .................        60….

more renewable energy.

 A. used                         B. have used         C. uses                 D. will be using

Choose the best option A, B, C, D to complete the sentence

1, .....................traffic was bad, I arrived on time

A,Despite B,In spite of C,However D,Although

2,I'm interested................playing football. A, by B,in C,at D,on

3,I'm tired of............nothing to do at home. A, to have B,have C, having D, had

Đáp án D

1. Our meeting started half an hour late.... an earthquake

A. since B. on account C. because of D. for

2. Although the traffic was bad, I managed to arrive on time

A. Despite of the traffic, I managed to arrive on time

B. In spite the traffic, I managed to arrive on time

C. In spite of the traffic, I managed to arrive on time

D. In spite of the traffic, I manage to arrive on time

3. ...his old age, Mr Brown goes jogging every day

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

4. She applied for the job as a personal manager....she liked meeting people

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

5. .......they thought the exams had been easy, they all failed

A. Although B. Even though C. Though D. All are correct

1. Our meeting started half an hour late.... an earthquake

A. since B. on account C. because of D. for

2. Although the traffic was bad, I managed to arrive on time

A. Despite of the traffic, I managed to arrive on time

B. In spite the traffic, I managed to arrive on time

C. In spite of the traffic, I managed to arrive on time

D. In spite of the traffic, I manage to arrive on time

3. ...his old age, Mr Brown goes jogging every day

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

4. She applied for the job as a personal manager....she liked meeting people

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

5. .......they thought the exams had been easy, they all failed

A. Although B. Even though C. Though D. All are correct

D

A

C

1.D

2.A

3.C

1. __________ the traffic was bad, I arrived on time.

   A. Despite      B. In spite of

   C. However      D. Although

2. It takes me two hours___________ that letter.

   A. to write      B. write

   C. writing      D. for writing

3. I’m tired of ___________ nothing to do at home.

   A. to have      B. have

   C. having      D. had

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33.__________ the traffic was bad, I arrived on time.                                        33….

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

34.Please tell him to  __________ the light. It is getting dark.                                      34…

A. turn on                      B. turn up            C. turn over                   D. turn off

35 .An is a hard-working student. I think An___________ pass the exam easily.        35…

A. would                        B.  has                  C. was                            D. will

36..In order to save energy, don’t forget to   __________ the lights before you leave.

A. turn                           B. turn on             C. turn off            D. turn of             36…

37. If people need money badly, they may commit ____________.                    37…

A. criminals                             B. crime                C. criminate                   D. criminalist

38. The city is facing serious ____________ problems.                                                38…

A. polluted                     B. polluting          C. pollute             D. pollution

39 “Hi, Bill. Congratulations!” “___________.”                                                 39…

A. I’m sorry                            B. Thank you       C. My pleasure     D. You’re welcome.

40. Peter never goes to school late, _________ he?                                                      40…

A. does                          B. did                   C. doesn’t            D. didn’t

41. Over population is causing __________ problems than we can imagine.               41….

A. more                          B. less                  C. fewer                D. worse

42. They prefer to go _________ their car than __________ the train.                        42….

A. by-on                        B. in-on                C. by-in                D. in-in

43.The boys __ home for lunch because they are planning to visit the hydro power station.

A.have not come            B.do not come      C.will not be coming D.is not coming 43...

44.They ________ a test tomorrow; we don’t want to disturb them.                           44...

A.will be having             B.will have           C.have                  D.had

45.They _______ that we have gone without telling them.                                  45…

A.thought                      B.are thinking      C.will be thinking          D.think

46.________ you ______ up this book for me, please?                                                46...

A.Are … going to wrap B.Will … be wrappingC.Will … wrap       D.Have … wrapped

47.At 7.00 tomorrow, you ___________ to school.                                                     47…

A.cycle                           B.will cycle           C.will be cycling   D.will be cycled

48.Solar energy ___________ by many countries in the world in he future.                48…

A.use                             B.will use             C.will be using     D.will be used

49.We __________ to school two years ago. Now I go to school on foot.                   49…

A.used to cycle              B.cycled               C.was cycling       D.went

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

I. Circle the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.

1. ___ the bad traffic, we arrived on time.(Although/ In spite of/ Even/ Despite of)

2. I’ll show you around the city when you ___ .(have finished/ finished/ will finish/ finishing) your work.

3. If energy ___ inexpensive and unlimited, many things in the world would be different. (is/ will be/ were/ would be).

4. Don’t talk in class, ___ ?(shall we/ can we/ will you/ should we).

5. I wish the sun_____ (is / are / were / would) shining now.

6. It takes_____ (one year / one month / one day / one week) for Earth to rotate on its axis.

7. ___ energy can be cheap and clean.(Sun/ Sunny/ Solar/ Solarize).

8. We should learn about keeping the environment ___ .(pollute/ polluting/ polluted/ clean).

9. The pencil ___ I write is made in Japan.(who/ whom/ which/ where).

10. She said that she______( will come/ would come/ won’t come/  came) the next day.

II. Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others in each group.

11. A. city                B. cake                         C. coat                        D. cook

12. A. stopped           B. cleaned                  C. finished               D. worked                   

13. A. solar                B. old                          C. most                       D. doctor  

14. A. elementary     B. engineer                C. enable                    D. energy

15. A. clothes            B. breath                    C. tooth                      D. bath   

Choose the best answer

21. _______ of the difficulty, they managed to climb to the top of the mountain.

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

22. _____________, he could not finish the job.

A. As hard as he work B. Despite he worked hard C. Though he worked hard D. Although hard work

23. He went to work _____________ his headache.

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

24. Despite the fact that _______, we enjoyed our trip.

A. the weather is bad B. it is a bad weather C. the bad weather D. the weather was bad

25. Julie failed the exam _______ of working very hard.

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

26. Tom went to work despite _______.

A. that he did not feel very well B. of the fact not feeling well C. he did not feel very well D. not feeling very well

27. Though _______, they are good friends.

A. their sometimes quarrel B. to have a quarrel sometimes C. they sometimes have a quarrel D. of having a quarrel sometimes

28. Despite _______, we arrived on time.

A. the traffic B. of the traffic C. there was heavy traffic D. of there was heavy traffic

29. ___________it was very cold, she did not put on her coat.

A. In case B. But C. Even if D. Although

30. __________ rain or snow, there are always more than fifty thousand fans at the football games

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

31. __________it was so cold, he went out without an overcoat.

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

32. We understood him __________ he spoke very fast.

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

33. _________ all my warnings, he tried to fix the computer himself.

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

34. Hans finished school __________ his leg injury.

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

35. I try to do my homework ___________ the noise

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

36. ___________ it rained heavily, we enjoyed our holiday.

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

37. ___________ having little money, they are happy.

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

38. ____________ she was not well, she still went to work.

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

39. We are going to have a picnic _____________ the bad weather.

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

40. __________ his physical handicap, he has become a successful businessman.

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

Choose the best answer

21. _______ of the difficulty, they managed to climb to the top of the mountain.

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

22. _____________, he could not finish the job.

A. As hard as he work B. Despite he worked hard C. Though he worked hard D. Although hard work

23. He went to work _____________ his headache.

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

24. Despite the fact that _______, we enjoyed our trip.

A. the weather is bad B. it is a bad weather C. the bad weather D. the weather was bad

25. Julie failed the exam _______ of working very hard.

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

26. Tom went to work despite _______.

A. that he did not feel very well B. of the fact not feeling well C. he did not feel very well D. not feeling very well

27. Though _______, they are good friends.

A. their sometimes quarrel B. to have a quarrel sometimes C. they sometimes have a quarrel D. of having a quarrel sometimes

28. Despite _______, we arrived on time.

A. the traffic B. of the traffic C. there was heavy traffic D. of there was heavy traffic

29. ___________it was very cold, she did not put on her coat.

A. In case B. But C. Even if D. Although

30. __________ rain or snow, there are always more than fifty thousand fans at the football games

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

31. __________it was so cold, he went out without an overcoat.

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

32. We understood him __________ he spoke very fast.

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

33. _________ all my warnings, he tried to fix the computer himself.

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

34. Hans finished school __________ his leg injury.

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

35. I try to do my homework ___________ the noise

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

36. ___________ it rained heavily, we enjoyed our holiday.

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

37. ___________ having little money, they are happy.

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

38. ____________ she was not well, she still went to work.

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

39. We are going to have a picnic _____________ the bad weather.

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

40. __________ his physical handicap, he has become a successful businessman.

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

1A

2C

3A

4D

5B

6D

7C

8A

9D

10A

11C

12B

13D

14B

15D

16D

17A

18C

19B

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