Bài 9: Khoanh tròn đáp án đúng.

1.     We  adore winter _________ the cold.

A. in spite of               B. although                 C. however

2.     She went to bed early_________ she didn’t finish her work.

A. despite                    B. although                 C. however

3.     _________ the fact that he is 23 years old, he is so childish.

A. in spite                   B. despite                    C. however

4.     I go to school by bus every day. I don’t like it much, _________.

A. despite                    B. although                 C. however

5.     _________ Jim owns two cars, he rarely drives to work.

A. despite                    B. although                 C. however

6.     The athlete completed the race _________ his pain.

A. despite                    B. although                 C. nevertheless

7.     Jane looks pretty. She, _________, seems to lack personality.

A. despite                    B. although                 C. nevertheless

8.     _________ we have a slim chance to win, we won’t lose hope.

A. despite                    B. although                 C. however

9.     _________ of his bad luck, he won the medal.

A. in spite                   B. despite                    C. however

10.  He is friendly _________ the fact that he’s very famous.

A. despite                    B. although                 C. however

23. I find it (astonished/astonishing) you didn’t like sci-fi movies.

24. We  adore winter _________ the cold.             

A. in spite of B. although C. however

25. She went to bed early_________ she didn’t finish her work.                  

A. despite B. although C. however

26._________ the fact that he is 23 years old, he is so childish.    

A. in spite B. despite C. however

27. _________ we have a slim chance to win, we won’t lose hope.

A. despite B. although C. however

28. _________ of his bad luck, he won the medal.

A. in spite B. despite C. however

29. He is friendly _________ the fact that he’s very famous.

A. despite B. although C. however

30. The athlete completed the race _________ his pain.

A. despite B. although C. nevertheless

31. having a happy ending, the film starts with a terrible accident.

A. Despite B. Although C. However D. Nevertheless

32. Although the acting is wonderful, the ending is very  

A. excited B. bored                            C. interested D. boring

IV. Circle the best answers ( A, B or C)
1. We adore winter _________ the cold.
A. in spite of B. although C. however
2. She went to bed early_________ she didn’t finish her work.
A. despite B. although C. however
3. _________ the fact that he is 23 years old, he is so childish.
A. in spite B. despite C. however
4. I go to school by bus every day. I don’t like it much, _________.
A. despite B. although C. however
5. _________ Jim owns two cars, he rarely drives to work.
A. despite B. although C. however
6. The athlete completed the race _________ his pain.
A. despite B. although C. nevertheless
7. Jane looks pretty. She, _________, seems to lack personality.
A. despite B. although C. nevertheless
8. _________ we have a slim chance to win, we won’t lose hope.
A. despite B. although C. however
9. _________ of his bad luck, he won the medal.
A. in spite B. despite C. however
10. He is friendly _________ the fact that he’s very famous.
A. despite B. although C. however

I. Choose the best option to complete each sentence. Circle A, B or C.

1. She went to bed early_________ she didn’t finish her work.

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

2. I go to school by bus every day. I don’t like it much, _________.

A. despite B. although C. however D. but

3. The athlete completed the race _________ his pain.

A. despite B. although C. nevertheless but

4. _________ of his bad luck, he won the medal.

A. although B. despite C. however D. in spite

5. I am very interested _________ learning English.

A. to B. in C. at D. for

Choose the correct answer. 1. We love winter ________ the cold. *

A. in spite of

B. although

C. however

D. despite of

2. She went to bed early ________ she didn’t finish her work. *

A. despite

B. although

C. however

D. despite of

3. ________ the fact that he is a lawyer, he is so childish. *

A. In spite

B. Despite

C. However

D. Despite of

4. They compared the beauty of her hair ___ the beauty of a river. *

A. to

B. on

C. of

D. under

I.Choose the best anwers.

1. We adore winter _________ the cold.

A. in spite of B. although C. however

2. She went to bed early_________ she didn’t finish her work.

A. despite B. although C. however

3. _________ the fact that he is 23 years old, he is so childish.

A. in spite B. despite C. however

4. I go to school by bus every day. I don’t like it much, _________.

A. despite B. although C. however

5. _________ Jim owns two cars, he rarely drives to work.

A. despite B. although C. however

6. The athlete completed the race _________ his pain.

A. despite B. although C. nevertheless

7. Jane looks pretty. She, _________, seems to lack personality.

A. despite B. although C. nevertheless

8. _________ we have a slim chance to win, we won’t lose hope.

A. despite B. although C. however

9. _________ of his bad luck, he won the medal.

A. in spite B . despite C. however

10. He is friendly _________ the fact that he’s very famous.

A. despite B. although C. however

11.We didn’t find it funny it was a comedy.

A. in spite of B. despite C. although

12. beginning with a terrible disaster, the film has a happy ending.

A. In spite B. Despite C. Although

II: Matching.

A B

13. Although I have many friends , A.However, I admire her courage.

14. I didn’t wake up late B.Nevertheless, he is good at Literature

15.I don’t really like Mary. C.Living in it, however, is very comfortable.

16.Their project was finally successful C.he didn’t skip the class.

17.Tom is not good at science subjects. D.although my alarm clock didn’t go off.

18.In spite of his headache, E.I feel lonely sometimes

19.My apartment is quite small. F.despite all the obstacles

20.I rarely go travelling G.although many friends want to travel with me.

REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES….

1. I couldn’t do the test although it wasn’t difficult.

In spite of …………………………………………………….……………………………..…

2. Although he got up early, he was late for the first train.

In spite of …………………………………………………….……………………………..

3. Although English grammar is difficult, we like to study it.

Despite ………………………………………………………………….………………..…

4. Although he is an excellent doctor, he can’t cure lever cancer.

Despite …………………………………………………………………………….………

5. Although my friend doesn’t have enough money, she wants to buy that new car.

Despite ………………………………………………………………………….……..….

6. Although Mai didn’t speak English well, she decided to live in London

In spite of…………………………………………..………………………………….….

7. Although he is sick, he goes to school.

In spite of …………………………………………………………………………………

8. Although Lan was tired, she did all her homework carefully.

Despite …………………………………………………………………….…………

9. Everybody has a great regard for her despite her poverty.

Although …………………………………………………………………..………

10. They worked very hard although they were old.

In spite of …………………………………………………………………………………

11. Peter didn’t go to school yesterday because he was sick.

Because of …………………………………………………………

12. Mary went to bed early because she felt tired.

Because of …………………………………………………………

13. She didn’t go to the circus with Betty because she had a bad cold.

Because of ……………………………………………………………………………

14. John succeeded in his exam because he worked hard.

Because of ……………………………………………………………………

15. She stayed at home because her mother was sick.

Because of ………………………………………………………………………

16. I like him because his father is kind to me.

Because of ……………………………………………………………………

17. I couldn’t do the test because it was difficult.

Because of ……………………………………………………………………

18. Although he got up early, he was late for the first train.

In spite of …………………………………………………………………

19. Although English grammar is difficult, we like to study it.

In spite of…………………..…………………………………………………

20. Although he is an excellent doctor, he can’t cure lever cancer.

Despite ……………………………………………………………………..

21. Although my friend doesn’t have enough money, she wants to buy that new car.

Despite ………………………………………………………………………

22. Although Mai didn’t speak English well, she decided to live in London.

In spite of…………………………………………………………

Ex2: Combine the sentences.

1.Although her son was sick, she still went to work yesterday.

➔ __________________________________________________.

2. In spite of the dirty room, Salim didn’t clean it.

➔ __________________________________________________.

3. Despite her unkind behavior, we still love her.

➔ __________________________________________________.

4. Although there was the traffic jam, they went to the post office.

➔ __________________________________________________.

5. Despite the fact that Tony learnt very hard, he failed this test.

➔ __________________________________________________.

6. Although my uncle was tired, he still drove 100 kms to the next city.

➔ __________________________________________________.

7. Her brother really enjoys this job although the salary was very low.

➔ __________________________________________________.

8. The film poster is wonderful. I don’t like to see it.

➔ __________________________________________________.

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

àDespite __________________________________________

10. My mother told me to go to school although I was sick

à In spite of ___________________________________________

11. Mary was admitted to the university although her grades were bad

à Despite _____________________________________________

12. In spite of her good salary, Mary gave up her job.

à Although _____________________________________________

13. I accepted the job although the salary was low

à In spite of ________________________________________

14. Even though it was cold, I went swimming.

à In spite of _______________________________________

15. Although they study hard, they can’t get good marks.

à In spite of ___________________________________________

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

à In spite of ______________________________________

17.  I was  late. The others were all on time.  (however)

à ______________________________________

18. I’m tired. I try to finish my work. ( however )

à ______________________________________

19.  Nam seems to be quite clever . He often gets low marks. ( nevertheless )

à ______________________________________

20. His parents are very rich . He’s stupid. ( however )

à ______________________________________giúp mình vs mik cần gấp ạ!!!

Ex2: Combine the sentences.

1.Although her son was sick, she still went to work yesterday.

➔ __________________________________________________.

2. In spite of the dirty room, Salim didn’t clean it.

➔ __________________________________________________.

3. Despite her unkind behavior, we still love her.

➔ __________________________________________________.

4. Although there was the traffic jam, they went to the post office.

➔ __________________________________________________.

5. Despite the fact that Tony learnt very hard, he failed this test.

➔ __________________________________________________.

6. Although my uncle was tired, he still drove 100 kms to the next city.

➔ __________________________________________________.

7. Her brother really enjoys this job although the salary was very low.

➔ __________________________________________________.

8. The film poster is wonderful. I don’t like to see it.

➔ __________________________________________________.

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

àDespite __________________________________________

10. My mother told me to go to school although I was sick

à In spite of ___________________________________________

11. Mary was admitted to the university although her grades were bad

à Despite _____________________________________________

12. In spite of her good salary, Mary gave up her job.

à Although _____________________________________________

13. I accepted the job although the salary was low

à In spite of ________________________________________

14. Even though it was cold, I went swimming.

à In spite of _______________________________________

15. Although they study hard, they can’t get good marks.

à In spite of ___________________________________________

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

à In spite of ______________________________________

17.  I was  late. The others were all on time.  (however)

à ______________________________________

18. I’m tired. I try to finish my work. ( however )

à ______________________________________

19.  Nam seems to be quite clever . He often gets low marks. ( nevertheless )

à ______________________________________

20. His parents are very rich . He’s stupid. ( however )

à ______________________________________