IV. Choose the best answer: 1. Are you_____________with the result? A. satisfy B. satisfied C. satisfying D. be satisfying 2. My brother sings_____________than me. A. better B. weller C. gooder D. well 3. The results of the work are____________. We are very sad. A. disappointed B. satisfying C. disappointing D. satisfied 4. This is a____________film and it makes me cry a lot. A. funny B. moving C. comedy D. excited 5. ____________he has a lot of money, he is very mean. A. Because B. Although C. Despite D. Because of 6. She is young but she performs____________. A. excellent B. excel C. excellently D. excellence 7. This is a(n)______________on real life during wars in Vietnam in 1945. A. horror film B. sci-fi C. comedy D. documentary 8. He___________the Oscar Prize as the best actor last year. A. won B. acted C. performed D. directed 9. He is lazy.____________, he is always lucky in examinations. A. Therefore B. But C. However D. So 10. I decided to quit this job_____________the low salary. A. because of B. despite C. because D. although 11. " Thanks for a lovely dress!" - “_____________” A. You're welcome B. Yes, I do C. No, thanks D. I don't know 12. They are very interested_____________going to the zoo. A. to B. in C. at D. for 13. There aren’t ____________ means of transports in the countryside’s life. A. many B. much C. a few D. a little 14. You look ____________ in that dress. A. love B. lovely C. loving D. lovelily 15. _________________, the nicest apartment is also the cheapest. A. Luckily B. Unluckily C. Lucky D. Unlucky 16. An watches TV every evening. ________________. A. I do, neither. B. So I watch. C. I like so. D. So do I. 17. ______________ is the film? – Two and a half hours. A. How far B. What time C. When D. How long 18. Tim spends a long time ______________ video games. A. play B. playing C. to play D. plays 19. Why are you late? – Because I _______________ the bus. A. missed B. mixed C. caught D. lost 20.. _______________ he had enough money, he refused to buy a new car. A. In spite B. In spite of C. Despite D. Although 21. _______________, he walked to the station. A. Despite being tired B. Although to be tired C. In spite being tired D. Despite tired 22. She left him _______________ she still loved him. A. even if B. even though C. in spite of D. despite 23. ________________ her lack of hard work, she was promoted. A. Because B. Even though C. In spite of D. Despite of 24. _______________ they are twin brothers, they do not look like. A. Although B. Because of C. Because D. In spite of 25. Julie failed the exam _______________ of working very hard. A. despite B. in spite C. even if D. though 26. She walked home by herself _______________ she knew that it was dangerous. A. if B. though C. because D. which 27. ______ they are brothers, they do not look like. A. Although B. Even C. Despite D. In spite of 28. She left him ______ she still loved him. A. in spite B. even though C. in spite of D. despite 29. He refused to give up work, _________ he’s won a million pounds. A. despite B. however C. even though D. as thou

1. Are you_____________with the result? A. satisfy B. satisfied C. satisfying D. be satisfying 2. My brother sings_____________than me. A. better B. weller C. gooder D. well 3. The results of the work are____________. We are very sad. A. disappointed B. satisfying C. disappointing D. satisfied 4. This is a____________film and it makes me cry a lot. A. funny B. moving C. comedy D. excited 5. ____________he has a lot of money, he is very mean. A. Because B. Although C. Despite D. Because of 6. She is young but she performs____________. A. excellent B. excel C. excellently D. excellence 7. This is a(n)______________on real life during wars in Vietnam in 1945. A. horror film B. sci-fi C. comedy D. documentary 8. He___________the Oscar Prize as the best actor last year. A. won B. acted C. performed D. directed 9. He is lazy.____________, he is always lucky in examinations. A. Therefore B. But C. However D. So 10. I decided to quit this job_____________the low salary. A. because of B. despite C. because D. although 11. " Thanks for a lovely dress!" - “_____________” A. You're welcome B. Yes, I do C. No, thanks D. I don't know 12. They are very interested_____________going to the zoo. A. to B. in C. at D. for 13. There aren’t ____________ means of transports in the countryside’s life. A. many B. much C. a few D. a little 14. You look ____________ in that dress. A. love B. lovely C. loving D. lovelily 15. _________________, the nicest apartment is also the cheapest. A. Luckily B. Unluckily C. Lucky D. Unlucky 16. An watches TV every evening. ________________. A. I do, neither. B. So I watch. C. I like so. D. So do I. 17. ______________ is the film? – Two and a half hours. A. How far B. What time C. When D. How long 18. Tim spends a long time ______________ video games. A. play B. playing C. to play D. plays 19. Why are you late? – Because I _______________ the bus. A. missed B. mixed C. caught D. lost 20.. _______________ he had enough money, he refused to buy a new car. A. In spite B. In spite of C. Despite D. Although 21. _______________, he walked to the station. A. Despite being tired B. Although to be tired C. In spite being tired D. Despite tired 22. She left him _______________ she still loved him. A. even if B. even though C. in spite of D. despite 23. ________________ her lack of hard work, she was promoted. A. Because B. Even though C. In spite of D. Despite of 24. _______________ they are twin brothers, they do not look like. A. Although B. Because of C. Because D. In spite of 25. Julie failed the exam _______________ of working very hard. A. despite B. in spite C. even if D. though 26. She walked home by herself _______________ she knew that it was dangerous. A. if B. though C. because D. which 27. ______ they are brothers, they do not look like. A. Although B. Even C. Despite D. In spite of 28. She left him ______ she still loved him. A. in spite B. even though C. in spite of D. despite 29. He refused to give up work, _________ he’s won a million pounds. A. despite B. however C. even though D. as though

III/ Choose the best answer:

1. _____ ___this movie is entertaining, not many people like it.

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

2. _____________getting up early, I still missed the bus.

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

3. I decided to quit this job_____________the low salary.

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

4. They canceled the match_____________it rained heavily.

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

5. _____________the difficulty, they tried to finish all their tasks.

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

6. Are you a__________runner? No. I run___________.

A. fast/ slow B. fastly/ slowly C. fast/ slowly D. fast/ slow

7. How do you think about my new book? – I find it___________.

A. excited B. excite C. excitingly D. exciting

8. This is a____________movie. It makes me laugh a lot.

A. hilarious B. boring C. disappointing D. frightening

9. This movie is about the war between the planets in the space. It is a___________movie.

A. romantic B. comedy C. documentary D. sci-fi

10. Please get____________the bus. We have finished our journey.

A. on B. of C. off D. up

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HOMEWORK

Choose the best answer:

1. _____________this movie is entertaining, not many people like it.

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

2. _____________getting up early, I still missed the bus.

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

3. I decided to quit this job_____________the low salary.

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

4. They canceled the match_____________it rained heavily.

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

5. _____________the difficulty, they tried to finish all their tasks.

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

6. Are you a__________runner? No. I run___________.

A. fast/ slow B. fastly/ slowly C. fast/ slowly D. fast/ slow

7. How do you think about my new book? – I find it___________.

A. excited B. excite C. excitingly D. exciting

8. This is a____________movie. It makes me laugh a lot.

A. hilarious B. boring C. disappointing D. frightening

9. This movie is about the war between the planets in the space. It is a___________movie.

A. romantic B. comedy C. documentary D. sci-fi

10. Please get____________the bus. We have finished our journey.

A. on B. of C. off D. up

Rewrite sentences:

1. Although I have a lot of money, I am not very satistied. DESPITE

_________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. Although it rained, they still go fishing. IN SPITE OF

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3. Although she works hard, she doesn’t get good results. DESPITE

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4. Although he is a singer, he sings badly. IN SPITE OF

_________________________________________________________________________________________________

5. Although the exercise is difficult, she can do it easily. DESPITE

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Cloze test:
There are many (1)_______of films: romance, comedy, science fiction, documentary, horror, action… My favourite is romantic films, for (2)_______, Titanic, The Notebook, Notting Hill… They are meaningful about life and love. Sometimes they are (3)________and make me cry. I am also interested (4)________docmentaries. They give me interesting knowledge.

1. A. types B. movies C. forms D. watches

2. A. such as B. character C. example D. actor

3. A. funny B. gripping C. strange D. moving

4. A. on B. in C. of D. With

1. Our new neighbors are quite nice _______ they are sometimes talkative.

a. despite b. in spite of the fact c. though d. as though

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

a. In spite b. Despite c. But d. Although

3. In spite of his hard work, 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

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

a. despite b. in spite c. None d. though

5. John rarely sees Paul _______ they live in the same town.

a.None b. despite c. in spite of d. although

6. _____ he is the boss, he does not find solutions to problems very easily.

a. Although b. In spite of c. NOne d. Despite

7. Though he was appointed to a higher promotion _______.

a. and he decided to quit his job. b. but he still decided to quit his job

c. but he decided to quit his job d. he decided to quit his job

8. Last year, they ……….22 million TV sets.

a. A-were selling B-had sold C-has sold D-sold

9. -I’m going on holiday on Saturday.This time next week I……on a beach in the sea.

a. A-will lie B-am lying C.will be lying D-should be lying

10. -Ted and Amy……for 24 years.

a. A-have been married B-married C-were married D-has been married

11. -Tomorrow I……….my grandparents.

a. A-am going to visit B-will have visited C-have visited D-visit

12. Julie passed the exam _______ of working very hard.

a. despite b. because c. in spite d. though

13. In spite _______, the baseball game was not cancelled.

a. the rain b. of the rain c. it was raining d. there was a rain

14. _______ he had enough money, he could buy a new car.

a. Despite b. In spite of c. Because of d. Because

15. _______, he walked to the station.

a. Despite being tired b. Although to be tired c. In spite being tired d. Despite tired

16. The children slept well, despite _______.

a. it was noise b. the noise c. of the noise d. noisy

17. She left him _______ she still loved him.

a. even if b. even though c. in spite of d. despite

18. _______ her lack of hard work, she wasn’t promoted.

a. Because b. Even though c. Because of d. In spite of

19. Our new neighbors are quite nice ______ they are sometimes talkative.

a. despite b. in spite of the fact c. though d. despite of

20. _____ of the difficulty, they managed to climb to the top of the mountain.

a. In spite b. Despite c. But d. Although

21. Because _______, we arrived late.

a.of the traffic b. the traffic c. the heavy traffic d. of there was heavy traffic

Choose the best answer

1. Are you... with the result?

A. Satisfy C. Satisfying

B. Satisfied D. Be satisfying

2. My brother sings... than me.

A. Better B. Weller C. Gooder D. Well

3. The... result of work are... we are very sad.

A. Disappointed

B. Satisfying

C. Disappointing

D. Satisfied

4. She is ... young but she performs .....

A. Excellent

B. Excelly

C. Excellently

D. Excellence

5. I decided to quit this job... the low.

A. Because of

B. Despite

C. Because

D. Although

6. I went to colled my car but it was not ready. When i went to the service station... still...

A. Was/ serving

B. Was/ serviced

C. Had been/ serviced

D. Was/being serviced

7... the film was gripping . Tom slept from be ginning to end.

A. However

B. Although

C. In spite of

D. Despite

8. We are going to London next month. This will be the first time i... there.

A. Have been

B. Shall be

C. Is having

D. Had

Exercise 1: Choose the best answer to complete these following sentences.

1. He got wet_______ he forgot his umbrella.

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

2. He stops working _______ heavy raining.

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

3. They have a lot of difficulties in their life _______ their poverty.

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

4. Tom wakes his parents up_______ playing the guitar very softly.

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

5. Nobody could hear her_______ she spoke too quietly.

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

6. We decided to leave early _______the party was boring.

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

7. Many people believe him__________ he often tells a lie.

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

8. _______she was very hard working; she hardly earned enough to feed her family.

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

9. _______her absence from class yesterday, she couldn’t understand the lesson.

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

10. ______her poorness, she feels happy.

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

11. We all feel sad _______ the bad news

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

12. John lost his job__________ his laziness.

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

13. I went to the club last Saturday________ the heavy rain.

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

14. He has had this car_________ six months.

A. in B. since C. during D. for

15. We can't go to Julia's party _______ we're going away that weekend.

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

16. ____ repeated assurances that the product is safe; many people have stopped buying it.

A. By B. Despite C. With D. For

17. She walked home by herself, _______ she knew that it was dangerous.

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

18. _______ his injuries, he bears no animosity towards his attackers.

A. Because of B. But for C. In spite of D. Without

19. I'll see you after the show and give you £20 for the tickets, or _______ much they cost.

A. whatever B. nevertheless C. besides D. however

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

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

II.Choose the best answer
18. …………………..does it take to go from Ha Noi to Ho Chi Minh City by plane?
A. How far B. How much C. How long D. How many
19. There……………a bus station in the city center, but it has been move to the suburbs.
A. used to be B. used to have C. use to have D. were
20. I………………..marbles when I was young but now I don’t.
A. play B. used to play C. have played D. didn’t use to play
21. We should…………….the street at the zebra crossing.
A. walk B. walk on C. walk through D. walk cross
22. Drivers have to……………….their seatbelt whenever they drive.
A. put B. tie C. fasten D. put on
23. We should wait for the traffic lights……………….before you cross the street.
A. turn green B. to turn green C. turn yellow D. to turn
yellow
24. All of us have to obey………………..strickly.
A. traffic rules B. traffic C. traffic jam D. regular
25. Cyclists and motorists have to wear……………when they ride a motorbike.
A. hard hat B. cap C. mask D. helmet
26. He forgot to give a…………….before he turned left and got a ticket.
A. signal B. sign C. light D. hand
27. ……………..is it from your house to your school?
A. How often B. How long C. How far D. How much
28. Are you……………..with the result?
A. satisfy B. satisfied C. satisfying D. be satisfying
29. My brother sings……………..than me.
A. better B. weller C. gooder D. well

30. The results of the work are……………... We are very sad.
A. disappointed B. satisfying C. disappointing D. satisfied
31. This is a……………..film and it makes me cry a lot.
A. funny B. moving C. comedy D. excited
32. ……………..he has a lot of money, he is very mean.
A. Because B. Although C. Despite D. Because of
33. She is young but she performs……………..
A. excellent B. excel C. excellently D. excellence
34. This is a(n) ……………..on real life during wars in Vietnam in 1945.
A. horror film B. sci-fi C. comedy D. documentary
35. He……………..the Oscar Prize as the best actor last year.
A. won B. acted C. performed D. directed
36. He is lazy. …………….., he is always lucky in examinations.
A. Therefore B. But C. However D. So
37. I decided to quit this job……………..the low salary.
A. because of B. despite C. because D. although
38. " Thanks for a lovely dress!" - “……………..”
A. You're welcome B. Yes, I do C. No, thanks D. I don't know
39. They are very interested……………..going to the zoo.
A. to B. in C. at D. for
40. There aren’t……………..means of transports in the countryside’s life.
A. many B. much C. a few D. a little
41. You look……………..in that dress.
A. love B. lovely C. loving D. lovelily
42. …………….., the nicest apartment is also the cheapest.
A. Luckily B. Unluckily C. Lucky D. Unlucky
43. Tim spends a long time ………………..video games.
A. play B. playing C. to play D. plays
44. Why are you late? – Because I…………… the bus.
A. missed B. mixed C. caught D. lost
45. …………… he had enough money, he refused to buy a new car.
A. In spite B. In spite of C. Despite D. Although
46. ………………, he walked to the station.
A. Despite being tired B. Although to be tired
C. In spite being tired D. Despite tired
47. She left him …………….. she still loved him.
A. in spite B. even though C. in spite of D. despite