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

despite

although

but

in spite of

Choose the word that needs correction in each of the following sentence *

It’s

Where sửa thành when

every year

held

Choose the word that OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following sentence 

fast

carelessly

slowly

strictly

La Tomatina____________ on the last Wednesday of August every year. *

held

hold

be held

is held

Thu gọn

1.B

2.C

3.D

4. _____________ he spent much money on the film, it wasn’t a big success. *

1 điểm

A. Even

B. But

C. Although

D. Despite

5. We didn’t find it funny_____________it was a comedy. *

1 điểm

A. in spite of

B. despite

C. although

D. but

6. Last night, I didn’t go to bed early ____________ being very tired. *

1 điểm

A. despite of

B. in spite of

C. although

D. because

7. At present, her group ……………..a new play. *

1 điểm

A. to act

B. is acting

C. acts

D. to acting

8. Jane looks pretty. She, ________, seems to lack personality. *

1 điểm

A. despite

B. although

C. nevertheless

D. in spite of

9. I go to school by bus every day. ________, I don’t like it much. *

1 điểm

A. Despite of

B. Although of

C. However

D. In spite

10.Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest. *

1 điểm

A.excellently

B.terrible

C.disaster

D. millions

11.I enjoyed the football match. It was quite _______. *

A. exciting

B. excited

12.A

13. ________________ she has a good look, everybody hates her. *

although

despite

in spite of

14. Jane seldom sees Jim ________________ they go to the same school. *

although

in spite of

15. ________________ her illness, Jane went to work yesterday. *

although

despite

16. ________________ it was chilly outside, we went fishing. *

although

in spite of

17. ________________ working hard, Peter failed the test. *

although

despite

1.B

2.C

3.D

4. _____________ he spent much money on the film, it wasn’t a big success. *

1 điểm

A. Even

B. But

C. Although

D. Despite

5. We didn’t find it funny_____________it was a comedy. *

1 điểm

A. in spite of

B. despite

C. although

D. but

6. Last night, I didn’t go to bed early ____________ being very tired. *

1 điểm

A. despite of

B. in spite of

C. although

D. because

7. At present, her group ……………..a new play. *

1 điểm

A. to act

B. is acting

C. acts

D. to acting

8. Jane looks pretty. She, ________, seems to lack personality. *

1 điểm

A. despite

B. although

C. nevertheless

D. in spite of

9. I go to school by bus every day. ________, I don’t like it much. *

1 điểm

A. Despite of

B. Although of

C. However

D. In spite

10.Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest. *

1 điểm

A.excellently

B.terrible

C.disaster

D. millions

11.I enjoyed the football match. It was quite _______. *

A. exciting

B. excited

12.A

13. ________________ she has a good look, everybody hates her. *

although

despite

in spite of

14. Jane seldom sees Jim ________________ they go to the same school. *

although

in spite of

15. ________________ her illness, Jane went to work yesterday. *

although

despite

16. ________________ it was chilly outside, we went fishing. *

although

in spite of

17. ________________ working hard, Peter failed the test. *

although

despite

1B

2C

3D

4. _____________ he spent much money on the film, it wasn’t a big success. *

1 điểm

A. Even

B. But

C. Although

D. Despite

5. We didn’t find it funny_____________it was a comedy. *

1 điểm

A. in spite of

B. despite

C. although

D. but

6. Last night, I didn’t go to bed early ____________ being very tired. *

1 điểm

A. despite of

B. in spite of

C. although

D. because

7. At present, her group ……………..a new play. *

1 điểm

A. to act

B. is acting

C. acts

D. to acting

8. Jane looks pretty. She, ________, seems to lack personality. *

1 điểm

A. despite

B. although

C. nevertheless

D. in spite of

9. I go to school by bus every day. ________, I don’t like it much. *

1 điểm

A. Despite of

B. Although of

C. However

D. In spite

10.Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest. *

1 điểm

A.excellently

B.terrible

C.disaster

D. millions

11.I enjoyed the football match. It was quite _______. *

A. exciting

B. excited

Error Identification. *

A.a

B.is

C.with

D. of

13. ________________ she has a good look, everybody hates her. *

although

despite

in spite of

14. Jane seldom sees Jim ________________ they go to the same school. *

although

in spite of

15. ________________ her illness, Jane went to work yesterday. *

although

despite

16. ________________ it was chilly outside, we went fishing. *

although

in spite of

17. ________________ working hard, Peter failed the test. *

although

despite

1. _________ he spent much money on the film, it wasn't a big success.

A. Even B. But C. Although D. Despite

2. I enjoyed the film on TV yesterday evening __________ nobody in my family liked it.

A. although B. yet C. in spite of D. so

3. We didn't find it funny _______________ it was a comedy.

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

1. _________ he spent much money on the film, it wasn't a big success.

A. Even B. But C. Although D. Despite

2. I enjoyed the film on TV yesterday evening __________ nobody in my family liked it.

A. although B. yet C. in spite of D. so

3. We didn't find it funny _______________ it was a comedy.

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

1. _________ he spent much money on the film, it wasn't a big success.

A. Even B. But C. Although D. Despite

2. I enjoyed the film on TV yesterday evening __________ nobody in my family liked it.

A. although B. yet C. in spite of D. so

3. We didn't find it funny _______________ it was a comedy.

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

1A

2B

3B

4A

5B

6C

7C

Nhanh lên mn, gấp lắm

1. ____________ having performed excellently in many films, he has never won an Oscar for Best Actor.

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

2. It was a _________. However, we didn’t find it funny at all.

A. horror B. comedy C. documentary

3. Tom and Jerry is a(n) __________.

A. thriller B. animation C. romantic comedy

4. The beginning of the film was __________. Everyone was ________.

A. confusing - confused B. confused - confusing C. confuses - confused

5. The film was interesting. __________, Jane slept from beginning to end.

A. Although B. Nevertheless C. Despite

6. _________ not spending much money on the film, they made it successful.

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

7. Their love story was so _________. I was close to tears after hearing it.

A. touched B. touches C. touching

1. ___________it was a comedy, I didn’t find it funny at all.

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

2. It is a________________ film that makes audiences cry.

A. scary                               B. moving             C. boring                          D. funny

3. Many critics say it’s a hilarious and entertaining film.

A. fascinating                                   B. gripping                C. moving                  D. funny

4. We were _________ that we couldn’t buy tickets to see the film.

a. terrified                  b. satisfied                 c. relaxed                   d. disappointed

5. James finds sci-fi movies really ________. He enjoys watching then

a. terrifying               b. embarrassing        c. concerning            d. fascinating

6. Whenever I feel ___________, I watch a comedy that makes me laugh and feel better.

a. depressed              b. amused                  c. exhausted              d. thrilled

7. “What _________ of film is the Matrix?” – “Science fiction”.

A. ranking                  B. plot                                    C. review                               D. kind

8. Critic say Midnight Run is a must –see ___________ it is funny and exciting.

A. Although               B. because                 C. however                            D. therefore

9. Vin Diesel _________ in many action films, including The Fast and Furious series.

A. Starred                   B. made                      C. produced                           D. directed

10.  ________do people celebrate Diwali? - They celebrate it with music, lights, fireworks and traditional sweets.

a. How                        b. What                      c. Why                        d. Where

1.Our sources of energy will soon end if we don’t try to save them. 

=> Unless we try to save our sources of energy, they will soon end.

2. Barbare plays chess better than Mike.

=> Mike doesn’t play chess as well as Barbare.

3. Despite the silly story, many people enjoyed the film (although)

=> Although the story was silly, many people enjoyed the film.

4. Although the ket price was high, many people went to see that film. (However)

=> The ket price was high; however, many people went to see that film.

5. He performs very well, although he is young (Despite)

=> Despite being young, he performs very well.

6. It was a comedy, but I didn’t find it funny at all. (In spite of)

=> In spite of the fact that it was a comedy, I didn't find it funny at all.

7. The film was so boring. However, Jack saw it from beginning to end. (but)

=> The film was so boring but Jack saw it from beginning to end.

8.In spite of having a happy ending, the film begins with a terrible disaster.(although)

=> Although the film has a happy ending, it begins with a terrible disaster.

9. Although the film was a bit frightening, I really enjoyed it. (Despite)

=> Despite the fact that the film was a bit frightening, I really enjoyed it.

10. He is young, but he performs very well. (In spite of) 

=> In spite of being young, he performs very well.

41. We didn’t find it funny__________ it was a comedy.

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

42. In Titanic, it__________ LeonardoDi Caprio as Jack Dawson, a poor artist.

A. directs                    B. shows                     C. acts             D. stars

43. The end of the film was so__________ that many people cried.

A. shocking                 B. moving                   C. exciting                  D. boring

44. I went to the cinema with my friends yesterday__________ feeling very tired.

A. although                 B. in spite of   C. but                          D. so

45.__________beginning with a terrible disaster, the film has a happy ending.

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

C

B

B

A

41. C. although 

42. B. shows .

43. B. moving       

44.  B. in spite of 

45.A. In spite  

Đáp án: B

Sửa: in spite of ⇒ although/ though

Dịch nghĩa: Mmawjc dù đó là một hài kịch, tôi không thấy vui vẻ.