Although she was born in China, her Chinese is ... because she moved to America when she was 11.
A. rusty B. rustic C. rusted D. rusting
Although she was born in China, her Chinese is ... because she moved to America when she was 11.
A. rusty B. rustic C. rusted D. rusting
1. Mai worked hard , ______ she passed her exam . a. so b. although c. because d. though 2. _____ she was very tired , she helped her brother with his homework . a. Because b. whether c. Although d. so 3. It’s raining hard , _____ we can’t go to the beach . a. or b. but c. so d. though 4. Nam was absent from class yesterday ____ he felt sick . a. so b. because c. although d. but 5. Tom has a computer , _____ he doesn’t use it . a. or b. as because d. but 6. The boy can’t reach the shelf ____ he’s not tall enough. a. because b. although c. even though d. and 7. The film was boring ____ we went home . a. so b. when c. but c. if 8. The girl bought the shoes _____ they are very expensive . a. but b. if c. so d. although 9. He used to smoke a lot ______ now he doesn’t smoke any more . a. still b. therefore c. but d. as 10. She couldn’t unlock it ______ she had the wrong key . a. while b. but c. though d. because 11. ____ it rained , the boys played football . a. Even b. Even though c. However d. In spite of 12. It was still painful , ____ I went to see a doctor . a. so b. however c. but d. or 13. Lan likes oranges _____ her sister doesn’t . a. but b. as c. so because 14. Nam failed the final exam _____ he was lazy . a. while b. though c.because d. but 15. He’s tired _____ he stayed up late watching TV. a. and b. or c. if d. since 16. Jim can speak English _____ French fluently . a. also b. but also c. and d. so 17. _______ the traffic , I arrived on time . a. Though b. Although c. Even though d. In spite of 18. ______ they live near us , we can see them very often . a. So b. As c. Though d. Even 19. ______ I was really tired , I couldn’t sleep . a. If b. Although c. While d. However 20. We watched TV the whole evening ______ we had nothing better to do . a. because b. though c. so d. but 21. It’s cheap _____ I don’t like it . a. and b. because c. so d. however 22. ______ it was late , I decided to phone Brian. a. Despite b. However c. In spite of d. Though 23. The little boy was hungry ______ he ate nothing . a. although b. so c. but d. and 24. ______ the car was cheap , it was in good condition . a. Although b. Because c. As d. If 25. ______ tomorow is a public holiday , all the shops will be shut . a. As b. Just as c. Although d. When 26. She came in _____ turned on the radio . a. so b. and c. or d. but 27. We didn’t go for a walk _____ it was very cold . a. though b. because c. but d. so 28. ______ I tried to persuade her , I didn’t succeed . a. Because b. So c. Although d. However 29. Lan woke up late _____ she didn’t have time for breakfast a. so b. since c. as d. though 30. I like fish ____ I don’t like catching them myself . a. or b. but c. so d. and 31. He had an accident ____ he was careful . a. even though b. because c. so d. since 32. _____ it was raining , I went swimming . a. So b. Because c. However d. Although 33. Ann felt ill , ____ she insisted on going to work . a. though b. so c. and d. but 34. _____ I felt tired , I went to bed early . a. Although b. So c. As d. However 35. _____ he’s got an English name , he is German . a. Although b. However c. Because d. Since 36. They decided not to go out for a meal _____ they were too tired . a. so b. because c. but d. if 37. We were the better team ____ we lost the match . a. so b. and c. but d. because 38. Keith decided to give up his job ____ I advised him not to a. because b. however c. although d. since 39. ______ we were in town , we often met him . a. For b. Although c. So d. When 40 . She didn’t get the job ____ she had all the necessary qualifications . a. because b. although c. so d. but 41. I could not eat ____ I was very hungry . a. even though b. in spite c. despite d. in spite the fact that 42. In pite _____ , the baseball game was not cancelled . a. the rain b. of the rain c. it was raining d. there was a rain 43. ______ he had enough money , he refused to buy a new car . a. In spite b. In spite of c. Despite d. Although 44. ______ , he walked to the station . a. Despite being tired b. Although to be tired c. In spite being tired d. Despite tired 45. The children slept well , despite _____ a. it was noise b. the noise c. of the noise d. noisy 46. She left him __________ she still loved him . a. even if b. even though c. in spite of d. despite 47. _______ her lack of hard work , she was promoted . a. In spite b. Even though c. in spite of d. despite of 48. _______ they are brothers, they do not look like . a. Although b. Even c. Despite d. In spite of 49. We are concerned with the problem of energy resouces _______ we must also think of our environment . a. despite b. though c. as though d. but 50. ______ some Japanese women are successful in business , the majority of Japanese companies are run by men . a. But b. Even if c. If d. As though 51. The team played on in spite of the rain a. even if b. if c. in case d. despite 52. ………….. the storm, the ship couldn’t reach its destination on time. A. In case of B. In spite of C. Because of D. But for 52. He was offered the job ………. he had no experience. A. even though B. despite C. while D. however 53. We postponed the picnic ……………………… A. because it is raining heavily B. because of the raining heavily C. because the heavily rain it was D. because it was raining heavily 54. ……… her severe pain, she tried to walk to the auditorium to attend the lecture. A. Although B. Despite C. though D. In spite 55. She went to bed early ……….. she felt tired. A. although B. despite C. because D. because of 56. I couldn’t read the letter ……….. the darkness. A. despite B. in spite of C. because of D. because 57. The boys were punished -------------- he made many mistakes. A. in spite of B. because C. even though D. as if 58-------------- the liberation of women, women can take part in social activities. A. Because B. Thanks to C. While D. As 59. Despite feeling cold, we kept walking. A. Although we felt cold, but we kept walking B. Although we felt cold, we kept walking C. However cold we felt, but we kept walking D. However we felt cold, we kept walking 60. She decided to leave her job in the company ------------ she could earn a lot of money there. A. because B. although C. despite D. since 61. The children laughed a lot because of the funny story. A. The children laughed because the story is funny. B. The children laughed because of the story funny C. The children laughed because it was funny. D. The children laughed because the story was funny 62. Although he took a taxi, Bill still arrived late for the concert. A. Bill arrived late for the concert because he takes a taxi. B. Bill arrived late for the concert because of the taxi. C. In spite of taking a taxi, Bill arrived late for the concert. D. Although Bill took a taxi he can’t come to the concert on time. 63. The flight was delayed -------------- the fog. A. in spite of B. because of C. though D. since 64. Hong didn’t participate in the contest -------------- her lack of confidence. A. because B. because of C. since D. despite 65. He hid that letter in a draw -------------- no one could read it. A. so that B. because C. although D. in spite of 66. -------------- Tom was unable to see anything, he knew some one was in his room. A. Because B. In case C. If D. Even though 67. -------------- other workers’ constant objection, the director dismissed the worker. A. Because B. Because of C. Although D. In spite of 68. The mother got angry because --------------. A. her son behaved badly B. her son's bad behavior C. her son will behave badly D. her son bad behaving 69. He lost his job -------------- his laziness. A. due to B. in spite of C. despite D. because 70. She is looking for a new job -------------- she is tired of doing a routine job day after day. A. since B. as C. because D. all are correct II. Choose the best answer : 1. _____it was raining heavily he went out without a raincoat. A. In spite B. In spite of C. However D. Although 2. _____he wasn’t feeling very well; Mr. Graham went to visit his aunt as usual. A. Although B. However C. Therefore D. Still 3. He was offered the job______ his qualifications were poor. A. despite B. in spite of C. even though D. Whereas 4. ______ we were in town, we often met him. A. For B. Although C. So D. When 5. She didn’t get the job ____ she had all the necessary qualifications. A. because B. although C. so D. but 6. I could not eat ____ I was very hungry. A. even though B. in spite C. despite D. in spite the fact that 7. In pite _____, the baseball game was not cancelled. A. the rain B. of the rain C. it was raining D. there was a rain 8. ______ he had enough money, he refused to buy a new car. A. In spite B. In spite of C. Despite D. Although 9. ______, he walked to the station. A. Despite tired B. In spite being tired C. Although to be tired D. Despite being tired 10. The children slept well, despite _____. A. it was noise B. the noise C. of the noise D. noisy 10. She left him __________ she still loved him. A. even if B. even though C. in spite of D. despite 11. _______ her lack of hard work, she was promoted. A. In spite B. Even though C. in spite of D. despite of 12. _______ they are brothers, they do not look like. A. Although B. Even C. Despite D. In spite of 13. We are concerned with the problem of energy resouces ____ we must think of our environment. A. despite B. though C. as though D. but 14. ______ some Japanese women are successful in business, the majority of Japanese companies are run by men. A. But B. Even if C. If D. As though 15. In spite of not speaking French, Mike decided to settle in Paris. A. Even though Mike didn’t speak French, but he decided to settle in Paris. B. Mike decided to settle in Paris despite he didn’t speak French. C. Mike decided to settle in Paris though the fact that not speaking French. D. Although Mike didn’t speak French; he decided to settle in Paris. 16. Mr. Ba was late for the meeting though he took a taxi. A. Even though taking a taxi, Mr. Ba was late for the meeting. B. In spite of taking a taxi, but Mr. Ba was late for the meeting. C. Mr. Ba was late for the meeting despite the fact he took a taxi. D. Mr. Ba was late for the meeting although having taken a taxi. 17. We came to the meeting on time though the traffic was heavy. A. Despite the traffic was heavy; we came to the meeting on time. B. In spite of the heavy traffic, we came to the meeting on time. C. Even though the heavy traffic, we came to the meeting on time. D. Although the traffic was heavy, but we came to the meeting on time. 18. Although he took a taxi, Bill still arrived late for the concert. A. Bill arrived late for the concert whether he took a taxi or not. B. Bill arrived late for the concert because of the taxi. C. In spite of taking a taxi, Bill arrived late for the concert. D. Bill took a taxi to the concert, but he couldn’t catch it. 19. Although she is rich, she can’t afford to buy the car. A. She doesn’t have enough money to buy the car she likes. B. Rich as she is, she can’t afford to buy the car. C. The car is too expensive for her to buy. D. She wants to buy the car but it costs a lot. 20. Although Sue felt tired, she stayed up late talking to Jill. A. Despite feeling tired, Sue stayed up late talking to Jill. B. In spite feeling tired, Sue stayed up late talking to Jill. C. Sue wouldn’t feel tired despite staying up late talking to Jill. D. Sue stayed up late talking to Jill. As a result, she was tired.
CHOOSE THE BEST SENTENCE THAT CAN BE MADE FROM THE CUES GIVEN
1. He/say/he/travel/lot/job
A. He says he travel a lot in his job
B. He said that he travelled a lot in his job
C. He said he travelled a lot his job
D. He says he travels lot in his job
2. She/tell/me/quiet/because/baby/sleep
A. She told me to be quiet because the baby was sleeping
B. She told me be quiet because the baby was sleeping
C. She told me to be quiet because the baby is sleeping
D. She tells me to be quiet because the baby was sleeping
3. She/tell/me/they/live/China/5 years
A. She tells me they had been lived in China for 5 years
B. She tell me they lived in China for 5 years
C. She told me that they had lived in China for 5 years
D. She told me they had lived in China for 5 years
23-28) Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in the following passage:
(23)___________ I was young, I (24) ________ dreamed of a famous scientist. When I was at school, I decided (25) ___________ engineering, and then became a millionaire by inventing a wonderful new product (26) ________ would make the world a better place. Unfortunately, I wasn’t very good ( 27) _________ technical subjects. Any time I operate any kind of equipment, (28) __________ terrible happens.
23/ A. while B. When C. As D. Although
24/ A. rarely B. seldom C. hardly D. atways
25/ A. to study B. study C. studying D. studied
26/ A. who B. which C. whom D. what
27/ A. in B. at C. on D. about
28/ A. something B. nothing C. thing D. many things
(29-32) Read the dialogue and then decide whether the statements that follow are true or false. Write True or False in your answersheet:
Marie was born in Poland in 1876. She learnt to read when she was 4 years old. She was intelligent and had an excellent memory. She finished high school when she was only 15 years old. When she grew up, Marie went to Paris to study Mathematics and chemistry at the university. She won the Nobel Prize for physics in 1903 and 8 years later she received the Nobel Prize for Chemistry. Marie Curie died in 1934
____ 29/ She finished high school in 1891
____ 30/ She studied Mathematics and chemistry at the university in Paris.
____ 31/ She won the Nobel Prize for physics when she was 28.
____ 32/ Marie Curie died in 1943
(33-36) Rewrite the sentences so that they are nearest in meaning to the sentence printed before them.
33/ Mary’s sister doesn’t cook as well as her mother.
Mary’smother is better__________________________________________________
34/ Singapore has reputation for its cleanliness.
Singapore is _________________________________________________________
35/ Do you take pride in being a student of Hoang Van Thu High School?
Are you ____________________________________________________________
36/ The new toy is exciting to the baby.
The baby is ___________________________________________________________
1 the program was so ............. that half of them fell asleep a boring b bore c bored d boredom 2 last night , i was watching tv ............. my mother was cooking in the kitchen a then b and c when d while 3 the bridge ..............................in 2000 a was built b built c has been built d builds 4 if a disaster ......................in an area , people from the other areas will offer their help a happen b happened c is happened d happens 5 they ......................... in that company for five years a work b have worked c worked d are working 6 she likes watching the stars ........................night a at b on c for d in 7 my father suggests ............................. a trip to the countryside on saturday a to have b had c have d having 8 he loves his parents very much and wants them to be .............................. a happily b happiness c happy d happiest 9 she can not go to the party because she will have to ...............her little sister a look up b look for c look after d look at 10 an : shall we go out to choose a birthday gift for mary ? phuc ; .................................... a good idea b happy birthday c yes , please do d are you sure ? 11 . lan is very tired . ...................... , she has to finish her work before going to bed a so b although c however d therefore 12 we will meet david , ....................... comes from england a whom b that c which d who 13 where is linh now - she ........................... be in the school library a may b should c will d ought
cau 1 : hoàn thành câu sau với because (of ) , (al)though , even though , despite , in spite of 1..........................he worked hard , he did not receive any praise 2 he ate the chocolate cake ............................. he is on diet 3 ...................the high prices , my daughters insist on going to the movies every saturday 4 ......................it was cold , i went out 5 .....................john did not study hard , he succeeded cau2 : 1 ......................... he had enough money , he refused to buy a new car a in spite b in spite of c despite d although 2 .........................., he walked to the station a despite being tired b although to be tired c in spite being tired d despite tired 3 she left him .....................she still loved him a even if b even though c in spite of d despite 4 ................... her lack of hard work , she was promoted a because b even though c in spite of d despite 5 ........................they are twin brothers , they do not look like a although b because of c because d in spite of 6 julie failed the exam ......................... of working very hard a despite b in spite c even if d though 7 she walked home by herself .................... she knew that it was dangerous a if b though c because d which 8 ......................they are brother , they do not look like a although b even c despite d in spite of 9 she left him .......................... she still loved him a in spite b even though c in spite of d despite 10 he refused to give up work , ......................he's won a million pounds a despite b however c even though d as though
Babe Didrikson Zaharias was one of the most extraordinary athletes of all time. She was achampion in basketball, track and field, and golf. She also swam, boxed, played baseball, and manyother sports.As the sixth child in her family, Zaharias was called “Baby”. That soon got shortened to“Babe”. One day, when she was in elementary school, her mother sent her to the grocery store tobuy beef for dinner. On the way home, Babe spotted some boys playing baseball. She dropped her purchases and joined the game.An hour later,her angry mother showed up,looking for the groceries. Babe pointed to where she’d left them. A dog was happily eating the beef.Zaharias gained fame at the 1932 Olympic Games. She won gold medals in the javelin throwand the 80meter hurdles, and set world records in both. In 1935, Zaharias began playing golf andwas soon winning important championships in the sport. She won every major championship inwomen’s golf and helped make the sport popular for women. In 1950, she was named the greatestfemale athlete of the first half of the 20th century. Zaharias died of cancer in 1956, at the age of 45.
31. What sport is not mentioned as one that Babe Didrikson Zaharias did?
A. Running.
B. Basketball.
C. Tennis.
D. Swimming.
32. What does the author imply by giving the example of Babe’s buying beef?
A. Babe was an absentminded girl.
B. Babe was keen on playing ball.
C. Babe was not a good child.
D. Babe could help her mother with doing some shopping.
33. What word or phrase is similar in meaning to “purchases”?
A. Buys.
B. What is bought.
C. Goods.
D. Food.
34. When did Babe set world records in javelin throw?
A. When she was 30 years old.
B. In 1935.C. When she was also an excellent golfer.
D. At the Olympic Games in 1932.
35. Which of the following sentences is NOT true?
A. Zaharias won important championships in golf before the 1930’s.
B. Zaharias helped make golf popular for women after 1935.
C. Zaharias died of cancer in 1956 when she was younger than 50.
D. Zaharias was named the greatest female athlete of her time
I / 1. He was very sorry that he didn't see Andrey on her trip to London.
he greatly regretted.....................................................................................
2. it's thought that the accident was caused by human eror.
The accident is ...........................................................................................
3. "Will you be visiting the Taj Mahal when you go to India?" he asked Elizabeth.
He áked .................................................................................................
4. "Ithink you should try the chicken Marengo," said the waiter.
The waiter recommended ........................................................... ..................
5. This is the most delicious cake I have ever tasted.
I have ........................................................................................... ......
II /
Hoa was born in Hue, but now she is living in Ha Noi with her aunt and uncle. She went to Ha Noi two years ago. Now she is studying at Quang Trung School. Yesterday was her thirteenth birthday. She had a small party with her friends. They ate a lot of food, fruits and cakes. In the evening Hoa had a stomachache. Her aunt was worried. She called a doctor. The doctor arrived and gave Hoa some medicine. She took the medicine and went to bed. Today Hoa feels better.
Where was Hoa born? => ................... When did she go to Ha Noi? => .......................... Did they eat a lot of food, fruits and cakes? => ................./.......................I. Rewrite VERB or NOUN
1) She cooks very well.
She is a............................................................................................
2) My aunt teaches English very well.
My aunt is........................................................................................
3) He cycles very slowly.
He is...............................................................................................
4) He types carefully .
He is.................................................................................................
5) These children are quick runners.
These children can........................................................................
6) My father plays soccer very well.
My father is a........................................................................................
7) I drive very badly.
I am a................................................................................................
8) She sings very beautifully
She is a.............................................................................................
9) He works very hard.
He is........................................................................................................
10)Tom swims very fast.
Tom is...............................................................................................
REWITE SENTENSES
I, Rewrite" Although/ Despite / In spite of "and " Because/ Because of"
1) Although Tom was a poor student, he studied very well.
In spite of.......................................................................................................
2) Mary could not go to school because she was sick.
Because of.....................................................................................................
3) Although the weather was bad , she went to school on time.
Despite ..........................................................................................................
4) My mother told me to go to school although i was sick.
In spite............................................................................................................
5) Because there was a big storm . I stayed at home.
Because of.......................................................................................................
6) Tom was admitted to the university although his grades were bad.
Despite...........................................................................................................
7) Although she has a physical handicap, she has become a successful woman.
Despite...............................................................................................................
8) In spite of his god salary ,Tom gave up his job.
Although...........................................................................................................
9) Though he had not finished the paper , he went to sleep.
In spite of..............................................................................................................
10) In spite of the high prices , my daughter insists on going to the movies.
Even though.........................................................................................................