Although the sea was rough, the children went swimming.
Although the sea was rough, the children went swimming.
28. They don't let the children stay at home alone _______ something happens without their expectation.
A. Because of B. despite C. although D. in case
29. If you want to be a teacher, you ______ study harder.
A. Are going to B. will C. will have to D. had to
30. They ______ working despite the heavy rain.
A. Admitted B. went on C. kept D. B and C
31. She apologized _______ him ______ being late.
A. To - for B. with - for C. to - about D. with - about
32. I think they will come here on time tomorrow, ________?
A. Don't I B. will they C. don't they D. won't they
33. You shouldn't go out at night ______ your parents' permission.
A. Without B. in case of C. on account of D. apart from
34. She spends all her money _______ shopping.
A. At B. for C. about D. on
35. The tie doesn't _______ this shirt. You should have another one.
A. Take up B. go with C. go on D. put on
36. They used solar power _______ electricity.
A. But for B. instead of C. except for D. due to
37. They have been interested in the problem ________
A. Yet B. now that C. lately D. hardly
38. The doctor, ______ you are speaking to, took care of my mother.
A. Whom B. that C. who D. whose
Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first:
1. Although I was late, I didn't miss the bus.
-> In spite of ...............
2. Although I was in a hurry, I didn't forget to lock the door.
-> Despite ............
3. Even though it was raining heavily, they went to the football match.
-> In spite of ..........
4. She didn't get the job, even though she had all the necessary qualifications.
-> In spite of ............
5. Though she hates rock music, she went to the performance.
-> Despite .........
6. Even though they were very sucessful, they never made much money.
-> In spite of ..........
7. Although she knew the answer, she frefused to tell him.
-> Despite ..........
8. Although she has a lot of money, she doesn't help the homeless.
-> Despite ..........
9. Even though I had planned very carefully, we ended up staying in a really bad hotel.
-> Despite ..........
10. Though I wasn't keen on the film, I thought the music was beautiful.
-> In spite of .........
Although he took a taxi, my friend arrived late for the concert. →Despite
2. I went to Italy with the intention of learning Italian.
A. The intention of learning Italian made me to go to Italy
B. Going to Italy gave me the intention of learning Italian
C. I went to Italy so that I could learn Italian language
D. Despite the intention of learning Italian, I went to Italy
3. I think I was right to study maths at university.
A. I decided not to study maths at university
B. I don't regret studying maths at university
C. I was allowed to study maths at university
D. I felt confident in studying maths at university
4. The children are always fascinated by nature programs on TV.
A. Nature programs on TV are always fascinated by the children
B. The children always make nature programs on TV fascinating
C. Nature programs on TV are always fascinating the children
D. The children always find nature programs on TV fascinating
5. "Mum, this is my new friend, Jimmy" said Lois
A. Lois told her mother about her new friend
B. Lois said to her mother this was her new friend
C. Lois declared her mother on her new friend
D. Lois introduced her new friend to her mother
6. Alex wants to buy that shirt, but he doesn't have enough money.
A. If Alex had enough money, he could buy that shirt
B. If Alex has enough money, he can buy that shirt
C. If Alex had enough money, he can buy that shirt
D. If Alex has enough money, he could buy that shirt
7. Many teenagers like facebooking more than doing sport.
A. Many teenagers like doing sport more than facebooking
B. Many teenagers like doing sport as much as facebooking
C. Many teenagers don't like doing sport as much as facebooking
D. Many teenagers don't like facebooking as much as doing sport
8. The plan may be brilliant. It will never work in practice
A. The plan may be too brilliant to work in practice
B. Though the plan may be brilliant, it will never work in practice
C. The plan must be brilliant to work in practice
C. The plan may not work; however, it is brilliant in practice
9. The student was very bright. He could solve the puzzle
A. The student was enough bright to solve the puzzle
B. He was such a bright student that he could solve the puzzle
C. He was too bright a student to solve the puzzle
D. The student was bright; moreover, he could solve the puzzle
10. Dave drove so fast. It was very dangerous
A. Dave drove so fast that was very dangerous
B. Dave drove so fast, which was very dangerous
C. Dave drove so fast and was very dangerous
D. Dave drove so fast, then was very dangerous
Exercise 11: Rewrite these sentences with the same meaning using the given words. 37. Although he has a broken leg, he goes to school to take an exam. A. Despite he has a broken leg, he goes to school to take an exam. B. Despite his broken leg, he goes to school to take an exam. C. In spite having a broken leg, he goes to school to take an exam. D. Even though having a broken leg, he goes to school to take an exam. 38. “My mother came to my house last week.” he said. A. He said that my mother came to my house last week. B. He said that his mother came to his house last week. C. He said that his mother had come to his house last week. D. He said that his mother had come to his house the last week. 39. They built our school twenty years ago. A. Our school was built twenty years ago. B. Our school is built twenty years ago. C. Our school built twenty years ago. D. Our school be built twenty years ago. 40. My grandparents last visited their relatives 2 years ago. A. My grandparents haven’t visited their relatives 2 years ago. B. My grandparents haven’t visited their relatives for 2 years. C. My grandparents last visited their relatives for 2 years. D. The last time my grandparents visited their relatives for 2 years.
A – Finish the second sentence in such a way that its meaning is similar to that of the original one.
1. Although his both legs were broken in the crash, he managed to get out of the car before it exploded.
à Despite his…………………………………………………………………….……………
2. She knows a lot more about it than I do.
à I don’t know…………………………………………………………………………………
3. That restaurant is so dirty that no one wants to eat there.
à It is such……………………………………………………………………………………
4. “Don’t forget to phone the office,” she told him.
à She reminded…………………………………………………...…………………………
5. It is necessary that this work be finished by Monday.
à This work……………………………………………………………………………………
John is very busy. ..., he is always willing to give a hand with the housework.
A. However B. Therefore C. Despite D. Although
Đề:Rewrite These sentences using although/though/despite/in spite of
1/he couldnt solve the problem though he is good at
math .........................
2/Although it rauned heavily,l want to school on
time............................
3/Everybody has great regard for him despite his
poverty.........................
4/he didnt stop his car though the traffic lights turned
red .............................
5/he studied very well despite his hard life at that
time .........................
6/despite being good at english,he wasnt chosen
7/Although the steets are narrow,many people drive cars in this
city................................
8/he always studies hard though he encounters
difficulty...........................
9/Despote the bad weather,he came to the meeting on
time.........................................
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence:
1. Despite knowing she was wrong, Sarah refused to admit it.
-> Although ............
2. No film this year was as good as Alien Descent.
-> Alien Descent was by ..........
3. It wasn't unusual for George to turn up late.
-> George turned .......
4. People are buying thousands of gadgets on Black Friday all around the world.
-> Thousands .......
5. "It was Jim who broke my kitchen window!"
-> Mrs James accused Jim .........
6. Our plane arrived on time although there was a delay during takeoff.
-> In spite of ..........
7. I can't play professional football because I'm not tall enough.
-> I could ............
8. Hoa tried to get an intern position in that international company.
-> Hoa attempted .......
9. I feel nervous when I think about starting my new job.
-> It makes ............
10. Very few people succeed in losing weight and keeping it off.
-> Very few people managed ............