Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

The taxi was so late reaching the airport that I ______ missed the plane. 

A. almost 

B. rarely 

C. immediately 

D. entirely 

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

Due to unforeseen circumstances, our group’s scheduled visit to the museum has been called off.

A. The trip to the museum that we’d planned is now cancelled because something unexpected has happened

B. Something happened at the museum, so they cancelled our visit

C. We are no longer going to the museum because there is no time on our schedule

D. We can’t go to see the museum at the arranged time because it will be closed

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

Due to unforeseen circumstances, our group’s scheduled visit to the museum has been called off.

A. The trip to the museum that we’d planned is now cancelled because something unexpected has happened.

B. Something happened at the museum, so they cancelled our visit.

C. We are no longer going to the museum because there is no time on our schedule.

D. We can’t go to see the museum at the arranged time because it will be closed.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicated the sentences that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

Due to unforeseen circumstances, our group’s scheduled visit to the museum has been called off.

A. The trip to the museum that we’d planned is now cancelled because something unexpected has happened

B. Something happened at the museum, so they cancelled our

visit

C. We are no longer going to the museum because there is no time our schedule

D. We can’t go to see the museum at the arranged time because it will be closed

1. I / that / wish / weekend / I / uncle / this / could / my.

a. I wish that I could visit mu uncle this weekend.

b. I wish my uncle this weekend that I could wish.

c. I could wish I visit that my uncle this weekend.

d. I could visit that weekend I my uncle wish this.

2.bus / reached / hour / we / a / and / the / took / it / place / one.

a. We took a bus in one hour and the place it reached.

b. A bus reached the place and we took it in one hour.

c. A bus took we reached it in one hour and the place.

d.We took a bus and it reached the place in one hour.

3. food / terrible / we / out / the / was / so / walked / restaurant / of / the.

a. The food was out of the restaurant, so we walked terrible.

b. The food was terible, so we walked out of the restaurant.

c. We was terrible out of the restaurant, so the food walked.

d. The restaurant was terrible, so we walked out of the food.

4. midnight / home / late / train / the / so / that / got / after / was / we / the.

a. The train got home after the midnight so that we was late.

b. We got home so late that the train was after the midnight.

c. The train was so late that we got home after the midningt.

d. We was late so that after the midnight the train got home.

5. village / forty / to / east / Hanoi / my / is / kilometers / the / of / home / about.

a. About forty kilomiters is my home village to the east of Hanoi.

b. To the east of Hanoi about forty kilometers is my home village.

c. My home village is about forty kilometers to the east of Hanoi.

d. East of the Hanoi is my home village of about forty kilometers.

Complete the sentence with the correct adjectives above :

1.The film was so …………………….that Mrs Brown cried at the end .

2.Rmance movie plats have become so………………….that you can tell exactly

3.My mother can’t stand war films because they ’re too………………………….

4.It was an action flim , but it was so ……………… that I feel asleep in the middle

5.We laughed all the way through the film. It was so ……………………

6.That thriller was so …………………….I couldn’t take my eyes off the screen for a second

7.Sam always has nightmares after watching ……………………movies

8.The ending of The Sixth Sense was really…………………….It surprised me a lot .

9.The meyerowitz Stories is getting some……………………….reviews and shoulds be one to add to your hand watch list 

10.Most historical movies are both educational and……………………………

1.       He didn’t come because he was sick.

He didn’t come because of ……………………………………………………………………………..

2.       The train was late because the fog was thick.

Because of ……………………………………………………………………………………………...      

3.       The plane couldn’t take off because the weather was bad.

Because of  ……………………………………………………………………………………………...     

4.       She stay at home because her mother was sick.

Because of ……………………………………………………………………………………………...      

5.       All the teachers love him because his conduct is good.

Because of ……………………………………………………………………………………………...      

6.       We couldn’t study because it was noisy.

Because of……………………………………………………………………………………………...       

7.       Mary can’t sleep because there was the noise.

Because of ……………………………………………………………………………………………...      

8.       His wife usually gives him a list because he often forgets things.

Because of ……………………………………………………………………………………………...      

9.       He left school because his life was hard.

Because of ……………………………………………………………………………………………...      

10.   Because he got up early, he wasn’t late for the first train.

Because of ……………………………………………………………………………………………...      

11.   Nick is often punished because he is lazy.

Because of ……………………………………………………………………………………………...      

12.   Karen works on Sundays because she gets paid extra.

Because of ……………………………………………………………………………………………...

13.   We didn’t go fishing because the water was rough.

Because of ……………………………………………………………………………………………...      

14.   Because there were the obstacles, the building didn’t go along as planed.

Because of ……………………………………………………………………………………………...      

15.   Although she was ill, she went to school.

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

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

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

17.   I accepted the job although the salary was low.

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

18.   He didn’t leave school even though his family was poor.

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

19.   The flight was not delayed though it was foggy.

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

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

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

21.   These students didn’t arrive late although there was the traffic jam.

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

22.   She didn’t get ill though she worked very hard.

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

23.   Though he had much experience, he didn’t succeed in repairing the machine.

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

24.   Though Kid has failed so often, he has never been disappointed.

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

25.   Though I hadn’t eaten anything for 24 hours, I didn’t feel hungry.

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

26.   He ate all the fruits though they were green.

He ate all the fruits despite ……………………………………………………………………………

27.   Although he hadn’t finished the paper, he went to sleep.

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

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

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

29.   Although he is strong, I’m not afraid of him.

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

30.   I can sleep although it is hot.

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

31.   He always studies hard though he encounters difficulties.

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

32.   Although it got dark, they continued to work.

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

33.   Although he’s got an English name, he is in fact German.

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

34.   We bought the house though its rooms were small.

We bought the house despite …………………………………………………………………………..

35.   Although he had planed everything carefully, a lot of things went wrong.

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

36.   Although the prices are high, my daughters insist on going to the movie.

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

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

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

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BÀI TẬP ÔN TẬP: BECAUSE, BECAUSE 0F; ALTHOUGH, IN SPITE OF (DESPITE)

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

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

2. The boy can’t reach the shelf ____ he’s not tall enough.

A. because B. although C. even though D. and

3. ____ it rained, the boys played football.

A. Even B. Even though C. However D. In spite of

4. _______ the traffic, I arrived on time.

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

5. We watched TV the whole evening ______ we had nothing better to do.

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

6. ______ it was late, I decided to phone Brian.

A. Despite B. However C. In spite of D. Though

7. ______ the car was cheap, it was in good condition.

A. Although B. Because C. As D. If

8. ______ 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

9. He was offered the job ______ he had no experience.

A. even though B. despite C. while D. however

10. 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

11. _____her severe pain, she tried to walk to the auditorium to attend the lecture.

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

12. She went to bed early _______she felt tired.

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

13. I couldn’t read the letter _______ the darkness.

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

14. The boys were punished ___________ he made many mistakes.
A. in spite of B. because C. even though D. as if

15. 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

16. 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

17. Hong didn’t participate in the English contest_________ her lack of confidence.

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

18. He hid that letter in a draw _________ no one could read it.

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

19. I could not eat ____ I was very hungry.

A. even though B. in spite C. despite D. in spite the fact that

20. In spite _____ , the baseball game was not cancelled.

A. the rain B. of the rain C. it was raining D. there was a rain

21. ______ he had enough money, he refused to buy a new car.

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

22. ______ , he walked to the station .

A. Despite being tired B. Although to be tired C. In spite being tired D. Despite tired

23. The children slept well, despite _____

A. it was noise B. the noise C. of the noise D. noisy

24. She was so busy that she couldn’t answer the phone.

A. Because she was very busy, she couldn’t answer the phone. B. Because she was very busy, she could answer the phone.

C. Though she was very busy, she couldn’t answer the phone. D. Though she was very busy, she could answer the phone.

25. No matter how hard I tried I couldn't open the door.

A. Although I tried very hard, I couldn't open the door. B. Although I tried very hard, I could open the door.

C. In spite of I tried very hard, I couldn't open the door. D. I couldn't open the door, even though trying very hard.

26. 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

27. 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

28. 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.