Exercise 2: Rewrite the sentences.

1. Although I was very tired, I didn’t sleep.

=> No matter

2. Although I was hungry, I didn’t eat anything.

=> No matter

3. Although he felt unwell, he went on working.

=> No matter

4. Although he was disappointed, he tried to smile.

=> No matter

5. He still goes to school although he isn’t fine.

=> No matter

6. Although the salary was low, he accepted the job.

=> Despite

7. In spite of their quarrel, they remain the best of friends.

=> Though

8. In spite of the bad weather, they went out for dinner.

=> Although

9. In spite of his age, he still leads an active life.

=> Even though

10. In spite of his hard work, Ba he failed his exam.

=> Though

11. In spite of the heavy rain, we decided to go to see the match.

=> Although

12. Although they lost, the home team played very well.

=> Despite

13. Even though it was raining, I still went to school on time.

=>In spite of

14. Although she isn’t brilliant, she studies quite well.

=> Despite

15. She isn’t brilliant but she studies quite well.

=> Although

16. The house isn’t nice, but I like the garden.

=> Even though

17. It was raining, but we went out.

=> Though

18. Everyone likes Bob even though he talkative.

=> Even though

19. Though I had an umbrella, I got very wet in the rain.

=> Though

20. We enjoyed the vacation although it rained a lot.

=> In spite of

21. I couldn’t sleep though I was very tired.

=> Much

22. I didn’t get the job even though I was extremely qualified.

=> Despite

23. He ate all the fruits although they were green.

=>No matter

24. The plane took off though the weather was bad.

=>No matter

25. He took a lot of photographs even though the sky was dark.

=>No matter

Fill in the blank, using "although" or "in spite of" :

1. I couldn't sleep __________ I was very tired.

2. He didn't get the job __________ he had all the necessary qualifications.

3. __________ all my careful plans, a lot of things went wrong.

4. __________ the rain, he still goes out.

5. She is in fact a German __________ having an English name.

6. __________ I hadn't eaten for 24 hours, I didn't feel hungry.

7. __________ the traffic, I arrived on time.

8. __________ her injured foot, she managed to walk to the seaside.

9. My sister decided to accept that work __________ it was difficult.

10. Olivier Twist was more polite than you __________ he was a good deal hungrier

Viet lai cau

1.the children have no books to read

=>the children don't..............

2.they visited all the caves in three hours

=>it took...............................

3.Mary was encouraged by the news

=>the news....................

4.my sister and i had never been there before

=>neither.......................

5.he seemed a friendly person, but i did not like him(although)

=>.......................................

6.Dorothy lived in Italy for ten years, but she never learned Italian(in spite of)

=>..........................................

7.Betty was angry with me .she soon forgave me.(even though)

=>...........................................

8.i had to take the bus to work . my car would not start(because)

=>....................................................

9.she sometimes stayed out late , but she never got home after ten o'clock.(although)

=>...........................................

10.i was very hungry , though i had eaten an hour earlier (in spite of)

=>.....................................

11. although the boy was wet and cold ,he was not hurt (but)

=>.............................

12.it was very cold .we just stayed indoors all day (since)

=>...................................

13.she worked very hard , but failed all her the exams (although)

=>...........................................

14.they didnot go on holiday last year.they wanted to save monney(as)

=>................................

15. their flat was not large, but it was really comfortable(despite)

=>....................................

16.the economy has been in recession all year .however, our sales have remained steady.(even though)

=>........................................

17 there is little that the company can do about this. It is not their responsibility (since)

=>............................................

18 he looks a bit overweight although he is quite fit.(despite)

=>.............................................

19 I had a terrible headache, so I didn't go out last night (due to)

=>.................................................

2Dung "despite" hoac"because of" de viet lai cau

1 although he was sucessfull, he felt dissatisfied.

=>..........................................

2 Even though we played with ten men, we won easily.

=>

3We were deplayed because there was an accident.

=>................................

4Although they were poor, the children seemed to be happy

=>.....................................

5I had to drive in dark glasses because there was bright sunlight

=>.....................................................

6 The food was actually quite tasty even though it looked disgusting.

=>.................................................

7 He refused to eat the soup because it taste awful

=>.................................................

8 Even though she felt confident, she knew the examination would not be easy

=>.............................................

9 my grandfather couldn't go sailing because he was too old

=>...............................................

10I won't be able to meet you because my mother has arrived

=>.............................................

17. This train is very slow. The earlier train was much faster. I wish I ____ the earlier train.

A. caught

B. would catch

C. had caught

D. catches

18. I went out in the rain and now I have a bad cold. I wish I ______ out.

A. didn't go

B. wouldn't go

C. hadn't gone

D. went

19. This movie is terrible. I wish we ______ to see another one.

A. went

B. would go

C. had gone

D. go

20. I hate living in England. It's cold and it's damp. I wish I ______ in Spain.

A. lived

B. would live

C. had lived

D. live

21. I was only in Miami for a week. I wish I ______ more time there but I had to go on to New York.

A. had

B. would have

C. had had

D. have

22. You drive too fast. I wish you__________ more slowly.

A. drive

B. drove

C. had driven

D. would drive

23. He missed an exciting football match on TV last night. He wishes that he _______ it.

A. watched

B. would watch

C. had watched

D. watches

24. My face is bright red. I wish I ______ in the sun so long yesterday.

A. didn't sit

B. wouldn't sit

C. hadn't sat

D. sat

25. They didn't offer me the job. I wish they ______ it to me.

1. He had an excellent grade in his examination …………… the fact that he hadn't worked particularly hard.

a. despite     b. although    c. because of     d. on account of

2.…………… earlier, I would have done it for you.

a. Had I known     b. If I knew      c. Should I know       d. Were I to know

3 Our friends won a big prize when he took part in the …………… on TV last week.

a. game show     b. news      c. music program       d. weather forecast