Fill in the spaces with a suitable word based on the one provided in brackets

1. He has lived in the USA since h was five, and he is reasonably good at English. (reasonable)

2. Are there any English immersion schools in Vietnam? (immerse)

3. The simplicity of form makes English easy to learn (simple)

4. More and more decisions of English words are created freely (decide)

5. Sometimes, an English word can operate as a noun, a verb, and an adjective. (operation)

6. immigration is one of the reasons why English is so popular. (immigrate)

7. Trading around the world is simply thanks to English (simple)

When Rosemary first saw Carl, she was strongly (0) ................ATTRACTED ................ to him. He was one of the (1) ................GOOD-LOOKING................... men she had ever seen. She knew that he felt a strong (2) ...............ATTRACTION........... for her, as well, so it was only natural that they began seeing each other (3) ...............REGULARLY ............... . The (4) .............ANNOUNCEMENT ................... of their engagement came a month later. When Laura heard the news, she tried very hard to hide her (5) ..............DISAPPOINTMENT.................. . Then she realized that it was very (6) ............FOOLISH.................... of her to feel that way. She had always lived with the (7) ............KNOWING .................. that Carl admired her only because of her (8) ...................EFFICIENCY ................ as his secretary. The (9) ................THOUGHT............. that she might be more than that had (10) ................SIMPLY ..................... never occurred to him.

Rewrite the following sentences, using the words at the end of each sentence

1: I couldn't sleep. I was tired. (despite)

-> Despite being tired , I couldn't sleep

2: He liked the sweater. He decided not to buy it. (though)

-> Though he liked the sweater , he decided not to buy it

3: I didn't get the job. I had all the necessary qualifications. (in spite of)

-> Inspite of having all the necessary qualifications , I didn't get the job

4: Nick used to smoke. He seems to be in good health. (although)

-> Although Nick used to smoke , he seems to be in good health

5: I had turned on the air conditioner. It was still hot in the room. (evev though)

-> Even though I had turned on the air conditioner , it was still hot in the room

6: I felt bored because of the boring film.(made)

-> The boring film made me bored

7: we found the film interesting. (were)

-> We were interested in this film

8: No one liked the story.(everyone)

-> Everyone didn't like the story

9: The service at the cinema made us annoyed. (we)

-> We were annoyed at the service at the cinema

1.although the salary was low, he decided to take a job.

2.Despite the fact that they were a better team, they lost the match.

3.In spite of being hungry,she didn't eat much.

4. Despite being a good at math, he can't solve the problem

5.. In spite of being over sixty, Mr Pime doesn't wear glasses.

6.Despite having much experience in machinery, he didn't succeed in starring in this film.

7. In spite of the darkness, they continued to act.

8. In spite of the noise, I kept on studying

9.Despite the heavy rain, I went to school on time.

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1. He wathched the film on DVD until mindnight . He has examination today ( despite )

despite the fact that He has examination today, He wathched the film on DVD until mindnight .

2 . It is a horror film . He laughed a lot ( although )

although It is a horror film , He laughed a lot

3. The story of the film wasn't good . I enjoyed the acting ( although )

although The story of the film wasn't good , I enjoyed the acting

4 . They had a lot of difficulties in finance when making the film .The film was a big success ( despide )

despide the fact that They had a lot of difficulties in finance when making the film, The film was a big success

5 . My sister went to see the film with her friends . She was very busy ( in spite of )

in spite of the fact that She was very busy, My sister went to see the film with her friends

1. She is good at (dance) …………dancing……. .
2. He is crazy about (sing) ……singing…………. .
3. I don`t  (play) ………………. . cards.
4. They are afraid of (swim) playing……swimming…………. in the sea.
5. You should give up (smoke) ……smoking………….
6. Sam dreams of (be) ………being………. a popstar.
7. He is interested in (make) ………makeing………. friends.
8. My uncle is afraid of (go) …………going……. by plane.
9. We insist on (cook) ……cooking…………. the dinner ourselves.
Exercise 2: Complete the sentences with the gerund form of the verbs in parentheses.
1. (cook) ………cooking………. is one of her hobbies.
2. (cycle) …………cycling……. is fun.
3. (Get) ………getting………. a good job is not easy.
4. (Find) …………finding……. a parking space is quite difficult in this area.
5. (drive) ………driving………. becomes more and more expensive.
6. (learn) ……………learning…. about other cultures makes people more tolerant.
7. No (smoke) ………smoking………. in this area.
8. (work) …………working…….  overtime is quite common in this company.
9. (eat) ……eating…………. fruits and vegetables is good for your health.
10. (make) ………making………. fun of other people is not nice.
Exercise 3: Put the verb into either the gerund (-ing) or the infinitive (with `to`):
1) I don`t fancy(go) ……to go…………. out tonight.
2) She avoided(tell) ………to tell………. him about her plans.
3) I would  (come) …………to come……. to the party with you.
4) He enjoys (have) ………having………. a bath in the evening.
5) She kept(talk) …………talking……. during the film.
6) I am learning (speak) ……speaking…………. English.
7) Do you mind (give) ………giving………. me a hand?
8) She helped me (carry) …………to carry……. my suitcases.
9) I`ve finished (cook) …………cooking…….- come and eat!
10) He decided (study) ……………to study….………………. biology.
11) I dis (wait). ……………waiting….……………….
12) He asked (come) ……to come…………. with us.
13) I promise (help) …………helping……. you tomorrow.
14) We discussed (go) ……to go …………. to the cinema, but in the end we stayed at home.
15) She agreed(bring) …………bringing……. the pudding to the dinner.
16) I don`t recommend (take) ……to take…………. the bus - it takes forever!
17) We hope (visit) ………to visit………. Amsterdam next month.
18) She suggested (go) …………to go……. to the museum.
19) They plan (start) ………to start………. college in the autumn.
20) I don`t want (leave) ……to leave…………. yet

Exercise 1: Complete the sentences with the gerund form of the verbs in parentheses.
1. She is good at (dance) ……dancing…………. .
2. He is crazy about (sing) ………singing………. .
3. I don`t  (play) ………playing………. . cards.
4. They are afraid of (swim) ………swimming………. in the sea.
5. You should give up (smoke) ……smoking………….

6. Sam dreams of (be) …being……………. a popstar.
7. He is interested in (make) ……making…………. friends.
8. My uncle is afraid of (go) ……going…………. by plane.
9. We insist on (cook) ……cooking…………. the dinner ourselves.

1. Although she ran very fast in her dream, she was always in the same place.
2. I don't want to see you again, what's more, I don't love you. 
3. Majorca is very popular hence it's a paradise for tourists. 
4. The cause of his death was due to a heart attack. 
5. Our business is going from bad to worse, as a result we'll have to close down. 
6. Time is pressing on so we'll have to work hard at it. 
7. You'll have to live with them even if you hate them.
8. The unemployment rate has increased thus we'll have to take strict measures. 
9. The lack of discipline seemed as though the reason they lost the battle. 
10. He was happy, though he felt lonely at times. 
11. Clever as he was with his hands, he couldn't fix it. 
12. I bought a padlock but it wasn't big enough for the gate. 
13. He consented to all her wishes for he couldn't live without her. 

Đáp án là C.