II.            Grammar

1. Điền 1 từ thích hợp vào chỗ trống sao cho phù hợp

1.     How…………...is it from your house to the city centre?

2.     How far is it from this restaurant to the nearest……………? It is about 1 kilometer from this restaurant to the nearest bank.

3.     How far…………...it from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City?

4.     It is about 5 kilometers from my house…………...yours.

5.     How far is…………...from your company to your apartment?

6.     It is…………...3 kilometers.

7.     How far is it from my school to yours?…………...is about 8 kilometers.

8.     How far is it…………...where you live to your company?

Bài 1: Điền một từ thích hợp vào chỗ trống

1.      How_______ is it from your house to the city centre?

2.      How far is it from this restaurant to the nearest __________? It is about 1 kilometer from this restaurant to the nearest bank?

3.      How far__________it from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City?

4.      It is about 5 kilometres from my house__________yours.

5.      How far is_________from your company to your apartment?

Ex 4. Fill in the blank with “although/ though/ even though”, “in spite of/ despite”, “however/ nevertheless”

1. __________ she is beautiful, everybody hates her.

2. The children slept deeply __________ the noise.

3. This is the shortest way to the city center; __________, it is not the only way.

4. __________ earning a low salary, Sara helped her parents.

5. Jane rarely sees Alan __________ they are neighbours.

6. Kate did not do well in the exam __________ working very hard.

7. __________ I was very hungry, I couldn’t eat.

8. Your son is heading to the right direction; __________, I think you should encourage him to learn harder.

9. __________ the difficulty, they managed to solve the math problems.

10. Liza never talked to him __________ she loved him.

11. Clare did the work __________ being ill.

12. __________ all our hard work, a lot of things went wrong.

13. It is very late now. __________, she is still at her office.

14. He runs fast __________ his old age.

15. He had written to her many times. __________, she didn’t give any reply, so they had been out of touch ever since.

16. __________ he has a number of relatives living nearby, he never visits them.

17. __________ being overweight, I eat lots of chocolate every day.

18. __________ not doing any exercises, she doesn’t get fat.

Ex 5. Combine the sentences. Use the words in brackets.

1. It was a comedy. Almost audience fell asleep. (although)

………………………………………………………………………………………………………

2. The film was made twenty years ago. Many people have enjoyed seeing it. (however)

………………………………………………………………………………………………………

3. She has been nominated for Best Actress five times. She has never won once. (in spite of)

………………………………………………………………………………………………………

4. This is his first role. His acting is excellent. (nevertheless)

………………………………………………………………………………………………………

5. The film didn’t receive good investment. The film was a great success. (despite)

………………………………………………………………………………………………………

6. Huong seems to be quite clever. She often gets low marks. (though)

………………………………………………………………………………………………………

7. He’s a millionaire. He lives in a very small house. (in spite of)

………………………………………………………………………………………………………

8. This restaurant has a good service. The food is not delicious. (however)

………………………………………………………………………………………………………

9. He is young. He is an excellent manager. (even though)

………………………………………………………………………………………………………

10. He asked for another cup of coffee. There was no more. (nevertheless)

………………………………………………………………………………………………………

11. There is an interesting film on TV. We are studying now. (however)

………………………………………………………………………………………………………

12. He drove his car to home. He had a headache. (in spite of)

………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Điền however vào chỗ trống đúng:

1. ______ it is very late now; ______, she is still at her office.

2. ______ he had written to her many times; _______, she didn't give and reply, so they had been out of touch ever since.

3. ________ this is the shortest way to the city center; ________, it is not the only way.

4. ________ theboy was able to learn English; ________, he is very lazy.

5. ________ your son is heading to the right direction; ________, I think you should encourage him to learn harder.

Bài tập 2: Hoàn thành những câu sau với “although, therefore, however, but, so, because, despite, because of” và những từ thích hợp khác.

         1. It is very hot in the desert. ___________, few trees can grow there.

         2. Jame is offered the job, ___________ he is inexperienced.

         3. James was not admitted to the university ___________ the age.

         4. I tried to persuade her. ___________, I didn’t succeed.

         5. The story was very funny, ___________ nobody laughed.

         6. The match went ahead ___________ the heavy rain.

         7. It was too dark to go on, ___________ we found somewhere to stay.

         8. Nam had to stay home to look after his mother _______________ she was sick.

Bài tập 3: Chọn câu trả lời đúng nhất.

         1. It was late, __________ I decided to phone home.

            A. however                   B. but                               C. although                       D. because

         2. Minh had a terrible headache. ____________, he went to school.

            A. Therefore                 B. Although                      C. But                               D. However

         3. Tom has a bike, ______________ he always walks to work.

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

         4. Her mother was sick. ____________, Jane had to stay home to look after.

            A. Therefore                 B. Since                            C. However                       D. So

         5. They asked me to wait for them, ________________they didn’t turn up.

            A. but                           B. however                       C. so                                 D. therefore

         6. It was raining hard. The match went ahead, _____________ .

            A. therefore                  B. however                       C. but                               D. so

         7. We couldn’t get a seat, ____________ we arrived quite early.

            A. but                           B. however                       C. although                       D. because

         8. Anne doesn’t get on well with people around her. She has ____________ changed her job many times.

            A. however                   B. so                                 C. therefore                      D. although

         9. I did my best. ____________, it was not good enough.

            A. However                   B. Therefore                     C. Although                      D. Even though

         10. Many airlines are offering discount tickets for flights, ___________ more people are flying for weekend trips to scenic cities.

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

II.          Điền vào “ but, so, however, therefore ”

1.    The boy was able to learn English ……… he is very lazy.

2.    It is very late now …………..she is still in the office.

3.    It was midnight …………….they closed the restaurant and went home.

4.    It started to rain hard ……………we decided to stay at home to watch TV.

5.    She can speak French …………..she can’t  write it.

6.    I don’t have a car ……………..I have a motorbike.

7.    She is working late next Friday ………………she can’t come to the party.

8.    We enjoyed the vacation ………………it rained a lot.

9.    He worked hard ……………he passed all his exam.

10.Minh studied very hard …………….he still fail the exam.

11.Mai studied very hard ………….she passed the exam very easily.

12.It was very cold last night …………..we went out for a walk.

13.It was very cold last week……………we had to cancel our picnic.

14.He was an honest man ……………..his parents still disbelieve in him.

15.Jenny has caught a cold, …………….she needs to take a rest.

16.It was midnight ……………the restaurant was still open.

17.He worked hard …………….he failed his exam.

18.The exercise at this restaurant is excellent …………many people like it.

19.Jordi is a careful driver ………….he’s had several accidents.

điền từ thích hợp

Learning a language is, in some way, like (1)_______ how to fly or play the piano. There  (2)________ important differences, but there is a very important similarity. It is this: learning how to do such things needs lots (3)______ practice. It is never simply to “know” something. You must be able to “do” things with what (4)_____ know. For example, it is not enough simple to read a book on (5)_______ to fly an aeroplane. A (6)_____ can give you lots of ìnformation about how to fly, but if only read a book and then try to (7)_______ without a great deal of practice first, you will crash and kill (8)_______. The same is true of (9)_______ the piano. So you think it is enough simply to read about it? Can you play the piano without having lots of (10)________ first?

Điền từ thích hợp vào chỗ chấm

Living in the countryside is something that people from the city often dream about . However, in reality ,it has (1)......... its advantages and disadvantange . There are cenrtain some (2)........... to live in the countryside as you can enjoy pace and quiet . In the countryside there are not many cars and motorbike, so that it is not very noisy everyday and of course the air is clean. Another advantage is that the food is also fresher . On the other hand, there are certain drawbacks to the life (3)............... from the city.