Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence which is closest in meaning to the given one

1. We couldn’t go out because the weather was so bad. A. It was so bad a weather that we couldn’t go out.

B. It was such a bad weather that we couldn’t go out. C. It was so bad weather that we couldn’t go out.

D. It was such bad weather that we couldn’t go out.

2. She was so busy that she couldn’t answer the phone. A. She was very busy that she couldn’t answer the phone.

B. She was too busy to answer the phone.

C. She was too busy not to answer the phone.

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

Mai is such a well behaved girl that all her friends like her

➝ Mai behaves so well that all her friends like her.

Because the weather is fine , we will go out

➝ If the weather wasn't fine, we wouldn't go out.

1. A. this B. that C. cheap D. those

2. A. scary B. parrot C. tiger D. elephant

3. A. wonderful B. weather C. enormous D. beautiful

4. A. would B. fish C. rice D. chicken

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.A

1.c.  2.a.  3.b. 4.a.  

Read the e-mail and choose the best answer (A, B or C) to each question.

From: huynhnhi@fastmail.com

To: peter@quickmail.com

Add Cc/ Add Bc:

Subject: Summer trip

Dear Peter,

We are having a great summer trip in Da Lat. This is a nice city. The weather is cool in the morning and quite cold at night. I really love this kind of weather. We rent a villa instead of staying in a hotel. It is big and a little bit scary because there are just a few people here. The view, however, is totally wonderful. There is a small garden with roses and I love it a lot. Wish you were here with us. You will love it for sure. We will go back to Ho Chi Minh City tomorrow. I miss Da Lat so much. How about your summer, Peter? I hope to hear from you soon.

From Viet Nam with love,

Huynh Nhi

1. What season is it?

A. Spring B. Summer C. Fall

2. What is the weather like?

A. Hot in the morning - cold at night

B. Cold in the morning - hot at night

C. Cool in the morning - cold at night

3. What is NOT true about the letter?

A. Nhi's family is staying in a hotel.

B. Nhi loves the weather in Da Lat so much.

C. Da Lat is a beautiful city

4. Why is the villa scary?

A. Because it is big.

B. Because the weather is really cold.

C. Because not many people live here.

5. Who is Nhi writing to?

A. Nhi's sister B. Nhi's friend C. Nhi's father

Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple or present continuous. justify your answers.

Dear Steve,
Greetings from Corfu! This is a wonderful place. Mary and I are havin a wonderful time here. We .don't do.... (not/do) much sightseeing. Every morning we ....swim .... (swim) in the sea, but today I ..was relaxing.. (relax) by the pool drinking delicious fruit juice while Mary ...was windsurfing... (windsurf). She ...enjoyed.. (enjoy) it a lot. What about you? ...are you studying. (you/study) hard for your exams?
The weather is perfect here. It is hot and sunny. Whats the weather like back in london? ...is it raining.. (it/rain)? I hope it isnt too cold.
We ..spend.. (spend) most of our evenings out. We often ..eat. (eat) at restourants or ..go... (go) for a walk.
The hotel .is organising... (organise) a party by the pool tonight, so we ..are going. (go) there.
See you whem we get back. Good luck with your exams!
Chris

Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple or present continuous. justify your answers.

Dear Steve,
Greetings from Corfu! This is a wonderful place. Mary and I are havin a wonderful time here. We ..don't do... (not/do) much sightseeing. Every morning we ....swim.... (swim) in the sea, but today I ..am relaxing.. (relax) by the pool drinking delicious fruit juice while Mary ...is windsurfing... (windsurf). She ..enjoys... (enjoy) it a lot. What about you? ..Are you studying.. (you/study) hard for your exams?
The weather is perfect here. It is hot and sunny. Whats the weather like back in london? ..Is it raining... (it/rain)? I hope it isnt too cold.
We ..spend.. (spend) most of our evenings out. We often .eat.. (eat) at restourants or ..go... (go) for a walk.
The hotel ..is organising.. (organise) a party by the pool tonight, so we .are going.. (go) there.
See you whem we get back. Good luck with your exams!
Chris

Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple or present continuous. justify your answers.

Dear Steve,
Greetings from Corfu! This is a wonderful place. Mary and I are havin a wonderful time here. We ..don't go ... (not/do) much sightseeing. Every morning we ...swim ..... (swim) in the sea, but today I ..are relaxing .. (relax) by the pool drinking delicious fruit juice while Mary ...are windsurfing ... (windsurf). She ...is enjoyning .. (enjoy) it a lot. What about you? ...are you studying here . (you/study) hard for your exams?
The weather is perfect here. It is hot and sunny. Whats the weather like back in london? ...It is raining .. (it/rain)? I hope it isnt too cold.
We ..spend .. (spend) most of our evenings out. We often ..eat . (eat) at restourants or ...go .. (go) for a walk.
The hotel .is organising ... (organise) a party by the pool tonight, so we ...are going (go) there.
See you whem we get back. Good luck with your exams!
Chris

Sentence ←→ Noun Phrase:

1) In spite of being so lazy, he passed the exam.

--> Although he is so lazy, he passed the exam.

2) Despite being rich, he doesn't buy anything.

--> Though he is rich, he doesn't buy anything.

3) Inspite of her beauty, she is very lazy.

--> Even though she is beautiful, she is very lazy.

4) Despite the cloudy weather, they wanted to go for a walk.

--> They wanted to go for a walk although the weather was cloudy

5) Nam can finish his homework in spite of the difficult exercises.

--> Although the exercises are difficult , Nam can finish his homework

6) In spite of the bad weather, they wanted to go out.

--> Although the weather was bad, they wanted to go out.

7) Despite the heavy rain, the weather wasn't cold.

--> The weather wasn't cold although it rained heavily

8) Although she is ill, she goes to school every morning.

--> Despite being ill, she goes to school every morning.

9) The exercise was difficult but he could find the answer.

--> Athough The exercise was difficult he could find the answer.

10) I'm seriously sick, so i don't want to go out.

--> BecauseI'm seriously sick, i don't want to go out.

11) Because of the polluted water, we can't swim in the water.

--> Because the water is polluted , we can't swim in the water.

12) As a fast runner, he won the prize.

--> Because he ran fast, he won the prize.

13) Because of the heavy rain, we didn't go out for a walk.

--> Because it rained heavily, we didn't go out for a walk.

Sentence ←→ Noun Phrase:

1) In spite of being so lazy, he passed the exam.

--> Although he was so lazy,he passed the exam.

2) Despite being rich, he doesn't buy anything.

--> Though he is rich,he doesn't buy anything.

3) Inspite of her beauty, she is very lazy.

--> Even though she is beautiful,she is very lazy.

4) Despite the cloudy weather, they wanted to go for a walk.

--> They wanted to go for a walk although the weather is cloudy

5) Nam can finish his homework in spite of the difficult exercises.

--> Although the exercises are difficult,Nam can finish his homework.

6) In spite of the bad weather, they wanted to go out.

--> Although the weather was bad,they wanted to go out.

7) Despite the heavy rain, the weather wasn't cold.

--> The weather wasn't cold although it rained heavily.

8) Although she is ill, she goes to school every morning.

--> Despite her illness,she goes to school every morning.

9) The exercise was difficult but he could find the answer.

--> Athough the exercise was difficult,he could find the answer.

10) I'm seriously sick, so i don't want to go out.

--> Because I'm seriously sick,I don't want to go out.

11) Because of the polluted water, we can't swim in the water.

--> Because the water is polluted,we can't swim in the water.

12) As a fast runner, he won the prize.

--> Because he ran so fast,he won the prize.

13) Because of the heavy rain, we didn't go out for a walk.

--> Because it rained heavily,we didn't go out for a walk

Sentence ←→ Noun Phrase:

1) In spite of being so lazy, he passed the exam.

--> Although he is so lazy , he passed the exam.

2) Despite being rich, he doesn't buy anything.

--> Though he is rich , he doesn't buy anything.

3) In spite of her beauty, she is very lazy.

--> Even though she is beautiful , she is very lazy.

4) Despite the cloudy weather, they wanted to go for a walk.

--> They wanted to go for a walk although the weather is cloudy

5) Nam can finish his homework in spite of the difficult exercises.

--> Although the exercises are difficult , Nam can finish his homework

6) In spite of the bad weather, they wanted to go out.

--> Although the weather was bad, they wanted to go out.

7) Despite the heavy rain, the weather wasn't cold.

--> The weather wasn't cold although the rain is heavy

8) Although she is ill, she goes to school every morning.

--> Despite her illness , she goes to school every morning.

9) The exercise was difficult but he could find the answer.

--> Athough the exercise was difficult , he could find the answer.

10) I'm seriously sick, so i don't want to go out.

--> Because I'm seriously sick , i don't want to go out.

11) Because of the polluted water, we can't swim in the water.

--> Because the water is polluted , we can't swim in the water.

12) As a fast runner, he won the prize.

--> Because he runs fast , he won the prize.

13) Because of the heavy rain, we didn't go out for a walk.

--> Because the rain is heavy , we didn't go out for a walk.

#Yumi

1. Despite being tall, he can't become a model.

2. We couldn't go out because of the rain.

3. In spite of the cheap house, I don't like it.

4. Although the weather is nice, she stays at home.

5. I got bad mark because I made some mistakes.

Choose the best answer

21. _______ of the difficulty, they managed to climb to the top of the mountain.

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

22. _____________, he could not finish the job.

A. As hard as he work B. Despite he worked hard C. Though he worked hard D. Although hard work

23. He went to work _____________ his headache.

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

24. Despite the fact that _______, we enjoyed our trip.

A. the weather is bad B. it is a bad weather C. the bad weather D. the weather was bad

25. Julie failed the exam _______ of working very hard.

A. despite B. in spite C. even if D. though

26. Tom went to work despite _______.

A. that he did not feel very well B. of the fact not feeling well C. he did not feel very well D. not feeling very well

27. Though _______, they are good friends.

A. their sometimes quarrel B. to have a quarrel sometimes C. they sometimes have a quarrel D. of having a quarrel sometimes

28. Despite _______, we arrived on time.

A. the traffic B. of the traffic C. there was heavy traffic D. of there was heavy traffic

29. ___________it was very cold, she did not put on her coat.

A. In case B. But C. Even if D. Although

30. __________ rain or snow, there are always more than fifty thousand fans at the football games

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

31. __________it was so cold, he went out without an overcoat.

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

32. We understood him __________ he spoke very fast.

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

33. _________ all my warnings, he tried to fix the computer himself.

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

34. Hans finished school __________ his leg injury.

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

35. I try to do my homework ___________ the noise

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

36. ___________ it rained heavily, we enjoyed our holiday.

A. Because of B. Because C. Despite D. Though

37. ___________ having little money, they are happy.

A. Despite B. Because of C. Although D. Because

38. ____________ she was not well, she still went to work.

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

39. We are going to have a picnic _____________ the bad weather.

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

40. __________ his physical handicap, he has become a successful businessman.

A. Because of B. Because C. Though D. Despite

Choose the best answer

21. _______ of the difficulty, they managed to climb to the top of the mountain.

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

22. _____________, he could not finish the job.

A. As hard as he work B. Despite he worked hard C. Though he worked hard D. Although hard work

23. He went to work _____________ his headache.

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

24. Despite the fact that _______, we enjoyed our trip.

A. the weather is bad B. it is a bad weather C. the bad weather D. the weather was bad

25. Julie failed the exam _______ of working very hard.

A. despite B. in spite C. even if D. though

26. Tom went to work despite _______.

A. that he did not feel very well B. of the fact not feeling well C. he did not feel very well D. not feeling very well

27. Though _______, they are good friends.

A. their sometimes quarrel B. to have a quarrel sometimes C. they sometimes have a quarrel D. of having a quarrel sometimes

28. Despite _______, we arrived on time.

A. the traffic B. of the traffic C. there was heavy traffic D. of there was heavy traffic

29. ___________it was very cold, she did not put on her coat.

A. In case B. But C. Even if D. Although

30. __________ rain or snow, there are always more than fifty thousand fans at the football games

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

31. __________it was so cold, he went out without an overcoat.

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

32. We understood him __________ he spoke very fast.

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

33. _________ all my warnings, he tried to fix the computer himself.

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

34. Hans finished school __________ his leg injury.

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

35. I try to do my homework ___________ the noise

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

36. ___________ it rained heavily, we enjoyed our holiday.

A. Because of B. Because C. Despite D. Though

37. ___________ having little money, they are happy.

A. Despite B. Because of C. Although D. Because

38. ____________ she was not well, she still went to work.

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

39. We are going to have a picnic _____________ the bad weather.

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

40. __________ his physical handicap, he has become a successful businessman.

A. Because of B. Because C. Though D. Despite

1A

2C

3A

4D

5B

6D

7C

8A

9D

10A

11C

12B

13D

14B

15D

16D

17A

18C

19B

20D

I. Choose the answer a, b, or c

1. I had lunch............................... I was hungry.
a. because   b. so   c. because of
2. We went out................... the weather was nice.
a. so   b. because   c. because of
3. ‘How................... is that block of flats?’ There are 25 floors.’
a.   high  b.  tall   c. big
4. ‘How.....................is your house?’ ‘It was built in 1875.’
a. age   b. old   c. big
5. ‘How ............................ is the Volga river?’ ‘3,692 kilometres.’
a.   length b.   long c.   far
6. ‘How.............................. is the hotel?’ ‘There are 300 rooms.’
a.   deep b.   big   c. high

II. Write superlative sentences or questions using the prompts.

1.    Wang's / bad / Chinese restaurant / in town. 

Wang’s is the worst Chinese restaurant in town.

2.    Buses in that country / dangerous / in the world. 

Buses in that country are the most dangerous in the world.

3.    The service in this bar / good / in the city! 

The service in this bar is the best in the city.

4.    The Mini / popular car / for young people. 

            The Mini is the most popular car for young people.

5.    Ana / quiet person / I know.

Ana is the quietest person I know.