I. Circle the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.

1. ___ the bad traffic, we arrived on time.(Although/ In spite of/ Even/ Despite of)

2. I’ll show you around the city when you ___ .(have finished/ finished/ will finish/ finishing) your work.

3. If energy ___ inexpensive and unlimited, many things in the world would be different. (is/ will be/ were/ would be).

4. Don’t talk in class, ___ ?(shall we/ can we/ will you/ should we).

5. I wish the sun_____ (is / are / were / would) shining now.

6. It takes_____ (one year / one month / one day / one week) for Earth to rotate on its axis.

7. ___ energy can be cheap and clean.(Sun/ Sunny/ Solar/ Solarize).

8. We should learn about keeping the environment ___ .(pollute/ polluting/ polluted/ clean).

9. The pencil ___ I write is made in Japan.(who/ whom/ which/ where).

10. She said that she______( will come/ would come/ won’t come/  came) the next day.

II. Circle the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others in each group.

11. A. city                B. cake                         C. coat                        D. cook

12. A. stopped           B. cleaned                  C. finished               D. worked                   

13. A. solar                B. old                          C. most                       D. doctor  

14. A. elementary     B. engineer                C. enable                    D. energy

15. A. clothes            B. breath                    C. tooth                      D. bath    

1. Our meeting started half an hour late.... an earthquake

A. since B. on account C. because of D. for

2. Although the traffic was bad, I managed to arrive on time

A. Despite of the traffic, I managed to arrive on time

B. In spite the traffic, I managed to arrive on time

C. In spite of the traffic, I managed to arrive on time

D. In spite of the traffic, I manage to arrive on time

3. ...his old age, Mr Brown goes jogging every day

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

4. She applied for the job as a personal manager....she liked meeting people

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

5. .......they thought the exams had been easy, they all failed

A. Although B. Even though C. Though D. All are correct

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SECTION B: VOCABULARY &GRAMMAR:

I. Choose the correct option A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.

33.__________ the traffic was bad, I arrived on time.                                        33….

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

34.Please tell him to  __________ the light. It is getting dark.                                      34…

A. turn on                      B. turn up            C. turn over                   D. turn off

35 .An is a hard-working student. I think An___________ pass the exam easily.        35…

A. would                        B.  has                  C. was                            D. will

36..In order to save energy, don’t forget to   __________ the lights before you leave.

A. turn                           B. turn on             C. turn off            D. turn of             36…

37. If people need money badly, they may commit ____________.                    37…

A. criminals                             B. crime                C. criminate                   D. criminalist

38. The city is facing serious ____________ problems.                                                38…

A. polluted                     B. polluting          C. pollute             D. pollution

39 “Hi, Bill. Congratulations!” “___________.”                                                 39…

A. I’m sorry                            B. Thank you       C. My pleasure     D. You’re welcome.

40. Peter never goes to school late, _________ he?                                                      40…

A. does                          B. did                   C. doesn’t            D. didn’t

41. Over population is causing __________ problems than we can imagine.               41….

A. more                          B. less                  C. fewer                D. worse

42. They prefer to go _________ their car than __________ the train.                        42….

A. by-on                        B. in-on                C. by-in                D. in-in

43.The boys __ home for lunch because they are planning to visit the hydro power station.

A.have not come            B.do not come      C.will not be coming D.is not coming 43...

44.They ________ a test tomorrow; we don’t want to disturb them.                           44...

A.will be having             B.will have           C.have                  D.had

45.They _______ that we have gone without telling them.                                  45…

A.thought                      B.are thinking      C.will be thinking          D.think

46.________ you ______ up this book for me, please?                                                46...

A.Are … going to wrap B.Will … be wrappingC.Will … wrap       D.Have … wrapped

47.At 7.00 tomorrow, you ___________ to school.                                                     47…

A.cycle                           B.will cycle           C.will be cycling   D.will be cycled

48.Solar energy ___________ by many countries in the world in he future.                48…

A.use                             B.will use             C.will be using     D.will be used

49.We __________ to school two years ago. Now I go to school on foot.                   49…

A.used to cycle              B.cycled               C.was cycling       D.went

50.My father used to go to work by motorbike. Now he __________.                         50....

A.cycled                         B.was cycling       C.cycles                D.used to cycle

51.We will go on holiday with some friends of __________.                              51..

A.our                             B.ours                  C.us                      D.we

52.A friend of __________ is coming to stay with me next month.                    52..

A.me                              B.my                    C.I                        D.mine

53.What shall we do this evening? – We __________ to the cinema.                           53...

A.go                               B.could go            C.could have gone         D.will be going

54.Careless driving __________ accidents on the road.                                                54....

A.will cause                    B.have caused      C.is causing                   D.is going to cause

55.Nuclear power __________ in the future.                                                                55....

A.will replace                 B.replaced            C.will be replaced  D.replaces

56. - Shall we go to the "Travelling in the future" exhibition? - ________________ 56….

A. Great idea! Let's go.                                  B. Not really.

C. Not too bad. And you?                              D. See you then.

57. - What's on the television tonight? -_________________                                      57….

A. I will go to the cinema.                              B. At half past nine.

C. The film is good.                                        D. A football match after the news.

58. Remember to __________ the light before going to bed.                               58….

A. turn on                      B. stop                 C. turn                  D. turn off

59. We are looking for cheap, clean and ................ sources of energy.                          59….

 A. serious                                B. dangerous       C. effective                     D. efficient

60. By the middle of the 21st century, people in developing countries .................        60….

more renewable energy.

 A. used                         B. have used         C. uses                 D. will be using

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

1. ________ having the best qualifications among all the applicants, Justin was not offered the job.

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

2. ________ the internet is very popular, many older people do not know how to use it.

A. However B. Nevertheless C. Even though D. Despite

3. _________ he wasn’t feeling very well, David was determined to take part in the inter-university athletics meet.

A. Although B. While C. Where as D. yet

4. __________ what Megan prepared for the job interview, she didn’t pass it.

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

5. Bruce was not praised_________ he was a hard worker.

A. despite B. in spite of C. although D. no matter how

6. It looks like they are going to succeed_________ their present difficulties.

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

7. Mary usually goes to parties. She likes meeting people and crowded places ________she is rather shy.

A. In spite of B. Even though C. On the contrary D. In other words

8. Ann: Have you decided to get the job?

Terry: Yes, I’ve just decided. I’ll accept that job_________ it is not suitable with my major. It is not an interesting job, ________ the salary is very good.

A. although / but B. despite / and C. but / though D. yet / however

9. ________, he has continued to work on his thesis.

A. Although all these problems B. Even though there are problems

C. Despite of all these problems D. In spite of there are problems

10. In spite of ____________, he was determined to finish his work.

A. was seriously ill. B. be seriously ill C. his serious illness D. he was seriously ill

11. _______ some German and British management styles are similar, there are many differences between them.

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

12. I could not eat _______ I was very hungry.

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

13. In spite _______, the baseball game was not cancelled.

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

14. _______ he had enough money, he refused to buy a new car.

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

15. _______, he walked to the station.

A. Despite being tired B. Although to be tired

C. In spite being tired D. Despite tired

16. The children slept well despite _______.

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

17. She left him _______ she still loved him.

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

18. _______ her lack of hard work, she was promoted.

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

19. _______ they are brothers, they do not look alike.

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

20. Our new neighbors are quite nice _______ they are sometimes talkative.

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

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

41. Although the sun was shining, __________.

A. it wasn’t very hot B. it was very hot C. yet it was very hot D. but it was very hot

42. Nowadays, the divorce rate is higher than it used to be________ young people are allowed to decide on their marriage.

A. despite B. but C. even though D. in spite of

43. _________ his poor health, Mr. Brown still works hard to support his family.

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

44. I gave up the job ________ the attractive salary.

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

45. _________ my father is old, he still goes jogging.

A. Although B. Because C. So that D. Despite

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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.

33.__________ the traffic was bad, I arrived on time. 33….

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

34.Please tell him to __________ the light. It is getting dark. 34…

A. turn on B. turn up C. turn over D. turn off

35 .An is a hard-working student. I think An___________ pass the exam easily. 35…

A. would B. has C. was D. will

36..In order to save energy, don’t forget to __________ the lights before you leave.

A. turn B. turn on C. turn off D. turn of 36…

37. If people need money badly, they may commit ____________. 37…

A. criminals B. crime C. criminate D. criminalist

38. The city is facing serious ____________ problems. 38…

A. polluted B. polluting C. pollute D. pollution

39 “Hi, Bill. Congratulations!” “___________.” 39…

A. I’m sorry B. Thank you C. My pleasure D. You’re welcome.

40. Peter never goes to school late, _________ he? 40…

A. does B. did C. doesn’t D. didn’t

41. Over population is causing __________ problems than we can imagine. 41….

A. more B. less C. fewer D. worse

42. They prefer to go _________ their car than __________ the train. 42….

A. by-on B. in-on C. by-in D. in-in

43.The boys __ home for lunch because they are planning to visit the hydro power station.

A. have not come B.do not come C. will not be coming D.is not coming 43...

44.They ________ a test tomorrow; we don’t want to disturb them. 44...

A. will be having B. will have C. have D. had

45.They _______ that we have gone without telling them. 45…

A. thought B. are thinking C. will be thinking D. think

46.________ you ______ up this book for me, please? 46...

A. Are … going to wrap B. Will … be wrapping C.Will … wrap D.Have … wrapped

47.At 7.00 tomorrow, you ___________ to school. 47…

A. cycle B. will cycle C. will be cycling D. will be cycled

48.Solar energy ___________ by many countries in the world in he future. 48…

A. use B. will use C. will be using D. will be used

49.We __________ to school two years ago. Now I go to school on foot. 49…

A. used to cycle B. cycled C. was cycling D. went

50.My father used to go to work by motorbike. Now he __________. 50....

A. cycled B. was cycling C. cycles D. used to cycle

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