11. The professor told me that I was doing well, ________ my final grade was awful!

A. so                                  B. therefore                 C. in spite of               D. yet

12. ________ Beth has a new car, she no longer takes the commuter train to work. She drives to work every day.

A. Now that                      B. While                      C. Although                D. In case

13.  You’d better give me your answer quickly, ________ I’ll withdraw the invitation.

A. although                       B. nevertheless            C. even though            D. or else

14. What time do you expect Ted to be home? I must talk to him. I usually go to bed around ten, but tell him to call me tonight ________ it’s past midnight.

A. however                       B. in case                     C. even if                    D. as long as

15. ____ you’re going to the fruit market, would you please pick up a few apples for me?

A. Even if                          B. Although                C. So                           D. As long as

16. I guess I’m a soft touch. I just lent Jan some money for lunch ________ she never paid me back my last loan.

A. even though                 B. unless                      C. or else                     D. only if

17. I think I did okay in my speech last night _____ I’d had almost no sleep for 24 hours.

A. even                              B. in spite of               C. unless          D. despite the fact that

18. I asked Angela to run the office while I’m gone _______ I know I can depend on her.

A. unless                           B. since                       C. although                 D. therefore

19. ________ I heard the telephone ring, I didn’t answer it.

A. Because                        B. Only if                    C. Even though           D. Provided that

20. ________ the salary meets my expectations. I will accept the job offer.

A. Due to                          B. Even if                    C. Provided that          D. Unless

11. The professor told me that I was doing well, ________ my final grade was awful!

A. so                                 B. therefore               C. in spite of              D. yet

12. ________ Beth has a new car, she no longer takes the commuter train to work. She drives to work every day.

A. Now that                     B. While                     C. Although               D. In case

13.  You’d better give me your answer quickly, ________ I’ll withdraw the invitation.

A. although                      B. nevertheless         C. even though          D. or else

14. What time do you expect Ted to be home? I must talk to him. I usually go to bed around ten, but tell him to call me tonight ________ it’s past midnight.

A. however                      B. in case                   C. even if                   D. as long as

15. ____ you’re going to the fruit market, would you please pick up a few apples for me?

A. Even if                        B. Although               C. So                           D. As long as

16. I guess I’m a soft touch. I just lent Jan some money for lunch ________ she never paid me back my last loan.

A. even though               B. unless                    C. or else                    D. only if

17. I think I did okay in my speech last night _____ I’d had almost no sleep for 24 hours.

A. even                             B. in spite of              C. unless        D. despite the fact that

18. I asked Angela to run the office while I’m gone _______ I know I can depend on her.

A. unless                          B. since                      C. although                D. therefore

19. ________ I heard the telephone ring, I didn’t answer it.

A. Because                      B. Only if                   C. Even though         D. Provided that

20. ________ the salary meets my expectations. I will accept the job offer.

A. Due to                         B. Even if                   C. Provided that        D. Unless

Read the text carefully then choose the correct answers.

To do well at school, college or university you usually need to do well in exams. “ All studens hate exams” may be a generalization,but it is fairly true one. Certainly, all of the students I’ve known disliked doing exams. None of them thought that the exam system was fair ; to do well in an exam you simply had to be able to predict the questions which would be asked. This was the case as regards two students in my class at college. Both of them were exceptionally bright, but in the final year exam neither of them got an A grade. In fact, they both got Cs. The exam had tested us on questions which had come up the previous year. They had both assumed that the same questions wouldn’t come up again, and hadn’t prepared for them.

36.Students need to do well in exams………………

a. in order to do well at school. b. because they need to do well at school.

c. so that to do well at school d. therefore they have to do well at school.

37. The statement “ All students hate exams ” is ………………

a. extremely true b. completely true c. quite true d. very true

38. Which of the following sentence is NOT true ?

a. All of the students the writer has known thought that the exam system was unfair.

b. To do well in an exam you simply had the ability to predict the questions which would be asked.

c. None of the students the writer has known disliked doing exams.

d. “ All students hate exams ” is fairly true generalization.

39. Why did the two students in the writer ’s class get C grades in the final exam ?

a. Because the exam was really difficult

b. Because they didn’t prepare for the questions that had come up the previous year.

c. Because they were dull students.

d. Because the questions were not in their lessons.

40. The writer ‘s main purpose of writing the passage is to ………..

a. describe the importance of exams

b. discuss how exams affect on the students.

c. explain the equality in examinations. d. criticize the exam system

I. Read the definition and write the words:

1.      This person has  good ideas and draw very well. ______________

2.      This person is always doing a lot of homework. ___________

3.      This person is not angry if he/she has to wait. _____________

4.      This person likes sports and doing sports. ____________

5.      This person likes talking very much. __________

6.      It is a place where we borrow books. _____________

7.      It is a place where we watch a film. __________

8.      It is a place where we can look at paintings. ____________

sentence transformation

-my younger brother finally managerd to get a job

-->my younger brother was ....................................

-I was not surprised that you did very well in your exam

-->It came as ...........................................................

-The reason I came here was solely to try and improve conditions

-->my sole...............................................................

-Besides her roommate, Janice has lots of friends

-->In addition to ......................................................