Điền "although/despite/in spite of" vào chỗ trống:

1. .......... Peter was not invited to the party, he was the first to come

2. ......... he promises he won't tell lie again, I won't trust him anymore

3. This is an old car. .........., it's very reliable

4. I am exhausted after school. ..........., I will help mom do housework

5. Ted is only 6 years old. He, ............ can play the piano very well

6. She bought that sweater ....... its high price

7. They rushed to the cinema. ..............., they were to late

8. ....... Sally hates crowed places, we've invited her to the prom

9. I didn't like her rude behavior. .............. , I sad nothing

10. I do exercises every day. I haven't lost any weight,.....

Task 5: Complete the sentences by filling although/ despite/ however in the gap.

1.      ____________ working slowly, he rarely makes mistakes.

2.      I do exercises every day. I haven’t lost any weights, ____________.

3.      My father tried to lift the box. ____________, it was too heavy.

4.      We won the game ____________ having lost two players.

5.      I called Jane 4 times. ____________, she didn’t answer me.

6.He wants to be a famous actor. His parents, ____________, 

cau 1 : rewrite the following sentences : 1 jack london/ life and writings / represent / american/ love/ adventure 2 jack london / born / san francisco / 1876 3 he / quit / school / fourteen / become / sailor 4 he / travel / good / deal / during / short / lifetime 5 he / travel / many / place / europe / united states / far east cau 2 : 1 it is time .................................................... a the children to go to bed b for the children to go to bed c for the children to going to bed d for the children go to bed 2 it took ................................................. a me one hour to go to work by bicycle b i one hour to go to work by bicycle c me one hour going to work by bicycle d my one hour to go work by bicycle 3 it is two months.................................................. a since it has rained b since last it rained c since it last rained d since it was last rained 4 he could not set up a new world record ............................................ a although he tried hard b even though he tried hard c in spite of the fact that he tried hard d all are correct 5 i really wish ....................................... but i did not a i had invited her to the party b had i invited her to the party c i invited her to the party d i has invited her to the party

I. Reorder the following words to make meaningful sentences.

41. work/ father/ though/ used/ to/ bicycle/ my/ even/ he/ go/ had/ to/ a/ car/ by.

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42. TV/ watching/ affect/ despite/ of/ the/ day/ fact/ per/ a/ hours/ lot/ people’s/ that/ he/ may/ spent/ 4/ watching/ health/ TV.

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43. it/ travel/ is/ rush/ because/ in/ so/ on/ to/ traffic/ road/ tiring/ hours/ jams/ of.

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44. it/ hour/ to/ took/ office/ yesterday/ more/ my/ than/ mother/ an/ to/ go/ her.

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45. watching/ used/ cartoon/ make/ cousin/ films/ me/ what/ excited/ to/ was/ with/ my

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II. Rewrite the following sentences based on the given words.

1. I was impressed by the way she performed the dancing at the party.

→ What impressed me ..........................................................................................................

2. How did they get through the traffic jam this morning?

→ In what .............................................................................................................................

3. Although he was not selected as the winner, he was still happy.

→ Despite .............................................................................................................................

4. Surprisingly, the main character in the film was still alive and come back home.

→ It is surprising ...................................................................................................................

5. In spite of being in a big hurry, Jimmy didn’t take the shortcut to his workplace.

→ Although ..........................................................................................................................

cau 1 : rewrite the following sentences : 1 jack london/ life and writings / represent / american/ love/ adventure 2jack london / born / san francisco / 1876 3 he / quit / school / fourteen / become / sailor 4 he / travel / good / deal / during / short / lifetime 5 he / travel / many / place / europe / united states / far east cau 2 : 1 it is time .................................................... a the children to go to bed b for the children to go to bed c for the children to going to bed d for the children go to bed 2 it took ................................................. a me one hour to go to work by bicycle b i one hour to go to work by bicycle c me one hour going to work by bicycle d my one hour to go work by bicycle 3 it is two months.................................................. a since it has rained b since last it rained c since it last rained d since it was last rained 4 he could not set up a new world record ............................................ a although he tried hard b even though he tried hard c in spite of the fact that he tried hard d all are correct 5 i really wish ....................................... but i did not a i had invited her to the party b had i invited her to the party c i invited her to the party d i has invited her to the party

Bài 1 : Combine the sentences.Use the words in brackets

1.The new restaurant looks good.It seems to have few customes (however)

2.We planned to visit Petronas in the afternoon.We could not afford the fee (however)

3.Mary was sick.She didn't leave the meeting until it ended(despite)

4.We live in the same street.We rarely see each other (in spite of)

5.I couldn't sleep.I was tired (in spite of)

6. They have little money.They are happy (despite)

7.My foot was hurt.I managed to walk to the nearest village (although)

8.I've been too busy to answer by email.I'll do it soon (nevertheless)

9.We had planned to walk right round the lake.The heavy rain made this impossible (although)

10.I got very wet in the rain.I had an umbrella (although)

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

12.The film was made twenty years ago.Many people enjoyed it (however)

13.This is his first role.His acting is exsellent. (nevertheless)

14.In spite of having to work the next day, Tom watched films on DVD till midnight (even though)

15.I'm frightened by horror films. However,I enjoy watching them (despite)

16. This is his first role. His acting is exsellent (although)

Bài 2: Viết lại câu với nghĩa không đổi

1,Although Tom was poor, he studied very well

In spite of...........................................................

2,Mary went to school although she was sick

In spite of............................................

3,Although the weather was bad, she want to school on time

Despite.............................................................

4, My mother wants to buy that house although she doesn't have enough money

In spite of...................................................

5, Tom tries his best to play soccer although his leg was injured

Despite.............................................

6.Tom was admitted to the university although his grades were bad

Despite..........................................................

7.Although she has a physical handicap, she has become a succesful woman

Despite....................................................

8,In spite of his good salary, Tom gave up his job

Although................................................

9.Though he had not finshed the paper, he went to sleep

In spite of ........................................................................

10. In spite of the high prices, ny daughter insists on going to the movies

Even though......................................................

11. I went to school although it rained heavily

Despite.........................................

12. Since he was careless, Tom lost game

Because of..........................................................

13.Although she behaves well, no one loves her

Despite.........................................................

14.Despite of the cold weather, the crops are good this year

Because......................................................

15.Nick is often punished because he is lazy

Because of........................................................

16.We bought the house though its rooms were smalle

We bought the house though despite........................................

17.Although the streets are narrow, many people drive cars in this city

In spite of...............................................................................................

18. Because he hot up early, he wasn't late for the first train

Because of..............................................................................

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V. Complete the sentences, using although, despite, in spite of, however, or nevertheless.

1. ……………………………………….…... It was raining heavily, he went out without a raincoat.

2. My father is very busy. ……………………..., he is always willing to give a hand with the housework.

3. Some English words have the same pronunciation ………………….. they are spelled differently, for example, dear and deer.

4. I was cold and wet.  ……………………….., Bob put on his swimming suit and went to the beach.

5. I think I did OK in my speech last night ………………………… I’d had almost no sleep for 24 hours.

6. Carol arrived at the meeting …………………………………………..I asked her not to be there.

7. The sky was grey and cloudy.  ………………………………………….., we went to the beach.

8. It looks like they’re going to succeed ………………………………….. their present difficulties.

9.  ………………………………..there was no electricity, I was able to read because I had a candle.

10. …………………………………………………….… I heard the telephone ring, I didn’t answer it.

11. ……………..….difficulties, the firemen managed to save many people who were caught in the fire.

12. ………………………………….….he got top marks at high school, he never went to university.

13. She failed the test ……………………………………………………………… she studies hard.

14. Everyone thought she would accept the offer.  ………………………………., she turned it down.

15. We enjoyed our holiday ………………………………………………………………….. the rain.

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Write the second sentences in such a way that the meanings stay the same as the first ones :
1. Because the weather was cold, they stayed at home.
=> The weather ......................
=> They stayed at home because of .............................
2. Because Mr. Ba is old, he can't join the game.
=> Mr Ba is ........................
=> Mr Ba can't join the game because of ....................
3. Because it was raining heavily, the game was cancelled.
=> It was .....................
=> Because of ......................
4. He wasn't successful because he was not hard enough.
=> He was not ..................
=> He wasn't successful because of .........................
5. He came late because his bike was broken.
=> His bike was ..................
=>He came late because of .......................
6. Although the sea was rough, the fishermen went fishing. (despite)
7. Though the test was difficult, we could finish it. (despite)
8. Though Mr Brown is old, he runs 5km every morning. (despite)
9. Although he tried hard, he was unsuccessful. (in spite of)
10. Even though he has a well-paid job, he wants to move to another company. (despite)
11. Though he is young, he is successful in business. (despite)

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Exercise 1: Choose the best answer to complete these sentences.
1. _______ he likes chocolate, he tries not to eat it.
A. as B .though C. since D. despite
2. _______________ he had enough money, he refused to buy a new car.
A. In spite B. In spite of C. Despite D. Although
3. _______________, he walked to the station.
A. Despite being tired B. Although to be tired

C. In spite being tired D. Despite tired
4. ________________ her lack of hard work, she was promoted.
A. Because B. Even though C. In spite of D. Despite of
5. She left him _______________ she still loved him.
A. even if B. even though C. in spite of D. despite
6. Last night we came to the show late _______the traffic was terrible.
A. although B. despite C. and D. because
7. _______there is a lot of noise in the city, I prefer living there.
A. despite B. in spite of C. because of D. though
8. _______ the weather, we went sailing.
A. despite B. in spite of C. although D. A and B
9. _______Hudson led early, he lost the race.
A. though B. although C. even though D. all are correct
10. In spite of not speaking French, Mike decided to settle in Paris.
A. Even though Mike didn’t speak French, but he decided to settle in Paris.
B. Mike decided to settle in Paris despite he didn’t speak French.
C. Mike decided to settle in Paris though the fact that not speaking French.
D. Although Mike didn’t speak French; he decided to settle in Paris.

Exercise 2: Rewrite these sentences using the words in the brackets. Change other words in the sentences if necessary.

1.He is so young. His acting is excellent. (Although)

2.It was noisy. The children slept well. (Despite)

3.All critics said this film is really boring. I was so interested in it. (Nevertheless)

4.The film poster is fascinating. I don't want to see this film. (In spite of)

5.She prepared carefully for the casting. She wasn't chosen. (However)

6.Although our plan is careful, we made some mistakes. (Despite)