21/ ____ I talked to my boss, I decided to leave the company.

a In spite of

b Where

c As soon as

d Providing that

22/ ____ we called the museum, we found out that it doesn't have any space to display the items.

a When

b As long as

c Provided that

d Both a&c are correct.

23/ ____ you don't have any further questions, we will move on to the next item on the agenda.

a Provided that

b Providing that

c If

d All are correct.

24/ ____ Mr. Johnson left school, he started working as an accountant.

a After

b Before

c As

d When

25/ ____ I was walking down the street, I ran across my old friend from school.

a As b Since

c When

d Both a&c are correct.

26/ Our sales have dramatically increased ____ the new commercial was aired on TV.

a that

b for

c since

d when

27/ ____ we meet the deadline, we will be able to take paid vacation.

a When

b Providing that

c As soon as

d Both a&c are correct.

28/ ____ you have further questions, we will wrap up the session.

a Unless

b Since

c If

d When

29/ I knew nothing about the recent change in the hiring procedures ___ you told me.

a as long as

b when

c until

d provided that

30/ ____ nobody wanted to work overtime, we couldn't get it done before the deadline.

a Because

b As

c Since

d All are correct.

1 China

2 red and yellow

3 five

4 a - four

1. D

4. C

5. D

7. B

8. C

10. D

11. A

15. C

ok k cần thay 

Yes

Fill in the blank with a suitable word

Mai isn't beautiful (1)____as_____Hanh,but she (2)_________has_____a lovely smile and looks very healthy.Mai is very sporty. She spends most of her time (3)____PLAYING____sport. Mai is a volleyball star of our school.She is also very sociable and has a good (4)_______SENSE________of humor. Her jokes always make us (5)___________HAPPY________ Like Mai, I love sports,(6)__TOO_______We both like playing volleyball and (7)___________GO_________swimming in the summer. I love both of my friends and I always hope our friendship (8) _______WILL_______ never die .

1.B

2.C

3.D

4. _____________ he spent much money on the film, it wasn’t a big success. *

1 điểm

A. Even

B. But

C. Although

D. Despite

5. We didn’t find it funny_____________it was a comedy. *

1 điểm

A. in spite of

B. despite

C. although

D. but

6. Last night, I didn’t go to bed early ____________ being very tired. *

1 điểm

A. despite of

B. in spite of

C. although

D. because

7. At present, her group ……………..a new play. *

1 điểm

A. to act

B. is acting

C. acts

D. to acting

8. Jane looks pretty. She, ________, seems to lack personality. *

1 điểm

A. despite

B. although

C. nevertheless

D. in spite of

9. I go to school by bus every day. ________, I don’t like it much. *

1 điểm

A. Despite of

B. Although of

C. However

D. In spite

10.Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest. *

1 điểm

A.excellently

B.terrible

C.disaster

D. millions

11.I enjoyed the football match. It was quite _______. *

A. exciting

B. excited

12.A

13. ________________ she has a good look, everybody hates her. *

although

despite

in spite of

14. Jane seldom sees Jim ________________ they go to the same school. *

although

in spite of

15. ________________ her illness, Jane went to work yesterday. *

although

despite

16. ________________ it was chilly outside, we went fishing. *

although

in spite of

17. ________________ working hard, Peter failed the test. *

although

despite

1.B

2.C

3.D

4. _____________ he spent much money on the film, it wasn’t a big success. *

1 điểm

A. Even

B. But

C. Although

D. Despite

5. We didn’t find it funny_____________it was a comedy. *

1 điểm

A. in spite of

B. despite

C. although

D. but

6. Last night, I didn’t go to bed early ____________ being very tired. *

1 điểm

A. despite of

B. in spite of

C. although

D. because

7. At present, her group ……………..a new play. *

1 điểm

A. to act

B. is acting

C. acts

D. to acting

8. Jane looks pretty. She, ________, seems to lack personality. *

1 điểm

A. despite

B. although

C. nevertheless

D. in spite of

9. I go to school by bus every day. ________, I don’t like it much. *

1 điểm

A. Despite of

B. Although of

C. However

D. In spite

10.Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest. *

1 điểm

A.excellently

B.terrible

C.disaster

D. millions

11.I enjoyed the football match. It was quite _______. *

A. exciting

B. excited

12.A

13. ________________ she has a good look, everybody hates her. *

although

despite

in spite of

14. Jane seldom sees Jim ________________ they go to the same school. *

although

in spite of

15. ________________ her illness, Jane went to work yesterday. *

although

despite

16. ________________ it was chilly outside, we went fishing. *

although

in spite of

17. ________________ working hard, Peter failed the test. *

although

despite

1B

2C

3D

4. _____________ he spent much money on the film, it wasn’t a big success. *

1 điểm

A. Even

B. But

C. Although

D. Despite

5. We didn’t find it funny_____________it was a comedy. *

1 điểm

A. in spite of

B. despite

C. although

D. but

6. Last night, I didn’t go to bed early ____________ being very tired. *

1 điểm

A. despite of

B. in spite of

C. although

D. because

7. At present, her group ……………..a new play. *

1 điểm

A. to act

B. is acting

C. acts

D. to acting

8. Jane looks pretty. She, ________, seems to lack personality. *

1 điểm

A. despite

B. although

C. nevertheless

D. in spite of

9. I go to school by bus every day. ________, I don’t like it much. *

1 điểm

A. Despite of

B. Although of

C. However

D. In spite

10.Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest. *

1 điểm

A.excellently

B.terrible

C.disaster

D. millions

11.I enjoyed the football match. It was quite _______. *

A. exciting

B. excited

Error Identification. *

A.a

B.is

C.with

D. of

13. ________________ she has a good look, everybody hates her. *

although

despite

in spite of

14. Jane seldom sees Jim ________________ they go to the same school. *

although

in spite of

15. ________________ her illness, Jane went to work yesterday. *

although

despite

16. ________________ it was chilly outside, we went fishing. *

although

in spite of

17. ________________ working hard, Peter failed the test. *

although

despite

III. GRAMMAR

Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence below.

21. Although _____, Chris Evans’ latest film is a big success.

A. he a young director                                 B. he is young director

C. he is a young director                    D. is a young director

22. We were _____ with the latest film of Chris Evans.

A. satisfied            B. satisfactory                 C. satisfying          D. satisfy

23. Last night, my mom didn’t go to bed early _____ being very tired.

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

24. The film was directed by one famous director. _____, it wasn’t a big success.

A.Although          B. In spite of                  C. When               D. Nevertheless

25. Johnny English is a hilarious film – I couldn’t help _____ from beginning to the end.

A. laugh                B. laughed            C. to laugh            D. laughing

26. Many critics were _____ because of his poor performance in his latest movie.

A. satisfied            B. satisfying          C. disappointed     D. disappointing

27. We were all _____ that he won the Oscar for Best actor.

A. amazed             B. amazing            C. bored               D. boring

28. _____ the plot was well written, I didn’t like that acting.

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

29. In spite of _____ so young, Tom Holland’s performance is excellent.

A. to be                B. be                     C. being                D. been

30. It didn’t funny at all _____ it was introduced as a comedy.

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