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1. Tom wakes his parents up .................... playing the guitar very softly.

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

2. .................... she was very hard working; she hardly earned enough to feed her family.

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

3. I went to the club last Saturday .................... the heavy rain.

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

4. Despite the fact that it rained, we enjoyed our trip.

A. Because of the rain

B. Though it is raining

C. Despite of the heavy rain

D. Though it rained

5. Although he is very old, he can walk to the station.

A. In spite of his old age B. Despite his old age C. Despite the fact that he is old D. All are correct

6. The boy can’t reach the shelf .................... he’s not tall enough.

A. because B. although C. even though D. and

7. Nam failed the final exam .................... he was lazy.

A. while B. though C. because D. but

8. We didn’t go for a walk .................... it was very cold.

A. though B. because C. but D. so

9. I’m learning English .................... I want to get a better job. 

A. or B. because C. therefore D. but

10. Lan couldn’t pass the exam .................... she is too lazy.

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

11. Many people believe him .................... he often tells a lie.

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

12. .................... her poverty, she feels happy.

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

13. In spite of his hard work, 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

14. Tom went to work although he didn’t feel very well.

A. that he did not feel very well

B. despite of the fact not feeling well

C. because he did not feel very well

D. despite not feeling very well

15. I have tried hard but I can’t earn enough money.

A. Although I have tried hard, but I can’t earn enough money.

B. Although I have tried hard, I can’t earn enough money.

C. In spite of I have tried hard, I can’t earn enough money.

D. Despite I have tried hard, but I can’t earn enough money.

16. She couldn’t unlock it .................... she had the wrong key.

A. while B. but C. though D. because

17. We watched TV the whole evening .................... we had nothing better to do.

A. because B. though C. so D. but

18. They decided not to go out for a meal .................... they were too tired.

A. so B. because C. but D. if

19. Last night we came to the show late .................... the traffic was terrible

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

20. .................... his broken leg, he didn’t come to class yesterday.

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

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

I. Use SO or SUCH, TOO, ENOUGH :

1. The sun shone __so_____ brightly that she had to put on her glasses.

2. There were _____such____ few students registered that the class was cancelled

3. We had ____such_____ wonderful memories of that place that we decided to return

4. It was __such______ a nice day that we decided to go to the beach.

5. The book looked _____so______ interesting that we decided to read it.

6. Ray called at _____such____ an early hour that we weren’t awke yet.

7. There were _____so_______ many people on the bus that we decided to walk.

8. The benefit was ____such_____ great a success that the promoters decided to repeat it

9. I’ m not rich ____enough_______ to help you.

10. This room is ______too_____ dark for us to study.

1. ______ it was late, I decided to phone Brian.

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

2. The little boy was hungry ______ he ate nothing.

A. although B. so C. but D. and

3. ______ the car was cheap, it was in good condition.

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

4. ______ tomorrow is a public holiday; all the shops will be shut all day.

A. As B. Just as C. Although D. When

5. She came in _____ turned on the radio.

A. so B. and C. or D. but

6. We didn’t go for a walk _____ it was very cold.

A. though B. because C. but D. so

7. ______ I tried to persuade her, I didn’t succeed.

A. Because B. So C. Although D. However

8. Lan woke up late _____ she didn’t have time for breakfast

A. so B. since C. as d. though

9. I like fish ____ I don’t like catching them myself.

A. or B. but C. so D. and

10. He had an accident __although__ he was careful.

1. ______ it was late, I decided to phone Brian.

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

2. The little boy was hungry ______ he ate nothing.

A. although B. so C. but D. and

3. ______ the car was cheap, it was in good condition.

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

4. ______ tomorrow is a public holiday; all the shops will be shut all day.

A. As B. Just as C. Although D. When

5. She came in _____ turned on the radio.

A. so B. and C. or D. but

6. We didn’t go for a walk _____ it was very cold.

A. though B. because C. but D. so

7. ______ I tried to persuade her, I didn’t succeed.

A. Because B. So C. Although D. However

8. Lan woke up late _____ she didn’t have time for breakfast

A. so B. since C. as d. though

9. I like fish ____ I don’t like catching them myself.

A. or B. but C. so D. and

10. He had an accident __because__ he was careful.

1. ______ it was late, I decided to phone Brian.

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

2. The little boy was hungry ______ he ate nothing.

A. although B. so C. but D. and

3. ______ the car was cheap, it was in good condition.

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

4. ______ tomorrow is a public holiday; all the shops will be shut all day.

A. As B. Just as C. Although D. When

5. She came in _____ turned on the radio.

A. so B. and C. or D. but

6. We didn’t go for a walk _____ it was very cold.

A. though B. because C. but D. so

7. ______ I tried to persuade her, I didn’t succeed.

A. Because B. So C. Although D. However

8. Lan woke up late _____ she didn’t have time for breakfast

A. so B. since C. as d. though

9. I like fish ____ I don’t like catching them myself.

A. or B. but C. so D. and

11. _____ it was raining, I went swimming.

A. So B. Because C. However D. Although

12. Ann felt ill, ____ she insisted on going to work.

A. though B. so C. and D. but

13. _____ I felt tired, I went to bed early.

A. Although B. So C. As D. However

14. _____ he’s got an English name, he is German.

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

15. They decided not to go out for a meal _____ they were too tired.

A. so B. because C. but D. if

16. We were the better team ____ we lost the match.

A. so B. and C. but D. because

17. Keith decided to give up his job ___ I advised him not to

A. because B. however C. although D. since

18. ______ we were in town, we often met him.

A. For B. Although C. So D. When

19. She didn’t get the job ____ she had all the necessary qualifications.

A. because B. although C. so D. but

20. I could not eat ____ I was very hungry.

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

Exercise 4: Choose the best answer to complete these following sentences.

1. In spite _____, the baseball game was not cancelled.

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

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. The children slept well, despite _____

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

5. She left him __________ she still loved him.

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

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

A. In spite B. Even though C. in spite of D. despite of

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

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

8. I’m learning English ________ I want to get a better job.

A. or B. because C. therefore D. but

9. Please do that work ________I told you yesterday.

A. like B. as C. same as D. similar to

10. This boy lied to you. ________you don’t trust him anymore

A. so B. but C. and D. however.

11. _______ Dad works hard all day; he always goes to bad late and gets up early.

A. However B. Despite C. Although D. No matter

12. That boy wasn’t busy. _______, he refused to help his mother.

A. so B. but C. and D. however.

13. ________the rain, the baseball game was not cancelled.

A. In spite of B. Even though C. Although D. Despite 1

4. I got a job _________ my bad English.

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

TÌM LỖI SAI VÀ SỮA LẠI

1. She worked hard, but -> so she passed her exam.
2. Liz took many photos, or -> so that she could show the pagoda to her parents.
3. My racket is broken, or -> so I can’t play tennis.
4. We haven’t got any food, but -> so we’re going shopping.
5. Mark missed his bus, because -> so he was late for school.
6. He woke up late, because -> so he didn’t go to school.
7. We took a taxi home so -> because the rain was very heavy.
8. The beach was very crowded, because -> so there was hardly room to sit down.
9. I want to study in Japan or -> and learn Japanese.
10. They didn’t have enough money, because -> so they didn’t buy the house.

1.but -> so

2.or -> so that

3.or -> so

4.but -> so

5.because -> so

6.because -> so

7.so -> because

8.because -> so

9.or -> and

10.because -> so

10. He had an accident ____ he was careful.

A. even though B. because C. so D. since

11. _____ it was raining, I went swimming.

A. So B. Because C. However D. Although

12. Ann felt ill, ____ she insisted on going to work.

A. though B. so C. and D. but

13. _____ I felt tired, I went to bed early.

A. Although B. So C. As D. However

14. _____ he’s got an English name, he is German.

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

15. They decided not to go out for a meal _____ they were too tired.

A. so B. because C. but D. if

16. We were the better team ____ we lost the match.

A. so B. and C. but D. because

17. Keith decided to give up his job ___ I advised him not to

A. because B. however C. although D. since

18. ______ we were in town, we often met him.

A. For B. Although C. So D. When

19. She didn’t get the job ____ she had all the necessary qualifications.

A. because B. although C. so D. but

20. I could not eat ____ I was very hungry.

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