Unit 7: THE MASS MEDIA

Rewrite the following sentences, using BECAUSE OF

21. These people live unhappily because they are very poor.
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22. All the students love the principal because he is very kind.
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23. Because the husbands were absent, women went to work in factories after WWII.
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24. I need a change because I’m tired of doing the same thing day after day.
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25. Karen works on Sundays because she gets extra pay.

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Rewrite the following sentences, using BECAUSE OF
1. The car crashed because the driver was careless.
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2. Nick is often punished because he is lazy.
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3. English is learned by millions of people because it is important.
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4. We couldn’t understand each other because our languages are different.
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5. He retired last month because he was ill.
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Rewrite the sentences
1. They went out in spite of the heavy rain.
Although _____________________________________________________________________
2. He works hard in spite of his old age.
Although _____________________________________________________________________
3. In spite of her low grades, She was admitted to the university.
Although _____________________________________________________________________
4. Despite her poor memory, she told interesting stories to the children.
Although _____________________________________________________________________
5. Although she is poor, she leads a happy life.
_________________________________________ in spite of ___________________________
6. Although Mary had a bad cold, she went to school.
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7. The man was kept in jail although he was innocent.
In spite of _____________________________________________________________________
8. Mary went to work although she was ill.
In spite of _____________________________________________________________________
9. He ate the chocolate even though he was on a diet.
In spite of _____________________________________________________________________
10. The plane took off although it was foggy.
In spite of _____________________________________________________________________

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10. Because of driving too fast, he caused a serious accident.
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11. Because of the snow, the traveler lost the way in the woods.
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12. Their project hasn’t been finished because of the lack of money.
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13. He is tired because of staying up very late last night.
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14. She didn’t receive the prize because of the bad marks in Mathematics.
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15. We can solve difficult problems in a few seconds because of the invention of computers.
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Choose the best answer
1. I have studied French ________ I was a little girl.
A. for B. since C. during D. when
2. John _______ medicine for three years but then he stopped.
A. studied B. has studied C. has been studying D. was studying
3. He ________ in the United States for ten years before he moved to London.
A. lived B. has lived C. had lived D. has been living
4. I ________ her about this matter several times.
A. told B. have told C. have been telling D. had told
5. This is the second time he _______ my car.
A. damage B. damaged C. has damaged D. had damaged
6. ________ her absence yesterday, she couldn’t understand the lesson.
A. Despite B. Because of C. Because D. As
7. _________ she was very hard working, she hardly earned enough to support her family.
A. In spite of B. Because C. As D. Although
8. We were very upset _________.
A. because Peter’s failure B. because of Peter’s failure
C. as Peter’s failure D. since Peter’s failure
9. Without my sister’s help, I couldn’t have succeeded in this project.
A. I succeeded in this project because my sister helped me.
B. I succeeded in this project because of my sister helped me.
C. I didn’t succeed in this project because my sister helped me.
D. I succeeded in this project because of helping me.
10. I have not read a newspaper since Sunday.
A. I never read a newspaper on Sunday.
B. I only read a newspaper on Sunday.
C. The last time I read a newspaper was on Sunday.
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