Exercise 2: Choose the best answer to complete these following sentences.

1. _____ she was very tired, she helped her brother with his homework.

A. Because              B. whether              C. Although           D. so

2. It’s raining hard, _____ we can’t go to the beach.

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

3. Nam was absent from class yesterday ____ he felt sick.

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

4. Tom has a computer, _____ he doesn’t use it.

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

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

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

6. The film was boring, ____ we went home.

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

7. The girl bought the shoes _____ they are very expensive.

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

8. He used to smoke a lot ______ now he doesn’t smoke any more.

A. still                     B. therefore             C. but           D. as

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

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

10. ____ it rained, the boys played football.

A. Even                   B. Even though        C. However           D. In spite of

11. It was still painful, ____ I went to see a doctor.

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

12. Lan likes oranges _____ her sister doesn’t.

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

13. Nam failed the final exam _____ he was lazy.

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

14. He’s tired _____ he stayed up late watching TV.

A. and                     B. or                        C. if           D. since

15. Jim can speak English _____ French fluently.

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

16. _______ the traffic, I arrived on time.

A. Though               B. Although             B. Even though           D. In spite of

17. ______ they live near us, we can see them very often.

A. So                      b. As                       C. Though           D. Even

18. ______ I was really tired, I couldn’t sleep.

A. If                        B. Although             C. While           D. However

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

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

20. It’s cheap, _____ I don’t like it.

A. and                     B. because               C. so           d. however

Exercise 3: Choose the best answer to complete these following sentences.

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 ____ 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

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 like.

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

14. I got a job _________ my bad English.

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

15. I’m not going to the party ­_________ I know that I should.

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

16. _________ I came to see her yesterday, she was reading a magazine.

          A. When                 B. While                 C. Before D. After

17. Tom went to work despite _______.

A. that he did not feel very well               B. of the fact not feeling well

C. he did not feel very well                     D. not feeling very well

18. Though _______, they are good friends.

A. their sometimes quarrel                      B. to have a quarrel sometimes

C. they sometimes have a quarrel            D. of having a quarrel sometimes

19. Despite _______, we arrived on time.

A. the traffic                                           B. of the traffic                                                    

C there was heavy traffic                        D. of there was heavy traffic

20. ___________it was very cold, she did not put on her coat.

A. In case      B. But           C. Even if     D. Although

Exercise 5: Choose the best answer to complete these following sentences.

1. ______ having the best qualifications among all the applicants, Justin was not offered the job.

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

2. ________ the internet  is very popular, many older people do not know how to use it.

A. However             B. Nevertheless         C. Even though                               D. Despite

3. _________ he wasn’t feeling very well, David was determined to take part in the inter-university athletics meet.

A. Although             B. While                  C. Where as                      D. yet

4. They were brave and persistent._________, they had no chance of winning.

A. However             B. While                  C. Although                    D. Whereas

5. Bob has been working very hard these days. ________, he can’t afford to buy a new car.

A. While                  B. Even though          C.Though                    D. Nevertheless

6. ________ what she prepared for the job interview, Megan didn’t pass it.

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

7. Josh is one of the best student of the school.______, he can’t pass the national chemistry exam.

A.However                                             B.Although                                      

C. In spite of the fact that                        D. Despite of the fact that

8. Bruce was not praised_________ he was a hard worker.

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

9. It looks like they are going to succeed_________ their present difficulties.

A.despite                  B. although              C. in spite                    D. even though

10. Mery usually goes to parties. She likes meeting people and crowded places ________she is rather shy.

A.In spite of             B. Even though          C. On the contrary     D. In other words

11. Ann: Have you decided to get the job?

       Terry: Yes, I’ve just decided. I’ll accept that job_________ it is not suitable with my major. It is not an interesting job,________ the salary is very good.

A. although / but          B. despite / and    C. but / though             D. yet / however

12. ________ he has continued to work on his thesis.

A. Although all these problems                B. Even though there are problems

C. Despite all these problems                   D. In spite of there are problems

13. _______ some German and British management styles are similar, there are many differences between them.

A. In spite               B. In spite of            C. although           D. Despite

14. I could not eat _______ I was very hungry.

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

15. In spite _______, the baseball game was not cancelled.

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

16. _______ he had enough money, he refused to buy a new car.

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

17. _______, he walked to the station.

A. Despite being tired                             B. Although to be tired

C. In spite being tired                              D. Despite tired

18. The children slept well, despite _______.

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

19. She left him _______ she still loved him.

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

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

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

Exercise 6: Choose the best answer to complete these following sentences.

1. In spite of ____________, he was determined to finish his work.

A. was seriously ill. B. be seriously ill    C. his serious illness                     D. he was seriously ill

2. _______ they are brothers, they do not look like.

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

3. Our new neighbors are quite nice _______ they are sometimes talkative.

A. despite                B. in spite of            C. though                                D. as though

4. _______ of the difficulty, they managed to climb to the top of the mountain.

A. In spite               B. Despite               C. But                                D. Although

5. _____________, 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

6. He went to work _____________ his headache.

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

7. Despite _______, we knew that he was guilty.

A. denied                 B. of denying           C. he denied                                D. his denial

8. Despite the fact that _______, we enjoyed our trip.

A. the weather is bad                              B. it is a bad weather

C. the bad weather                                  D. the weather was bad

9. Julie failed the exam _______ of working very hard.

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

Rewrite these sentences

1.     Why don’t we buy a new radio?

Ø She suggests ……………………………………………………………………………………………….

2.     How much is your new hat?

Ø What’s ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….?

3.     I haven’t eaten spaghetti before.

Ø This is the …………………………………………………………………………………………………..

4.     It is boring to stay at home in the rainy day.

Ø Staying………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

5.     She hasn’t eaten sushi at this restaurant for 3 weeks.

Ø It’s 3……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

6.     My brother hasn’t come home for 5 weeks.

Ø The last time………………………………………………………………………………………………

7.     We started to build this house  3 months ago.

Ø We have……………………………………………………………………………………………………

8.     Because she doesn’t work very hard , she is dismissed.

Ø Because of……………………………………………………………………………………………….

Choose the correct answer

1.     We didn’t go for a walk ______________it was too cold. ( because/ because of)

2.     Nam failed the exam _____________he was lazy ( because/ because of)

3.     She couldn’t unlock it ______________ she had a wrong key. ( because of/ because)

4.     Julie passed the exam ______________ working very hard. ( because/ because of)

5.     He had an accident _______________ his carelessness. ( because/ because of)

6.     The boy can’t reach the bookshelf ____________he is not tall enough. ( because/ because of)

7.     They decided not to go out for  a meal ___________ being too tired. ( because of/ because)

8.     I want to learn English _____________ I want to get a better job. ( because of/ because)

9.     We watched TV the whole evening __________ we had nothing to do ( because/ because of)

10.___________ the heavy rain, we cancelled out trip. ( Because / Because of)

11._______not wearing the hat, she had a headache. ( Because of/ Because)

12. ___________only a little milk, I can’t make cakes. ( Because / Because of)

13._________ I didn’t do the homework carefully, the teacher punished me. ( Because of/ Because)

14._________ the expensive dictionary, I couldn’t buy it. ( Because of/ Because)

15. I couldn’t see my uncle ____________ I was late. ( Because / Because of)

42. She ate much because of her hunger.

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

44. We didn’t go fishing because the water was rough.

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

47. Because there were the obstacles, the building didn’t go along as planed.

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

48.Because of not hearing the speaker, I moved to the front row.

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

26. Because he got up early, he wasn’t late for the first train.

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

28. My neighbour couldn’t return home because of losing all of his money.

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

29. He carried the bed onto the roof of his house because of the hot weather.

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

31. I couldn’t do the test because it was difficult.

  I couldn’t do the test because of     

33. Because of not knowing Russian, I’ve had to have the document translated into French.

    Because      

36. Because of having an accident, these students arrived late.

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

37. Nick is often punished because he is lazy.

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

39. The accident happened because of his being negligent in his driving.

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

40. Karen works on Sundays because she gets paid extra.

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

2. He didn’t come because he was sick.

   He didn’t come because of............................................................................

4. The train was late because the fog was thick.

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

6. The plane couldn’t take off because the weather was bad.

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

 7. She stay at home because her mother was sick.

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

 9. All the teachers love him because his conduct is good.

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

11. We couldn’t study because it was noisy.

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

14. Mary can’t sleep because there was the noise.

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

16. His wife usually gives him a list because he often forgets things.

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

21. He left school because his life was hard.

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

23. He is dismissed because of being late for work often.

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

24. Because of driving too fast, he caused a serious  accident.

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