I/ Fill in the blank space in each sentence with “and, but, so, or, because, therefore, however” 1. Polly’s watch was broken _____________ she borrowed mine 2. My family went to Africa _____________ we wanted to study the wild animals 3. Melissa tried to read the book _____________ she couldn’t understand it 4. She isn’t English _____________, she speak English perfectly5. They went to town _____________ bought a lot of clothes 6. The road was underwater_____________, the police closed it to traffic. 7. I haven’t got a car _____________ I’ve got a motorbike. 8. The air is polluted _____________ there’s too much traffic. 9. Which color do you want - red, green, yellow _____________ blue? 10. She’s working late next Friday _____________ she can’t come to the party

II/ Rewrite the sentences starting with the given words

1. He left school because his life was hard Because of ______________________________________ 2. John succeeded in his exam because of his hard and methodical work Because ________________________________________ 3. We didn’t want to go out because of the heavy rain Because ________________________________________ 4. Despite her dislikes for coffee, she drank it to keep herself warm. (although) _______________________________________________ 5. Mary will take a plane, even though she dislike flying. (in spite of) _______________________________________________ 6. Many children like to go to Bat Trang Ceramic village. They can make their own pottery there. (as) _______________________________________________ 7. We have to follow more than ten stages. We can make a simple conical hat. (so that) _______________________________________________ 8. Sinh paintings are special. They are burned after worship. (since) _______________________________________________ 9. We’ll have to phone you first. Then we’ll organise the trip. (before) _______________________________________________ 10. We were visiting an old building. They were going to a traditional market. (while)