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BÀI TẬP TIẾNG ANH LỚP 12CTC - Unit 9
GRAMMAR
1 Most people you meet will be polite to you you are polite to them, too
2 you were all sitting at your desks working hard last week, we were sitting on the plane bound for Hawaii
3 Doctor’s salaries have risen substantially nurses’ pay has actually fallen
4 He refused to give up work, _ he’s won a million pounds
A despite B however C even though D as though
5 he had no money for a bus, he had to walk all the way home
6 an accident in the High Street, traffic is moving very slowly on the London Road
7 the wet weather, the football match went ahead
A Although B Owing to C But for D In spite of
8 the rise in unemployment, people still seem to be spending more
A Nevertheless B Due to C Despite D Although
9 I’d like to go to Thailand, it’s by no means the only country in the world I want to see
10 There’s no danger in using this machinery you adhere the safety regulations
A because B in case C although D as long as
11 She didn’t feel well, but this she went to work
A although B because C because of D in spite of
12 He managed to win the race hurting his foot before the race
A although B because of C despite of D in spite of
13 Some snakes are poisonous, others are harmless
14 The player was ejected because he committed a foul
15 _ some German and British management styles are similar, there are many differences between them
A In spite B In spite of C Despite the fact that D Despite
16 I could not eat _ I was very hungry
A even though B in spite C despite D in spite the fact that
17 In spite _, the baseball game was not cancelled
A the rain B of the rain C it was raining D there was a rain
1 _ he had enough money, he refused to buy a new car
A In spite B In spite of C Despite D Although
18 _, he walked to the station
A Despite being tired B Although to be tired C In spite being tired D Despite tired
19 The children slept well, despite _
A it was noise B the noise C of the noise D noisy
20 _ her lack of hard work, she was promoted
A In spite B Even though C In spite of D Despite of
21 _ they are brothers, they do not look like
A Although B Even C Despite D In spite of
22 We are concerned with the problem of energy resources _ we must also think of our environment
A despite B though C as though D but
23 Our new neighbors are quite nice _ they are sometimes talkative
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A despite B in spite of the fact C though D as though
24 _ of the difficulty, they managed to climb to the top of the mountain
A In spite B Despite C But D Although
25 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
26 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
27 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
28 It was very cold _ she did not put on her coat
A in case B but C even if D even though
29 John rarely sees Paul _ they live in the same town
A notwithstanding B despite C in spite of D although
30 There was a shortage _ food and safe water after the flood
31 The old theater is in need of complete _
A renew B rebuild C renovation D review
32 Even though it was raining heavily, the explorers decided to continue their journey
A It rained so heavily that the explorers could not continue their journey
B The explorers put off their journey due to the heavy rain
C The heavy rain could not prevent the explorers from continuing their journey
D If it had rained heavily, the explorers would not have continued their journey
33 I did not answer the door even though I knew it was my friend
A unless I knew it was my friend, I would not answer the door
B I knew it was my friend, but I did not answer the door
C Only when I answered the door did I knew it was my friend
D I answered the door since I knew it was my friend
34 Despite feeling cold, we kept walking
A Although we felt cold, but we kept walking
B Although we felt cold, we kept walking
C However cold we felt, but we kept walking
D However we felt cold, we kept walking
35 The children laughed a lot because of the funny story
A The children laughed because the story is funny
B The children laughed because of the story funny
C The children laughed because it was funny
D The children laughed because the story was funny
36 Although he took a taxi, Bill still arrived late for the concert
A Bill arrived late for the concert because he takes a taxi
B Bill arrived late for the concert because of the taxi
C In spite of taking a taxi, Bill arrived late for the concert
D Although Bill took a taxi he can’t come to the concert on time
37 She was so busy that she couldn’t answer the phone
A Because she was very busy, she couldn’t answer the phone
B Because she was very busy, she could answer the phone
C Although she was very busy, she couldn’t answer the phone
D Although she was very busy, she could answer the phone
38 No matter how hard I tried I couldn't open the door
A Although I tried very hard, I couldn't open the door
B Although I tried very hard, I could open the door
C In spite of I tried very hard, I couldn't open the door
D I couldn't open the door, even though trying very hard
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39 He is very rich, but he isn’t very happy
A Although he is very rich, but he isn’t very happy
B Although he is very rich, he isn’t very happy
C Although he isn’t very rich, but he is very happy
D Because he is very rich, but he isn’t very happy
40 Despite the terrible noise, I kept on studying
A In spite the terrible noise, I kept on studying
B Although the terrible noise, I kept on studying
C Because of the terrible noise, I kept on studying
D Although it was terribly noisy, I kept on studying
41 The flight was not delayed though it was foggy
A The flight was not delayed because it was foggy
B The flight was delayed although it was foggy
C The flight was delayed though it was not foggy
D The flight was not delayed in spite of the thick fog
42 “We expected Larry to accept the job, but he didn’t.” is closest in meaning to “ ”
A Larry accepted the job even though we didn’t expect so
B even though Larry was expected to accept the job, he didn’t
C Although Larry was expected to accept the job but he didn’t
D That Larry accepted the job was beyond our expectation
III/ ERROR INDENTIFICATION
26 The Land Law and the Enterprises Law have laid legal grounds for dissolve inefficient co-
A B C D
operatives
27 One of the managers who works for the company has been dismissed
A B C D
28 She wanted to know how long would it take her to get there
A B C D
29 Although being the best qualified candidate, he didn’t get the job
A B C D
30 The job is badly paid but I’m looking for another one
A B C D
1 Disgusting although it looked, it was actually quite tasty
A Disgusting B although => as C actually D tasty
2 Watching the children fly their kites in the park, I thought of the times long ago when I had done the same thing
done => did
3 During a depression, economic conditions are far worst than they are during a recession
A During B economic C far worst => far worse D they are
4 Economical reform is the most important measure to be taken to promote the development of a country
A Economical => economic B measure C be taken D
development
5 Some people think Harry succeeded in business in spite of his charming personality rather than his business skills
A succeeded B in spite of=> because of C charming D rather than
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6 John applied for the job even though he has no experience in the field
A John didn’t apply for the job if he had experience in the field
B Because of his inexperience in the field, John didn’t apply for the job
C John was unable to apply for the job because he was inexperienced in the field
D In spite of his inexperience in the field, John applied for the job
7 Some people will go to any lengths to lose weight
A Some people haven’t lost any weight for a long time
B Some people will do anything to lose weight
C It takes people a long time to lose weight
D Some people find it hard to lose weight
8 The project received the unanimous approval of the committee
A A few members of the committee approved of the project
B Many members of the committee approved of the project
C The whole committee wasn’t in favor of the project
D The whole committee was in favor of the project
9 If interest rates are cut, the economic situation may improve
A There’s no doubt that the economic situation will improve as a result of the reduction in
interest rates
B The economic situation may improve if we increase the interest rates
C The economic situation wont be better if interest rates are cut
D A reduction of interest rates may improve the economic situation
10 Much as respect your point of view, I can’t agree
A I can’t agree because I respect your point of view
B I respect your point of view, so I agree
C Even though I respect your point of view, I can’t agree
D I can’t agree with your point of view even if I respect you
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