These new economic reforms have allowed for international _______________ and development in the country.. Even though / Despite her doctor warned her, Carol has continued to smoke nearl
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EXERCISES 12.7
I PREPOSISION:
1 Years of fighting have left the area ruins
2 Until now, wage increases have always kept pace _ inflation
3 In Sweden it is _ the law to hit a child
4 There was a shortage _ food and safe water after the flood
5 The new measures are aimed increasing the productivity of crops
6 Being aware the importance of economic reforms, the Vietnamese Communist Party
initiated an overall economic reform policy
7 Sue shares a house three other students
8 How much do you spend food each week?
9 Sun oil can protect the skin _ the sun
10 You were kind me when I asked you for some help
11 That fashion magazine is full _ advertising for women’s clothes
12 Sally is often not well She suffers _ very bad headaches
13 It wasn’t easy but in the end we succeeded finding a solution to the problem
14 The secretary provided me a great deal of information
15 This car isn’t mine It belongs _ Mike
16 We spent the evening listening music
17 What time did they arrive London?
18 Thank you for looking _ my mother while she was ill
19 I’ve been searching my keys
20 Were you able to make use the book I lent you last week?
II WORD-FORM:
I The government have tried to achieve the of poverty and crime (eliminate)
2 _, the new regulation will work to our advantage (eventual)
3 Despite the recession the company is confident of further (expand)
4 The traffic warden took the registered number of the _ parked car (legal)
5 The building is now _ by birds (inhabit)
6 He was found to be _ responsible for the accidence (legal)
7 The plane was damaged in the crash (substantial)
8 They have created an environment in which _ should flourish (produce)
9 S’nce 1990, India has had high growth rates, and has emerged as one of the wealthiest
in the developing world (economics)
10 Those specialists are trying to find ways of making more _ use of agricultural land
(produce)
11 They still remain the need for an integrated system of subsidies which will _ farmers to
look after their upland—environment and producing food (able)
12 Despite the plan’s emphasis on agricultural ,the industrial sector received a larger
share of state investment (develop)
13 In the South, — development concentrated on rice cultivation , and nationally, rice and
rubber were the main items of export (agriculture)
14 During the time of economic reforms, the economy has grown with only a few major
setbacks (constant)
15 Henry was a studious student He needed no to work hard (encourage)
16 These new economic reforms have allowed for international _ and development in the
country (invest)
17 It is often a good idea to start with small, easily _ goals (achieve)
18 They have made a substantial change; that means, they have made a _
change (consider)
19 The organization works to promote _ between nations.( friend)
20 Business was last month (stagnancy)
Ill Choose the correct completion
1 Even though / Despite her doctor warned her, Carol has continued to smoke nearly three packs of cigarettes a day -
2 Even though / Despite her doctor’s warnings, Carol has continued to smoke nearly three packs -of cigarettes a day
3 Even though / Despite the warnings her doctor gave her, Carol has continued to smoke nearly three packs of cigarettes a day
4 Even though / Despite the fact that her doctor warned her of dangers to her health, Carol continues to smoke
5 Even though / Despite she has been warned about the dangers of smoking by her doctor, Carol continues to smoke
6 Although un spite of an approaching storm, the two climbers continued their trek up the mountain
7 Although /Despite he had practiced for many hours, George failed his driving test again
8 Even though / In spite of repeated crop failures due to drought, the villagers are refusing to leave their traditional homeland
for resettlement in other areas
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9 The villager refuse to leave even though / in spite of the threat to their food supply is serious because of the continued
drought
10 The villager refuse to leave even though un spite of their threatened food supply
IV Complete the sentences using the given phrases (A-Z)
A its many benefits
B its inherent dangers
C it has been shown to be safe
D it has been shown to cause birth defects and sometimes death
E his fears of heights
F he is afraid of heights
G he is normally quite shy and sometimes inarticulate
H an inability to communicate well in any language besides English
I having excellent skills in the job category they were trying to fill
J he had the necessary qualifications
1 In spite of , nuclear is a clean and potentially inexhaustible source of energy
2 In spite of , Carl enjoyed his helicopter trip over the Grand Canyon in Arizona
3 Because of his age, John was not hired even though _
4.Although , many people avoid using a microwave oven for fear of its rays
6 Jack usually has little trouble making new friends in another country despite _
7 In spite of , the use of chemotherapy to treat cancer has many side effects
8 Though , Bob managed to give an excellent presentation at the board meeting
9 Jerry continued to be denied a promotion despite _
10 DDT is still used in many countries as a primary insecticide even though
V Complete the sentences with even though or because
1 I put on my sunglasses _ it was a dark, cloudy day
2 I put on my sunglasses _ the sun was bright
3 she has a job, she doesn’t make enough money to support her four children
4 _ she has a job, she is able to pay her rent and provide food for her family
5 I’m going horseback riding with July this afternoon I’m afraid of horses
6 I knew that I should get some sleep, but I just couldn’t put my book down _ I was really enjoying it
7 I’m glad that my mother made me take piano lessons when I was a child _ I hated it at the time Now, I play the piano every day
8 _Tom didn’t know how to dance, he wanted to go the school dance _ he felt lonely sitting and staring blankly at the TV while all of his friends were having fun together
9 Joe jumped into the river to rescue the little girl who was drowning _ he wasn’t a good swimmer
10 the earthquake damaged the bridge across Skink River, the Smiths were able to cross the river they had
a boat
VI Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meanings
1 Although the weather was bad, they went swimming
Despite _2
Although Lan was ill, she still came to meeting
In spite of
_
3 Although he is rich, he never helps the poor
Despite _
4 Although she is poor, she is always happy
In spite of
5 Although she passed the exam, she didn’t fell
satisfied
Despite _
6.Even though he was inexperienced, he got a good
salary
In spite of _
7 She decides to accept the job although the salary is
low
In spite of _
8 Although she is an accountant, she never seems to
have any money
Despite
9 He is very nice, but I don’t trust him
Even though _
10 Despite the rain, they went to work
Although _
VII SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION:
1 Bill is too young to drive a car
-> Bill isn’t
2 His house is not as comfortable as hers
->Her house is
3 People say that he is 100 years old
->He
4 Tom said : “I’m feeling very well.”
->Tom said that _
5 I got all the information I need from Tom
-> Tom provided
6 Ann said to Bill : “Don’t forget to have your appoinment with Mr.Brown.”
-> Ann reminded _
7 They don’t understand him because he doesn’t speak clearly
->lf
8 He didn’t buy the computer because he didn’t have enough money
->lf _
9 She was very stupid when she went out in the rain
->It was _
10 I am always nervous when I travel by air
-> Travelling by air
11 The last time I saw her was in 1985
->I haven’t _
12 That meal was excellent!
->How ->What _
13 That factory is producing more and more pollution
->More and more pollution
14 We must leave now or we’ll miss the train
->If
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15 She is a harder worker than I am
->She works
16 How old do you think this building is?
-> When do you think
17 He is sorry he didn’t invite Jane to his party
-> He wishes
18 This furniture is so old that it is not worth keeping
->This is
19 We spent five hours getting to London
->,lt
20 When I arrived in London, I wrote a letter home
->On _