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Trang 1Exercise 1: Hãy chọn một câu trả lời ñúng nhất:
1 He refused to give up work, _he’s won a million pounds
A despite B however C even though D as though
2 he had no money for a bus, he had to walk all the way home
3 an accident in the High Street, traffic is moving very slowly on the London Road
4 the wet weather, the football match went ahead
A Although B Owing to C But for D In spite of
5 the rise in unemployment, people still seem to be spending more
A Nevertheless B Due to C Despite D Although
6 I’d like to go to Thailand, it’s by no means the only country in the world I want to see
7 There’s no danger in using this machinery you adhere the safety regulations
A because B in case C although D as long as
8 She didn’t feel well, but _ _this she went to work
A although B because C because of D in spite of
9 He managed to win the race _ _hurting his foot before the race
A although B because of C despite of D in spite of
10 The player was ejected because he committed a foul
11 _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
12 I could not eat _I was very hungry
A even though B in spite C despite D in spite the fact that
13 In spite _, the baseball game was not cancelled
A the rain B of the rain C it was raining D there was a rain
14 _he had enough money, he refused to buy a new car
A In spite B In spite of C Despite D Although
15 _, he walked to the station
A Despite being tired B Although to be tired C In spite being tired D Despite tired
16 The children slept well despite _
A it was noise B the noise C of the noise D noisy
17 _her lack of hard work, she was promoted
A In spite B Even though C In spite of D Despite of
18 _they are brothers, they do not look like
A Although B Even C Despite D In spite of
19 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
20 Our new neighbors are quite nice _they are sometimes talkative
A despite B in spite of the fact C though D as though
21 _of the difficulty, they managed to climb to the top of the mountain
22. 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
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23 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
24 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
25 It was very cold _she did not put on her coat
26 John rarely sees Paul _they live in the same town
A notwithstanding B despite C in spite of D although
27 _, I can’t sleep
A Because I drank coffee late at night B If I drink coffee late at night
C Although I drink a lot of coffee D In spite of not drinking coffee
28 The student arrived late _the traffic jam
A because of B in spite of C although D because
29 _you study harder, you will not win the scholarship
30 He works hard _help his family
A so as that B in order to C in order that D A & B
31 The student arrived late _the traffic jam
A because of B in spite of C although D because
32 _his physical handicap, he has become a successful businessman
33 _she spoke slowly, I couldn't understand her
34 The flight had to be delayed _the bad weather
A because B due to C because of D B and C
35 _he is tired, he can't work longer
A Because B Even though C Although D Besides
36 _it was so cold, he went out without an overcoat
37 _he is so busy with his work, he always finds time to go to the concert every week
38 He passed the examination _he had been prevented by illness from studying
39 _she's got an English name, she is in fact Vietnamese
A Despite B Although C In spite of D More than
40 _ he has a headache, he has to take an aspirin
41 They worked hard _they could pass the final exam
42 He left home early _he could arrive at the station on time
A because of B in order to C although D so that
43 We could reach the house _the road was flooded
44 Our teacher speaks slowly _we may understand him
45 David signed the papers, _he could work at the construction company
A so that B such that C in order to D so as that
46 _it rained heavily, they went to school on time
Trang 3A Even though B Through C Though D A and C are correct
47 Our visit to Japan was delayed _my wife's illness
A because B because of C thanks to D though
48 The flight had to be delayed _the bad weather
A because B due to C because of D B and C are correct
49 _she's busy, she still helps you
50 _the traffic was bad, I arrived on time
A Although B In spite of C Despite D Even
51 Take a map with you _you lose your way
52 The play was very boring _they walked out
53 I couldn't unlock it _I had the wrong key
54 He agreed to go climbing _he hated heights
55 He got a new alarm clock _he'd get up on time
56 _rain or snow, there are always more than fifty thousand fans at the football games
A Despite B In spite with C Despite of D Despite with
57 A small fish needs camouflage to hide itself _its enemies cannot find it
58 The gate was shut _the cows won't get out of the cage
A so as to B in order to C so as not D so that
59 The car was easy to recognize, _it wasn’t difficult for the police to catch the thieves
60 He works hard _help his family
A so as that B in order to C in order that D so as not
61 We moved to the front row _we could hear and see better
62 _a headache, he enjoyed the film
A Although B In spite of C Because of D However
63 My sister will take the plane _she dislikes flying
64 We took many pictures _the cloudy sky
A despite of B even though C despite D because
65 _both his legs were broken, he managed to get out of the car before it exploded
66 We understood him _he spoke very fast
A because of B though C in spite of D despite
67 _photosynthesis were to stop, life would disappear from the planet Earth relatively quickly
62 It was late, _I decided to phone home
68 Minh had a terrible headache _, he went to school
69 Tom has a bike, _he always walks to work
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70 It was too dark to go on, _we found somewhere to stay
71 Her mother was sick _Jane had to stay at home to look after her
72 They asked me to wait for them, _they didn’t turn up
73 It was raining hard _the match went ahead
74 We couldn’t get a seat _we arrived quite early
75 My car broke down on the way _, when I got to the airport the plane had taken off
76 We stayed in that hotel despite the noise
A Despite the hotel is noisy, we stayed there B We stayed in the noisy hotel and we liked it
C Although the hotel was noisy, we stayed there D Because of the noise, we stayed in the hotel
77 She came in quietly _not to wake the baby
78 I had to get up early, _I’d have missed the train
79 He refused to give up work _he’d won a million dollars
A despite B however C even though D as though
80 You can use my bicycle _you bring it back tomorrow
A as long as B although C nevertheless D in spite of
81 I gave up the job _the attractive salary
A because of B although C because D despite
82 _the old man spoke very slowly and clearly, I couldn’t understand him at all
83 He keeps working _feeling unwell
A in spite of B although C because of D unless
84 It is raining outside, and Tom brought his umbrella with him _he wouldn’t get wet
A in order to B so as to C so that D in order
85 Expensive as they are, cars are widely used in the US
A Because they are expensive B Due to they are expensive
C They are too expensive D Although they are expensive
86 Linh’s learning English _she can study in Australia
87 She failed the test _she studied hard
88 You should look up the meaning of the word in the dictionary _ misuse it
89 Don't let the little boy play with scissors _he cuts himself
A in case B although C unless D so that
90 I get up early _to go work on time
A in order to B so as not to C so that D in order that
91 I understood what you said I didn’t agree with you
92 _bad traffic, we arrived on time
Trang 593 _the fact that we are short of money, the project will go ahead
A In spite B Although C Despite of D Despite
94 It is raining outside, and Tom brought his umbrella with him _he wouldn’t get wet
A in order to B so as to C so that D in order
95 I gave up the job _the attractive salary
A because of B although C because D despite
96 They worked hard _they could pass the final exam
97 The sky was gray and cloudy, _, we went to the beach
A consequently B nevertheless C even though D in spite of
98 I turn on the fan _ the room was hot
A due to B in spite of C even though D because
99 You’d better give me your answer quickly, I’ll withdraw the invitation
A although B nevertheless C even though D or else
100 She bought the book she had heard it was good
A because B so C because of D due to the fact that
101 there have been many changes in his life, he still remains a nice man to everyone
102 Some workers are so poor that they don’t want to quit their job _they are ill-treated
A as though B although C since D if
103 _Tom was unable to see anything, he knew some one was in his room
104 _he was late he stopped to buy a sandwich
A Despite B Although C In spite of D When
105 He went to work everyday _he was very ill
A even though B because C but D in spite of
106 _the weather was fine, we postponed the flight to Bahamas
A Because B Because of C Although D In spite of
107 _it was raining heavily, he went out
A In spite B In spite of C However D Although
108 _my father is old, he still he goes jogging
A Although B Since C Despite D In spite of
109 He refused to give up work _he’d won a million pounds
A despite B as though C even though D however
110 We turned off the radio _the boring program
A because B because of C however D In spite of
111 _I sympathize with your point of view, I cannot accept it
112 _these cars are cheap, they last a long time
A Because B In order that C Although D After
113 _the dolphin lives in the sea, it is not a fish – it’s a mammal
114 _a headache, he enjoyed the film
A Although B In spite of C Because of D However
115 My sister will take the plane _she dislikes flying
A because B so that C although D before
116 We took many pictures _the cloudy sky
A despite of B even though C despite D because
117 _both his legs were broken, he managed to get out of the car before it exploded
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118 We understood him _he spoke very fast
A because of B though C in spite of D despite
119 I could not eat _I was very hungry
A even though B in spite C despite D in spite the fact that
120 In spite _, the baseball game was not canceled
A the rain B of the rain C it was raining D there was a rain
121 _he had enough money, he refused to buy a new car
A In spite B In spite of C Despite D Although
122 _, he walked to the station
A Despite being tired B Although to be tired C In spite being tired D Despite tired
123 The children slept well, despite _
A it was noise B the noise C of the noise D noisy
124 She left him _she still loved him
A even if B even though C in spite of D despite
125 31 _her lack of hard work, she was promoted
A In spite B Even though C In spite of D Despite of
126 _they are brothers, they do not look like
A Although B Even C Despite D In spite of
127 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
128 _some Japanese women are successful in business, the majority of Japanese companies are run by men
129 Our new neighbors are quite nice _they are sometimes talkative
A despite B in spite of the fact C though D as though
130 _of the difficulty, they managed to climb to the top of the mountain
131 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
132 Julie failed the exam _of working very hard
A despite B in spite C even if D though
133 John rarely sees Paul _they live in the same town
A notwithstanding B despite C in spite of D although
134 _he is the boss, he does not find solutions to problems very easily
A Although B In spite of C Notwithstanding D Despite
135 Though he was appointed to a higher promotion _
A and he decided to quit his job B but he still decided to quit his job
C but he decided to quit his job D he decided to quit his job
136 Last year, they _22 million TV sets
A were selling B had sold C has sold D sold
137 I’m going on holiday on Saturday This time next week I _on a beach in the sea
A will lie B am lying C will be lying D should be lying
138 Ted and Amy _for 24 years
A have been married B married C were married D has been married
139 Tomorrow I _my grandparents
A am going to visit B will have visited C have visited D visit
Trang 7140 He left home early _he could arrive at the station on time
A because of B in order to C although D so that
141 He works hard _help his family
A so as that B in order to C in order that D a and b are correct
142 She turned down the radio so that she wouldn’t disturb the neighbours
A She turned down the radio so as not to disturb the neighbours
B She turned down the radio in order not to disturb the neighbours
C She turned down the radio in order that she wouldn’t disturb the neighbours
D All are correct
143 He gave me his address He wanted me to visit him
A He gave me his address so as to visit him
B He gave me his address for me in order to visit him
C He gave me his address in order for me to visit him
D He gave me his address in order to for me visit him
144 He studies hard He doesn’t want to fail in the exam
He studies hard _fail in the exam
A not to B so as not to C in order to D so that
145 Mary jogs everyday _lose weight
A so she can B so that she can C because she can D so that to
146 You should look up the meaning of the new in the dictionary _ misuse it
A so as to B to C so as not to D so that
147 He lighted the candle he might read the note
148 He turned off the lights before going out _waste electricity
A so that not B as not to C in order that not D so as not to
149 The school boys are in hurry _they will not be late for school
150 He hid that letter in a drawer _no one could read it
151 The teacher was explaining the lesson slowly and clearly _
A to make his students to understand it
B in order that his students can understand it
C so as to that his students could understand it
D so that his students could understand it
152 The boy always does his homework before class _
A so as not to be punished by the teacher B so as to be punished by the teacher
C so that not to be punished by the teacher D in order that not to be punished by the teacher
153 “I tried to study English well I want to get a good job” means _
A I tried to study English well so that to get a good job
B I tried to study English well in order that I can get a good job
C I tried to study English well in order that to get a good job
D I tried to study English well so as to I can get a good job
154 “They whispered They didn’t want anyone to hear them” means _
A They whispered in order to make anyone hear them
B They whispered so that no one could hear them
C They whispered to make everyone hear them
D They whispered in order that make everyone hear them
155 “We preserve natural resources We can use them in the future” means _
A We preserve natural resources so that we can use them in the future
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B We preserve natural resources so as to we can use them in the future
C We preserve natural resources in order to we can use them in the future
D We preserve natural resources so that to use them in the future
17 The students study English _ they can communicate with foreigners
156 He left home early _
A so that he could arrive at the station on time
B in order that he can arrive at the station on time
C so that he couldn’t arrive at the station on time
D in order to he can arrive at the station on time
157 19 The teacher explained the lesson again in order that
A all the students could understand the lesson B all the students could drive to school
C all the students could pass the examination D all the students could exchange the answers
158 her doctor warned her, Carol has continued to smoke nearly three packs of cigarettes a day
A despite B despite of C in spite D even though
159 her doctor’s warnings, Carol has continued to smoke nearly three packs of cigarettes a day
A despite B despite of C in spite D even though
160 the warnings her doctor gave her, Carol has continued to smoke nearly three packs of cigarettes a day
A despite B despite of C in spite D even though
161 the fact that her doctor warned her of dangers to her health, Carol continues to smoke
A though B despite of C in spite of D even though
162 she has been warned about the danger of smoking by her doctor, Carol continues to smoke
A Despite B Despite of C In spite of D Even though
163 an approaching storm, the two climbers continued their trek up the mountain
A despite B despite of C in spite D even though
164 a storm was approaching, the two climbers continued their trek
A because of B though C in spite of D despite
165 the storm that was approaching the mountain area, the two climbers continues their trek
A though B despite of C in spite of D even though
166 his many hours of practice, George failed his driving test for the third time
A despite B despite of C in spite D even though
167 he had practised for many hours, George failed his driving test for the third time
A In spite B In spite of C Despite D Although
168 practising for many hours, George failed his driving test again
A despite B despite of C in spite D even though
169 his mother and his father’s efforts to teach him how to drive, George failed his
driving test
A though B despite of C in spite of D even though
170 _ 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
171 the internet is very popular, many older people do not know how to use it
A However B Nevertheless C Even though D Despite
Trang 9172 _ he wasn’t feeling very well, David was determined to take part in the
inter-university athletics meet
173 _ _what she prepared for the job interview, Megan didn’t pass it
A Despite of B In spite of C Though D However
174 Bruce was not praised _ he was a hard worker
A despite B in spite of C although D despite of
175 It looks like they are going to succeed _ their present difficulties
A despite B although C in spite D even though
176 Mary 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
177 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
178 _ 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
179 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
180 _ 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
181 I could not eat _ I was very hungry
A even though B in spite C despite D despite of
182 In spite _, the baseball game was not cancelled
A the rain B of the rain B it was raining D there was a rain
183 _ he had enough money, he refused to buy a new car
A In spite B In spite of C Despite D Although
184 _, he walked to the station
A Despite being tired B Although to be tired C In spite being tired D Despite tired
185 The children slept well, despite _
A it was noise B the noise C of the noise D noisy
186 She left him _ she still loved him
A even if B even though C in spite of D despite
187 _ her lack of hard work, she was promoted
A In spite B Even though C In spite of D Despite of
188 _ they are brothers, they do not look like
A Although B Even C Despite D In spite of
189 Our new neighbors are quite nice _ they are sometimes talkative
A despite B in spite of C though D as though
190 _ of the difficulty, they managed to climb to the top of the mountain
191 _, 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
192 He went to work _ his headache
A despite B although C because D because of
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193 Despite _, we knew that he was guilty
A denied B of denying C he denied D his denial
194 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
195 Julie failed the exam _ of working very hard
A despite B in spite C even if D though
196 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
197 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
198 Despite _, we arrived on time
C there was heavy traffic D of there was heavy traffic
199 it was very cold, she did not put on her coat
200 Mai worked hard, she passed her exam
201 she was very tired, she helped her brother with his homework
A Because B whether C Although D so
202 It’s raining hard, we can’t go to the beach
203 Nam was absent from class yesterday he felt sick
204 Tom has a computer, he doesn’t use it
205 The boy can’t reach the shelf he’s not tall enough
A because B although C even though D and
206 The film was boring, we went home
207 The girl bought the shoes _ they are very expensive
208 He used to smoke a lot now he doesn’t smoke any more
209 She couldn’t unlock it she had the wrong key
210 it rained, the boys played football
A Even B Even though C However D In spite of
211 It was still painful, I went to see a doctor
212 Lan likes oranges her sister doesn’t
213 Nam failed the final exam he was lazy
214 He’s tired he stayed up late watching TV
215 Jim can speak English French fluently