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In spite of I have tried hard, I can’t earn enough money.. Despite I have tried hard, but I can’t earn enough money.[r]
(1)ALTHOUGH, INSPITE OF, DESPITE EXERCISES
A Theory Because + Clause
Because of + V – ing / Noun phrase Although / Though + Clause
Inspite of / Despite + V – ing / Noun phrase B Exercises
Exercise 1: Supply either “BECAUSE or BECAUSE OF” as appropriate.
1 It was difficult to deliver the letter ……….…the sender had written the wrong address on the envelope We decided to leave early ………… ……….the party was boring
3 Rescue attempts were temporarily……… …the bad weather
4 They visited their friends often ………they enjoyed their company Paul can’t go to the football game ………his grades
6 Marcella was awarded a scholarship……….her superiors scholastic ability Nobody ventured outdoor ……… the hurricane warning
8 We plan to spend our vacation in the mountains ………… the air is purer there
9 We have to drive around the bay ……… the bridge was destroyed in the storm 10 The chickens have died ……….the intense heat
Exercise 3: Complete the sentences with “ALTHOUGH, IN SPITE OF, BECAUSE or BECAUSE OF”. 27 ………it rained a lot, we enjoyed our vacation
28 a/ ………all our careful plans, a lot of things went wrong
b/ ……….we had planned everything carefully, a lot of things went wrong 29 a/ I went home early ………… ….I was feeing sick
b/ I went to work the next day ………I was still feeling sick 30 I couldn’t get to sleep ……… there was a lot of noise 31 I didn’t get the job ……….being extremely qualified 32 ……… the traffic was bad, I arrived on time
33 I couldn’t sleep ……… I was really tired 34 The flight may be cancelled ………the thick fog A TỰ LUẬN: Rewrite the sentences.
1 I couldn’t the test because it was difficult
Because of
……… Although he got up early, he was late for the first train
In spite
……… Although my friend doesn’t have enough money, she wants to buy that new car
Despite
……… We arrived late because of the bad traffic
………
5 She didn’t buy the house because the price was very high
………
6 She only accepted the job because of the high salary
………
7 We couldn’t sleep because the weather was hot
………
8 I enjoyed the film although the story was silly.( using in spite of)
_ He didn't arrive until o'clock although he promised that he wouldn't be late (using in spite of)
10 Although he was seriously ill, he was determined to finish his work
In spite of 11 Mary went to bed early because she felt tired
(2)Because of 13 Because of driving too fast, he caused a serious accident
Because BECAUSE- BECAUSE OF- THOUGH- ALTHOUGH- DESPITE- IN SPITE OF
I TRẮC NGHIỆM TỪ :
1 _ Tom was unable to see anything, he knew some one was in his room
a A Because B In case C If D Even though
2 _ he was late, he stopped to buy a sandwich
a A Despite B Although C In spite of D When He went to work everyday _he was very ill
a A.even though B.because C.but D in spite of
4 _the weather was fine , we postponed the flight to Nha Trang
a A.Because B.Because of C.Although D.In spite of
5 She went to work in spite of she felt ill a A B C D
6 Despite she was in her middle age, she looked very graceful and charming A B C D
7 _ it was raining heavily, he went out
a A In spite B In spite of C HoweverD Although _ my father is old, he still he goes jogging
a A Although B Since C Despite D In spite of
9 He refused to give up work _ he’d won a million VND
a A despite B as though C even though D however 10 We turned off the radio _ the boring program
a A because B because of C however D In spite of 11 _ I sympathize with your point of view, I cannot accept it
a While b Although c But d a or b
12 Although she felt jealous, she tried to hide her feelings
A Despite feeling jealous, she tried to hide her feelings B Despite her jealousy, she tried to hide her feelings
C She tried to hide her feelings in spite of she felt jealous D A & B are correct
13 He kept on working though he was ill
a A In spite of was ill, he kept on working B In spite of being ill, he kept on working b C Despite his illness, he kept on working D B & C are correct
14 Although Tom took a taxi, he was still late for the party
A In spite of Tom took a taxi, he was still late for the party B Tom was still late for the party in spite of taking a taxi C Despite took a taxi, Tom was still late for the party D B & C are correct
15 the dolphin lives in the sea, it is not a fish – it’s a mammal a A Whether B So that C Although D After 16 a headache, he enjoyed the film
a A Although B In spite of C Because of D However 17 My sister will take the plane she dislikes flying
a A because B so that C although D before 18 We took many pictures the cloudy sky
a A despite of B even though C despite D because
19 both his legs were broken, he managed to get out of the car before it exploded a A Because B Although C So that D Where
20 We understood him he spoke very fast
a A because of B though C in spite of D despite
(3)c I have tried hard so that I cannot earn enough money d I have tried hard to I cannot earn enough money 22 I could not eat _ I was very hungry
a even though b in spite c despite d in spite the fact that 23 In spite _, the baseball game was not cancelled
a the rain b of the rain c it was raining d there was a rain 24 _ he had enough money, he refused to buy a new car
a In spite b In spite of c Despite d Although
25 _, he walked to the station
a Despite being tired b Although to be tired c In spite being tired d Despite tired
26 The children slept well, despite _
a it was noise b the noise c of the noise d noisy 27 She left him _ she still loved him
a even if b even though c in spite of d despite
28 _ her lack of hard work, she was promoted
a In spite b Even though c In spite of d Despite of
29 _ they are brothers, they not look like
a Although b Even c Despite d In spite of
30 Our new neighbors are quite nice _ they are sometimes talkative
a despite b in spite of the fact c though d as though 31 _ of the difficulty, they managed to climb to the top of the mountain
a In spite b Despite c But d Although
32 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 33 Julie failed the exam _ of working very hard
a despite b in spite c None d though
34 John rarely sees Paul _ they live in the same town a.None b despite c in spite of d although
35 _ he is the boss, he does not find solutions to problems very easily a Although b In spite of c NOne d Despite 36 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
37 Last year, they ……….22 million TV sets
a A-were selling B-had sold C-has sold D-sold
38 -I’m going on holiday on Saturday.This time next week I……on a beach in the sea a A-will lie B-am lying C.will be lying D-should be lying 39 -Ted and Amy……for 24 years
a A-have been married B-married C-were married D-has been married 40 -Tomorrow I……….my grandparents
a A-am going to visit B-will have visited C-have visited D-visit 41 Julie passed the exam _ of working very hard
a despite b because c in spite d though
42 In spite _, the baseball game was not cancelled
a the rain b of the rain c it was raining d there was a rain 43 _ he had enough money, he could buy a new car
a Despite b In spite of c Because of d Because
44 _, he walked to the station
a Despite being tired b Although to be tired c In spite being tired d Despite tired 45 The children slept well, despite _
a it was noise b the noise c of the noise d noisy 46 She left him _ she still loved him
a even if b even though c in spite of d despite 47 _ her lack of hard work, she wasn’t promoted
(4)48 Our new neighbors are quite nice they are sometimes talkative
a despite b in spite of the fact c though d despite of 49 _ of the difficulty, they managed to climb to the top of the mountain
a In spite b Despite c But d Although
50 Because _, we arrived late
a.of the traffic b the traffic c the heavy traffic d of there was heavy traffic II TRẮC NGHIỆM CÂU
1 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 2 Despite the fact that it rained, we enjoyed our trip.
a Because of the rain b Though it is raining c Despite of the heavy rain d Though it rained 3 Tom went to work although he didn’t feel very well.
a that he did not feel very well b despite of the fact not feeling well c because he did not feel very well d despite not feeling very well 4 Although he is very old, he can walk to the station
a In spite of his old age b Despite his old age c Despite the fact that he is old d All are correct 5 I have tried hard but I can’t earn enough money.
A Although I have tried hard, but I can’t earn enough money B Although I have tried hard, I can’t earn enough money C In spite of I have tried hard, I can’t earn enough money D Despite I have tried hard, but I can’t earn enough money 6 She stayed at home because her mother was sick.
A Despite her sick mother, she stayed at home B Because of her sick mother , she stayed at home C In spite of her sick mother, she stayed at home D A & C are correct
7 Although he took a taxi, Bill 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 in time 8 In spite of his suffering from a bad cold, William went to school. A Although William suffers from a bad cold, he went to school B Although William suffered from a bad cold, he went to school C William went to school although he is suffering from a bad cold D William went to school; he suffered from a bad cold although 9 Despite the fact that it was snowing, I felt warm.
A In spite of snowing, I felt warm B In spite of feeling warm, it was snowing C Although it was snowing, I felt warm D Although I felt warm, it was snowing 10 Though he tried hard, he didn’t succeed
A Despite he tried hard, he didn’t succeed B In spite of he tried hard, he didn’t succeed C In spite of trying hard, he didn’t succeed
D Even though he tried hard, but he didn’t succeed 12 John is fat because he eats so many chips
A John is fat because of the fact that he eats so many chips B John is fat because of eating so many chips
C John is fat because of not eating so many chips D A & B are correct
13 He was very tired but he kept on working. A Despite he was very tired, he kept on working B In spite of he was very tired, he kept on working. C Though his tiredness, he kept on working
(5)14 The trip was boring but we enjoyed it a lot.
A We enjoyed boring trips B We are bored with the trip C We liked the trip very much though it was boring D The trip bored us
15 Because the medical care is improved, we live healthier A Because of the medical care is improved, we live healthier
B Because of the improvement of the medical care, we live healthier C Despite the improvement of the medical care, we live healthier D B & C are correct
16 Although he is rich, he feels unhappy.
A He feels unhappy because of his richness B He feels unhappy, so he is rich C Despite his richness, he feels unhappy D He feels unhappy because he is rich 17 She accepted the job because the salary was high.
A.She accepted the job because of the high salary B She accepted the job because of the salary
C She accepted the job in spite of the high salary D All are correct 18 We can study although it is noisy.
A We can study despite of the noise B We can study in spite of the noise C We can study despite the fact that it is noisy D B & C are correct
19 People want to learn English because it is important. A Because of its importance, people want to learn English B People want to learn English, so it is important