--- the plane took off late, we still reached our destination on time.. Although to be tired b.[r]
(1)I/ Rewrite these sentences:
1, I will have some days off next week, so I visit you If ………
2, Lan didn’t get up early yesterday, So she missed the train If ………
3, A forest fire is destroying valuable wood, wild life and good soil Valuable wood ………
4, He likes her because she is very beautiful
Because of ……… 5, She went to bed early because of her sickness Because ……… 6, In spite of living in poverty, they were always admired Although ………
7, He took a lot of photographs even though the sky was dark Despite ………
8, Despite not having enough money, we decided to hold a party Although ……… 9, She is thin because she has been on a diet for years She is thin because of ……… II/ Choose the best answer:
1, I have bought …… FM radio for my aunt, who live in ……… Countryside a, a/ no article b, / c, an / a d, / /
2, ……… air is made up of elements such as ……… Oxygen and ………… Nitrogen a, An/ an / a b, The / the / the c, / an / a d, / /0
3, ……… Sun gives off ……… heat and ……… light
a, / / b, The / /0 c, A / the / the d, The / a / a
4, ……… “ Gone with the wind”, ……… American novel by Margaret Mitchell
a, A / b, The / a c, / an d, A / an
5, ……… milk is often added to ………… tea in ……… UK a, / / the b, The / the / c, A / a / d, The / the / a 6, Do you know ……… name of ……… Queen of ………… England? a, / / the b, a / the / an c, a / / d, the / the / 7, “ Look outside ……… sky is getting very dark”
a, a b, the c, d, some
8, I’d like to invite him to ……… dinner next week, if that’s ok with you
a, a b, the c, d, an
9, “ I’m going to walk Have you seen my shoes?” – Yes, they are on ………… floor in ……… Kitchen a, a/ the b, the / the c, a / a d, the / a
10, Do you see a video store “ I was sure it was on ……… Main street” – “ I think it’s on ……… side street, but I’m not sure which one”
a, the / the b, the / a c, a / d, / a 11, Would you like … ice cream? “ There’s one in ……… fridge” a, a / the b, an / the c, an / a d, / the
12, “ We’d better go Were been here for ……… hour” – That was ……… Fastest hour I’ve spent a, a / the b, an / the c, / the d, /
13, Don’t forget we’re meeting on ………… Friday for ……… lunch
a, a / a b, a / c, / the d, / 0
14, I’ve got ……… headache I’ve had it all day ‘ Why don’t you go to …… health centre? It’s open until six”
a, a / a b, / the c, a / the d, a / III/ Put “a” , “an” , “the” or “nothing”(o)
(2)16, King Lear, …the…… play by Shakespear is among …the…… Greatest of all tragedies 17, …o…… coffee is …a…… Popular drink in Europe
18 He learned Vietnamese in …o…… Vietnam 19, …the…… Vietnamese coffee is very strong 20, We had ……o…… dinner in …a… restaurant 21, Would you rather live in ……the…… .country?
22 A: You sing very well Can you play ……the……… piano? B: Yes , I can
23 He is …a……… blind man 24 …The…… blind is …o…….poor
C BECAUSE – BECAUSE OF – ALTHOUGH – IN SPITE OF (DESPITE) The students arrived late - the traffic jam
a because b because of c although d in spite of
2 We took many pictures - the cloudy sky
a because b although c despite d because of
3 Although he tried hard,
-a but he failed b yet he failed c however he failed d he failed He ate the chocolate cake - he is on a diet
a although b in spite of c because d because of
5 I couldn’t get to sleep - the noise
a because b because of c in spite of d although
6 She went home early - she didn’t feel well
a although b because c in spite of d because of
7 In spite of his hard work , he could not find the job
a As hard as his work c Despite he worked hard b Though he worked hard d Although hard work
8 Mark failed the test for the third time -a even though his many hours of practice
b because of his practicing very hard c instead of having practiced very hard d despite his many hours of practice.
9 Our neighbors are quite nice - they are sometimes talkative
a despite b though c as though d because
10 Julie failed the exam - of working very hard
a in spite b despite c because d instead
11 She left him - she still loved him
a in spite of b because c although d despite
12 - the plane took off late, we still reached our destination on time
a Although b In spite c Despite d Because
13 - he walked to the station
a Despite being tired c Although to be tired b In spite being tired d Despite tired