Bài tập ôn tập Tiếng Anh Lớp 7 - Although, despite/in spite of. however, neverthleless

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1. REVISION : ALTHOUGH, DESPITE/ IN SPITE OF HOWEVER, NEVERTHELESS A.GRAMMAR I. Although/ Despite/ In spite of : mặc dù, dù cho 1. Although - Vi trí:ở đầu câu hoặc giữa hai mệnh đề. Nếu đứng đầu câu thì giữa 2 mệnh đề phải có dấu phẩy *Forms: 1. Although + S + V , S + V 2. S + V although S + V Ex: 1. Although I don’t agree with his idea, I think it is quite good. 2. She went on walking although she was terribly tired 2. In spite of/ Despite -Vị trí: trước một danh từ,cụm danh từ hoặc 1 danh động từ. *Forms: 1.In spite of/ Despite + Noun/ Noun phrase/ Gerund phrase , S + V 2. S + V in spite of/ despite + Noun/ Noun phrase/ Gerund phrase EX: 1We went out in spite of the rain. 2.Despite being ill, Mary still went to school. II. However, Nevertheless : tuy nhiên - However, Nevertheless chỉ sự đối lập giữa 2 câu. *Forms: Sentence 1( S1V1). However/ Nevertheless, Sentence 2( S2V2). B.EXERCISES Exercise 1: Choose the best answer to complete these sentences. 1. ___ he likes chocolate, he tries not to eat it. A. as B .though C. since D. despite 2. ___ he had enough money, he refused to buy a new car. A. In spite B. In spite of C. Despite D. Although 3. ___, he walked to the station.
2. A. Despite being tired B. Although to be tired C. In spite being tired D. Despite tired 4. ___ her lack of hard work, she was promoted. A. Because B. Even though C. In spite of D. Despite of 5. She left him ___ she still loved him. A. even if B. even though C. in spite of D. despite 6. Last night we came to the show late ___the traffic was terrible. A. although B. despite C. and D. because 7. ___there is a lot of noise in the city, I prefer living there. A. despite B. in spite of C. because of D. though 8. ___ the weather, we went sailing. A. despite B. in spite of C. although D. A and B 9. ___Hudson led early, he lost the race. A. though B. although C. even though D. all are correct 10. In spite of not speaking French, Mike decided to settle in Paris. A. Even though Mike didn’t speak French, but he decided to settle in Paris. B. Mike decided to settle in Paris despite he didn’t speak French. C. Mike decided to settle in Paris though the fact that not speaking French. D. Although Mike didn’t speak French; he decided to settle in Paris. 11. Mr. Ba was late for the meeting though he took a taxi. A. Even though taking a taxi, Mr. Ba was late for the meeting. B. In spite of taking a taxi, but Mr. Ba was late for the meeting. C. Mr. Ba was late for the meeting despite the fact he took a taxi. D. Mr. Ba was late for the meeting although having taken a taxi. 12. We came to the meeting on time though the traffic was heavy. A. Despite the traffic was heavy; we came to the meeting on time. B. In spite of the heavy traffic, we came to the meeting on time. C. Even though the heavy traffic, we came to the meeting on time. D. Although the traffic was heavy, but we came to the meeting on time. 13. Although he took a taxi, Bill still arrived late for the concert. A. Bill arrived late for the concert whether he took a taxi or not. 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. Bill took a taxi to the concert, but he couldn’t catch it.
3. 14. Although she is rich, she can’t afford to buy the car. A. She doesn’t have enough money to buy the car she likes. B. Rich as she is, she can’t afford to buy the car. C. The car is too expensive for her to buy. D. She wants to buy the car but it costs a lot. 15. Although Sue felt tired, she stayed up late talking to Jill. A. Despite feeling tired, Sue stayed up late talking to Jill. B. In spite feeling tired, Sue stayed up late talking to Jill. C. Sue wouldn’t feel tired despite staying up late talking to Jill. D. Sue stayed up late talking to Jill. As a result, she was tired. 16. Even though Trung had a bad cold, he went to the concert. A. In spite of his bad cold, Trung went to the concert. B. Trung had a bad cold because he went to the concert. C. Trung went to the concert despite of having a bad cold. D. Trung had a bad cold. However, he went to the concert. 17. ___it was raining heavily he went out without a raincoat. A. In spite B. In spite of C. However D. Although 18. ___he wasn’t feeling very well; Mr. Graham went to visit his aunt as usual. A. Although B. However C. Therefore D. Still 19. He was offered the job___ his qualifications were poor. A. despite B. in spite of C. even though D. Whereas 19. ___ we were in town, we often met him. A. For B. Although C. So D. When 20. She didn’t get the job ___ she had all the necessary qualifications. A. because B. although C. so D. but 21. I could not eat ___ I was very hungry. A. even though B. in spite C. despite D. in spite the fact that 22. In spite ___, the baseball game was not cancelled. A. the rain B. of the rain C. it was raining D. there was a rain 23. ___ he had enough money, he refused to buy a new car. A. In spite B. In spite of C. Despite D. Although 24. ___, he walked to the station. A. Despite being tired B. Although to be tired C. In spite being tired D. Despite tired 25. The children slept well, despite ___.
4. A. it was noise B. the noise C. of the noise D. noisy 26. She left him ___ she still loved him. A. even if B. even though C. in spite of D. despite 27. ___ her lack of hard work, she was promoted. A. In spite B. Even though C. in spite of D. despite of 28. ___ they are brothers, they do not look like. A. Although B. Even C. Despite D. In spite of Exercise 2: Combine these sentences using: although, despite, in spite of, however, nevertheless. 1. Lion dancing is very popular in Viet Nam. My friend Anny does not enjoy it. ___ 2. Bob always walks to work. He is living in the city. ___ 3. My house is near the beach. I rarely go swimming. ___ 4. My brother is working in Ha Noi. He comes home on every public holiday. ___ 5. Paul is an Australian, he enjoys Vietnamese New year. ___ 6 Most children go to see the firework show, Linh and Mai stay home watching TV. ___ 7. Nick used to smoke. He seems to be in good health. ___ 8. I couldn’t sleep. I was tired. ___ 9. Henry’s friend is a millionaire. He hates spending money. ___ 10. We couldn’t get tickets. We queued for an hour. ___ 11. She has plenty of money, but she is very mean. ___ 12. They have a car, but they rarely use it. ___ 13. He was innocent, but he was sent to prison. ___
5. 14. He has a number of relatives living nearby, but he never visits them. ___ 15. She never takes any kind of exercise, but she is quite fit and healthy. ___ 16. The keyboard wasn’t working well. She tried to finish the letter (although) ___ 17. The forecast said it would rain. It turned out to be a beautiful day. ___ 18. I’m no better. I’ve taken the bill. ___ 19. The traffic was bad. I arrived at the airport on time. ___ 20. I didn’t get the job. I had all necessary qualifications. ___ 21. We enjoyed the vacation. It rained a lot. ___ 22. She felt sick. She went to work. ___ 23. I was really tired. I couldn’t sleep. ___ 24. He is very rich. He isn’t happy. ___ 25. She couldn’t answer the question. She is very intelligent. ___