Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meanings.
1. The children are going swimming because the weather is hot.
Because of ______________________________________.
2. I didn't want to be late for school, so I hurried.
Because _________________________________________.
3. People use the Internet as a means of education.
The Internet ______________________________________.
4. Studying Vietnamese isn't easy.
I don't think it _____________________________________.
5. Peter was careless. He lost the game.
Since _____________________________________________.
Because of _________________________________________
6. Heavy traffic annoys the local residents.
The local residents find _______________________________.
7. He is such a slow speaker that his students get very bored.
He speaks __________________________________________.
Because of _________________________________________.
8. Mr. Stammer began to work for that company when he was 20.
Mr. Stammer has been____________________________________.
9. My cousin actively participated in a volunteer group.
My cousin was a/an_________________________________________.
10. The bread is so stale that we can't eat it.
The bread isn't _______________________________________.
11.Despite her good performance ,Susan felt unsatisfied.
Though Susan ___________________________________.
12.Although Lan was tired, she still came to the meeting.
In spite of _________________________________.
13.Although he isn’t rich, he always helps the poor.
Despite ____________________________________.
14.The teacher was amusing enough to attract a lot of students.
The teacher was so ___________________________________.
She was such ________________________________________.
15.Although she passed the exam, she didn't feel satisfied.
Despite _____________________________________.
16.Even though he was inexperienced, he got a good salary.
In spite of ______________________________________.
17.She decided to accept the job although the salary is low.
In spite of _______________________________________.
18.Despite Nam’s terrible behavior, the teacher never hates him.
Though Nam _________________________________________.
19.The workers went on strike because the company didn’t pay them enough.
Because of ______________________________________.
20.Despite the Coronavirus , a lot of workers and nurses are working heroically.
Although there ______________________________________.
I. Rewrite the sentences:
1. Mary didn't go to school yesterday because she was sick. (due to)
=>Due to Mảy's sickness, she didn't go to school.
2. He left school because his life was hard. (due to)
=> Due to his hard life, he left school.
3. Mary doesn't go to school because she is ill. (because of)
=> Because of Mary's illness, she doesn't go to school.
II. Put the verb in the right form
1. - My sister's computer .stopped .. (stop) working this morning.
2. - Emily .....leaves.. (leave) her job at the hospital because she ..wants . (want) to travel round the world.
3. - Why ....does Patrick decide ... (Patrick/decide) to sell his car? He ....spends ... (spend) a lot of money on it and so he wants to get rid of it.
4. - What ..do the kids eat . (the kids/eat) for lunch today? They ..have . (have) lunch at school, so I don't know.
5. Martha ....arrived .. (arrive) home very tired yesterday. She ...went ... (go) to bed straight away.
6. The firemen ...managed .... (manage) to put out the fire pretty fast.