II. Complete the sentences with either BECAUSE or BECAUSE OF:
1. We postponed our trip…………. . . . . . . ……. ……. . . ……. the bad driving conditions.
2. Sue’s eyes were red………………. . …. . . . . … she had been swimming in a chlorinated pool.
3. We can’t visit the museum tomorrow……………. . . . . . . . …… it isn’t open.
4. Jim had to give up jogging ……………………. . . . . . … his sprained ankle. (mắt cá bong gân)
5……………………. . . . . heavy fog at the airport, we had to stay in Boston an extra day.
6. Please walk carefully …………………. . . . . . . the walkway is slippery (adj-trơn) when wet.
7. Thousands of Irish people emigrated to the United States …………………. . the potato famine
(nạn đóikém/sự khan hiếm) in Ireland in the middle of the nineteenth century
8. My lecture notes(diễn thuyết) were incomplete …………. . . …. . the instructor talked too fast.
9……………. . . . . . . . . …. . it rained, we stayed home.
10. A tomato is classified(xếp loại) as a fruit, but most people consider it a vegetable ………. .
it is prepared and eaten in the same way as lettuce(rau diếp), onions and other vegetables.
III. Complete the sentences with THOUGH(mặc dầu) or BECAUSE :
1. I put on sunglasses …………………. . . . . . . . . . it was a dark, cloudy day.
2. I put on sunglasses …………………. . . ……. . the sun was bright.
3…………………. . . she has a job, she doesn’t make enough money to support her four chidren.
4……………. . …. she has a job, she is able to pay her rent and provide food her four children.
5. I’m going horseback riding with Judy this afternoon …………………. . I’m afraid of horse.
6………………… Tom didn’t know how to dance, he wanted to go the school dance ………………. he felt lonely sitting and staring blankly at the TV while all of his friends were having fun together.
IV- BECAUSE + CLAUSE / SENTENCE / BECAUSE OF + NOUN / PHRASE
1. He is bad at English because he is very lazy.
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2. He didn’t come to class because he was ill.
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3. Everyone likes and admires her because of her intelligence.
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4. The flight 202 was delayed because the weather was bad.
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5. He decided to accept the job because the salary was high.
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6. I didn’t come on time because it rained heavily.
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7. She smiles because she is very happy.
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8. They can’t miss the meeting because it is very important.
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9. I was late for the meeting because the traffic was heavy.
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10. My grandmother can’t work hard because she is very old.
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11. He likes her because she’s very beautiful and attractive.
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12. He didn’t go to school because he was very poor.
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13. He broke the glass because he was careless.
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14. He left school because his life was hard.
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15. My little brother can’t chew well because of his toothache.
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16. I can’t play basketball because of my height.
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17. We can’t swim in this part of the river because of highly polluted water.
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18. We spent the whole day in the garden because of lovely weather.
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19. Two cars can’t pass each other because of the narrow road.
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20. Nobody can do this test because of its difficulty.
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1 This table is not light enough for my son to lift
2 Why didn't they go to the beach?
3 Ought we to do this exercise ?