EXERCISES I - 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. 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. 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 _____. 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 II- Combine these sentences using: though, although, even though 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. ____________________________________________________ __________
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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 is a very intelligent boy, _____ he is very lazy.
A. but B. and C. or D. so
3. _____ I moved house, I haven't had much contact with those friends.
A. though B. since C. because of D. so that
Tick nhá 
1 B. though ( mặc dù anh ấy thích ăn sôcôla nhưng anh ấy cố gắng không ăn nó )
2 A. but ̣(anh ấy là 1 người rất thông minh but anh ấy là 1 người rất lười)
3 B. since (kể từ khi tôi chuyển nhà tôi không liên lạc nhiều với bạn bè )
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.
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.
Exercise 2: Rewrite these sentences using the words in the brackets. Change other words in the sentences if necessary.
1.He is so young. His acting is excellent. (Although)
Although he's so young, his acting is exellent.
2.It was noisy. The children slept well. (Despite)
Desite being noisy, the children slept well
3.All critics said this film is really boring. I was so interested in it. (Nevertheless)
All critics said this film is really boring;Nevertheless, I was so interested in it.
4.The film poster is fascinating. I don't want to see this film. (In spite of)
In spite of fascinating film poster, I don't want to see this film.
5.She prepared carefully for the casting. She wasn't chosen. (However)
She prepared carefully for the casting;however,she wasn't chosen.
6.Although our plan is careful, we made some mistakes. (Despite)
Despite our careful plan, we made some mistakes.
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1. _______ he likes chocolate, he tries not to eat it.
A. As B .Though C. Since D. Despite
2. He is a very intelligent boy, _______he is very lazy
A. but B. and C. or D. so
3. _______I moved house, I haven’t had much contact with those friends
A. though B. since C. because of D. so that
4. Last night we came to the show late _______the traffic was terrible.
A. although B. despite C. and D. because
5. Lan couldn’t pass the exam_______she was too lazy.
A. because B. because of C. although D. in spite of
6. _______ his broken leg, he didn’t come to class yesterday.
A. because B. because of C. despite D. so
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 bad 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. eventhough D. all are correct
10. In spite of not speaking French, Mike decided to settle in Paris.
A. Eventhough 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.
( Đáp án D nếu sửa dấu ; thành , thì đúng nhá! Mình đã sửa trong bài rồi )
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.
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.
11. _____ it was raining, I went swimming.
A. So B. Because C. However D. Although
12. Ann felt ill, ____ she insisted on going to work.
A. though B. so C. and D. but
13. _____ I felt tired, I went to bed early.
A. Although B. So C. As D. However
14. _____ he’s got an English name, he is German.
A. Although B. However C. Because D. Since
15. They decided not to go out for a meal _____ they were too tired.
A. so B. because C. but D. if
16. We were the better team ____ we lost the match.
A. so B. and C. but D. because
17. Keith decided to give up his job ___ I advised him not to
A. because B. however C. although D. since
18. ______ we were in town, we often met him.
A. For B. Although C. So D. When
19. She didn’t get the job ____ she had all the necessary qualifications.
A. because B. although C. so D. but
20. I could not eat ____ I was very hungry.
A. even though B. in spite of C. despite D. in spite the fact that
Exercise 4: Choose the best answer to complete these following sentences.
1. In spite _____, the baseball game was not cancelled.
A. the rain B. of the rain C. it was raining D. there was a rain
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.
A. Despite being tired B. Although to be tired C. In spite being tired D. Despite tired
4. The children slept well, despite _____
A. it was noise B. the noise C. of the noise D. noisy
5. She left him __________ she still loved him.
A. even if B. even though C. in spite of D. despite
6. _______ her lack of hard work, she was promoted.
A. In spite B. Even though C. in spite of D. despite of
7. _______ they are brothers, they do not look alike.
A. Although B. Even C. Despite D. In spite of
8. I’m learning English ________ I want to get a better job.
A. or B. because C. therefore D. but
9. Please do that work ________I told you yesterday.
A. like B. as C. same as D. similar to
10. This boy lied to you. ________you don’t trust him anymore
A. so B. but C. and D. however.
11. _______ Dad works hard all day; he always goes to bad late and gets up early.
A. However B. Despite C. Although D. No matter
12. That boy wasn’t busy. _______, he refused to help his mother.
A. so B. but C. and D. however.
13. ________the rain, the baseball game was not cancelled.
A. In spite of B. Even though C. Although D. Despite 1
4. I got a job _________ my bad English.
A. if B. although C. in spite of D. because
Ex 4
12, giữa dấu chấm và dấu phẩy thì phải là However nha e
cau 1 : hoàn thành câu sau với because (of ) , (al)though , even though , despite , in spite of
1..............Although............he worked hard , he did not receive any praise
2 he ate the chocolate cake .............even though................ he is on diet
3 ........Despite...........the high prices , my daughters insist on going to the movies every saturday
4 ............Though..........it was cold , i went out
5 .......Although..............john did not study hard , he succeeded
cau2 : 1 ......................... he had enough money , he refused to buy a new car
a in spite b in spite of c despite d although
2 .........................., he walked to the station
a despite being tired b although to be tired c in spite being tired d despite tired
3 she left him .....................she still loved him
a even if b even though c in spite of d despite
4 ................... her lack of hard work , she was promoted
a because b even though c in spite of d despite
5 ........................they are twin brothers , they do not look like
a although b because of c because d in spite of
6 julie failed the exam ......................... of working very hard
a despite b in spite c even if d though
7 she walked home by herself .................... she knew that it was dangerous
a if b though c because d which
8 ......................they are brother , they do not look like
a although b even c despite d in spite of
9 she left him .......................... she still loved him
a in spite b even though c in spite of d despite
10 he refused to give up work , ......................he's won a million pounds
a despite b however c even though d as though
A. Choose the best answer:
1. ________ having the best qualifications among all the applicants, Justin was not offered the job
A. Although B. While C. In spite of D. Despite of
2. ________ the internet is very popular, many older people do not know how to use it
A. However B. Nevertheless C. Even though D. Despite
3. _________ he wasn’t feeling very well, David was determined to take part in the inter-university athletics meet.
A. Although B. While C. Where as D. yet
4. __________ what Megan prepared for the job interview, she didn’t pass it.
A. Despite of B. In spite of C. Though D. However
5. Bruce was not praised_________ he was a hard worker.
A. despite B. in spite of C. although D. no matter how
6. It looks like they are going to succeed_________ their present difficulties.
A. despite B. although C. in spite D. even though
7. Mary usually goes to parties. She likes meeting people and crowded places ________she is rather shy.
A. In spite of B. Even though C. On the contrary D. In other words
8. Ann: Have you decided to get the job? Terry: Yes, I’ve just decided. I’ll accept that job_________ it is not suitable with my major. It is not an interesting job, ________ the salary is very good.
A. although / but B. despite / and C. but / though D. yet / however
9. ________, he has continued to work on his thesis.
A. Although all these problems B. Even though there are problems
C. Despite of all these problems D. In spite of there are problems
10. In spite of ____________, he was determined to finish his work.
A. was seriously ill. B. be seriously ill
C. his serious illness D. he was seriously ill
11. _______ some German and British management styles are similar, there are many differences betweenthem.
A. In spite B. In spite of C. although D. Despite
12. I could not eat _______ I was very hungry.
A. even though B. in spite C. despite D. despite of
13. In spite _______, the baseball game was not cancelled.
A. the rain B. of the rain C. it was raining D. there was a rain
14. _______ he had enough money, he refused to buy a new car.
A. In spite B. In spite of C. Despite D. Although
15. _______, he walked to the station.
A. Despite being tired B. Although to be tired C. In spite being tired D. Despite tired
16. The children slept well despite _______.
A. it was noise B. the noise C. of the noise D. noisy
17. She left him _______ she still loved him.
A. even if B. even though C. in spite of D. despite
18. _______ her lack of hard work, she was promoted.
A. In spite B. Even though C. In spite of D. Despite of
19. _______ they are brothers, they do not look alike.
A. Although B. Even C. Despite D. In spite of
20. Our new neighbors are quite nice _______ they are sometimes talkative
A. despite B. in spite of C. though D. as though
A. Choose the best answer:
1. ________ having the best qualifications among all the applicants, Justin was not offered the job
.A. Although B. While C. In spite of D. Despite of
2. ________ the internet is very popular, many older people do not know how to use it
.A. However B. Nevertheless C. Even though D. Despite
3. _________ he wasn’t feeling very well, David was determined to take part in the inter-university athletics meet.
A. Although B. While C. Where as D. yet
4. __________ what Megan prepared for the job interview, she didn’t pass it.
A. Despite of B. In spite of C. Though D. However
5. Bruce was not praised_________ he was a hard worker
.A. despite B. in spite of C. although D. no matter how
6. It looks like they are going to succeed_________ their present difficulties.
A. despite B. although C. in spite D. even though
7. Mary usually goes to parties. She likes meeting people and crowded places ________she is rather shy.
A. In spite of B. Even though C. On the contrary D. In other words
8. Ann: Have you decided to get the job? Terry: Yes, I’ve just decided. I’ll accept that job_________ it is not suitable with my major. It is not an interesting job, ________ the salary is very good.
A. although / but B. despite / and C. but / though D. yet / however
9. ________, he has continued to work on his thesis.
A. Although all these problems B. Even though there are problems
C. Despite of all these problems D. In spite of there are problems
10. In spite of ____________, he was determined to finish his work.
A. was seriously ill. B. be seriously ill C. his serious illness D. he was seriously ill
11. _______ some German and British management styles are similar, there are many differences betweenthem.
A. In spite B. In spite of C. although D. Despite
12. I could not eat _______ I was very hungry.
A. even though B. in spite C. despite D. despite of
13. In spite _______, the baseball game was not cancelled.
A. the rain B. of the rain B. it was raining D. there was a rain
14. _______ he had enough money, he refused to buy a new car.
A. In spite B. In spite of C. Despite D. Although
15. _______, he walked to the station.
A. Despite being tired B. Although to be tired C. In spite being tired D. Despite tired
16. The children slept well despite _______.
A. it was noise B. the noise C. of the noise D. noisy
17. She left him _______ she still loved him.
A. even if B. even though C. in spite of D. despite
18. _______ her lack of hard work, she was promoted.
A. In spite B. Even though C. In spite of D. Despite of
19. _______ they are brothers, they do not look alike.
A. Although B. Even C. Despite D. In spite of
20. Our new neighbors are quite nice _______ they are sometimes talkative
A. despite B. in spite of C. though D. as though
