Bài tập Although, Though, Eventhough, In spite of, Despite.

Câu 1:

Complete the sentences. Use although + a sentence from the box:

1. ........................., he isn't particularly well-paid.

2. .................. , I recognized her from a photograph.

3. She wasn't wearing a coat .........................

4. We thought we'd better invite them to them to the party ...........

5. .................. , I managed to make myself understood.

6. .................. , the room wasn't warm.

7. I didn't recognize her.........................

8. We're not very good friends ...................

Đáp án:

1. Although he has a very important job

2. Although I had never seen her before.

3. Although it was quite cold

4. Although we don't like them very much

5. Although I didn't speak the language

6. Although the heating was on

7. although I'd met her twice before

8. although we've known each other a long time

Câu 2:

Complete the sentences with although/in spite of/because/because of.

1.  ...... it rained a lot, we enjoyed our holiday.

2. a, .... all our careful plans, a lot of things went wrong.

b, .... we'd phoned everything carefully, a lot of things went wrong.

3.a, I went home early .... I was feeling unwell.

b, I went to work the next day .... I was still feeling unwell.

4.a, She only accepted the job .... the salary, which was very high.

b, She accepted the job .... the salary, which was rather low.

5.a, I managed to get to sleep .... there was a lot of noise.

b, I couldn't get to sleep .... the noise.

Use your own ideas to complete the following sentences:

6.a, He passed the exam although .........................

b, He passed the exam because ..........................

7.a, I didn't eat anything although ......................

b, I didn't eat anything in spite of ...................

Đáp án:

1. although

2.a, In spite of

b, though

3.a, because

b, although

4.a, because of

   b, in spite of

5.a, although

   b, because of

6.a, he hadn't studied very hard

   b, he had studied very hard

7.a, I was hungry

    b, being hungry

Câu 3:

 Make one sentence from two. Use the word(s) in brackets in your sentences.

1. I couldn't sleep. I was very tired.

(despite) ...............................

2. They have very little money. They are happy.

(in spite of) ................................

3. My foot was injured. I managed to walk to the nearest village.

(although) ...................................

4. I enjoyed the film. The story was silly.

(in spite of) ................................

5. We live in the same street. We hardly ever see each other.

(despite) ....................................

6. I got very wet in the rain. I was only out for five minutes.

(even though) ................................

Đáp án:

1. I couldn't sleep despite being vey tired.

2. In spite of having very little money, they are happy.

3. Although my foot was injured, I managed to walk to the nearest village.

4. I enjoyed the film in spite of the silly story.

5. Despite living in the same street we hardly ever see each other.

6. Even though I was only out for five minutes, I got very wet in the rain.

Câu 4:

 Use the words in brackets to make a sentence with though at the end.

1. The house isn't very nice.

(like/ garden) ..................

2. It's warm today.

(very windy)...........................

3. We didn't like the food.

(ate) .................................

4. Liz is very nice.

(don't like/husband) I ................

Đáp án:

1. I like the garden though.

2. It's very windy though

3. We ate it though

4. I don't like her husband though