II. Choose the best answer

1. C. Because of

2. D. because it was raining heavily

3. C. because

4. C. because of

5. B. of the rain 

6. D. Although 

7. A. Despite being tired

8. A. Although

9. D. despite

10. C. Although

11. A. eventhough

III. Choose the best words: Although or despite

1. Although

2. despite

3. although 

4. Although

5. Despite

6. Inspite of

7. Inspite of 

8. Although

9. Although

10. Although

Because + mệnh đề = Because of + danh từ, đại từ, Ving: bởi vì

Although + mệnh đề = Inspite of/ Despite + danh từ, đại từ, Ving: mặc dù

IV. READING

Read the passage and answer the questions

1. two

2. No, it isn't

3. Larger headlines, pictures and position on the page.

4. Popular newspapers

V. WORD FORMATION: Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the words in brackets.

1. entertainments (sự giải trí)

2. illness (ốm)

3. healthy (khỏe mạnh)

4. calculating (calculating machine: máy tính)

5. exactly (chính xác)

6. satisfactory (hài lòng)

7. inconvenience (sự bất tiện)

8. admits (chấp nhận)

9. mute (the mute: người câm)

10. encouraged (to encourage sb to do sth: khích lệ ai làm gì)

11. information (thông tin)

12. documentary (phim tài liệu)

13. shortage (sự thiếu)

14. effective (hiệu quả)

15. permission (sự cho phép)

IV. Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the words in brackets.

1. cleaning (to finish Ving: hoàn thành việc gì)

2. smoking (to give up Ving: từ bỏ việc gì)

3. left - haven't seen

4. had gone

5. has been given

6. smoke (used to V: từng làm gì)

7. will go 

8. to find

9. succeed

10. enjoyed