( although+ S +V +O = despite+ N= in spite of + N= mặc dù....)

( because+ S+V+O = because of + N= bởi vì )

21. “I have tried hard but cannot earn enough money.” Means ....................
a. Although I have tried hard, I cannot earn enough money. ( mặc dù tôi cố gắng, tôi vẫn không thể kiếm đủ tiền )
b. I have tried hard and so I cannot earn  enough money .
c. I have tried hard  so that I cannot earn enough money.
d. I have tried hard to  I cannot earn enough money.  
22. I could not eat _______ I was very hungry.
a. even though  b. in spite  c. despite  d. in spite the fact that
23. In spite _______, the baseball game was not cancelled.
a. the rain  b. of the rain   c. it was raining  d. there was a rain
24. _______ he had enough money, he refused to buy a new car.
a. In spite    b. In spite of   c. Despite   d. Although
25. _______, he walked to the station.
a. Despite being tired    b. Although to be tired
c. In spite being tired    d. Despite tired
26. The children slept well, despite _______.
a. it was noise   b. the noise   c. of the noise  d. noisy
27. She left him _______ she still loved him.
a. even if    b. even though  c. in spite of    d. despite
28. _______ her lack of hard work, she was promoted. 
a. In spite    b. Even though  c. In spite of   d. Despite of 
29. _______ they are brothers, they do not look like.
a. Although   b. Even    c. Despite   d. In spite of
30. Our new neighbors are quite nice _______ they are sometimes talkative.
a. despite   b. in spite of the fact  c. though  d. as though
31. _______ of the difficulty, they managed to climb to the top of the mountain.
a. In spite   b. Despite   c. But    d. Although
32. In spite of his hard work, he could not finish the job.
a. As hard as he work    b. Despite he worked hard
c. Though he worked hard   d. Although hard work
33. Julie failed the exam _______ of working very hard.
a. despite    b. in spite   c. None    d. though
34. John rarely sees Paul _______ they live in the same town.
a.None b. despite   c. in spite of   d. although
35. _____ he is the boss, he does not find solutions to problems very easily.
a. Although   b. In spite of   c. NOne  d. Despite
36. Though he was appointed to a higher promotion _______.
a. and he decided to quit his job.  b. but he still decided to quit his job
c. but he decided to quit his job  d. he decided to quit his job
37. Last year, they ……….22 million TV sets.
a. A-were selling         B-had sold   C-has sold  D-sold
38. -I’m going on holiday on Saturday.This time next week I……on a beach in the sea.
a. A-will lie  B-am lying  C.will be lying      D-should be lying
39. -Ted and Amy……for 24 years.
a. A-have been married    B-married  C-were married D-has been married
40. -Tomorrow I……….my grandparents.
a. A-am going to visit B-will have visited C-have visited  D-visit 
41. Julie passed the exam _______ of working very hard.
a. despite     b. because   c. in spite    d. though
42. In spite _______, the baseball game was not cancelled.
a. the rain   b. of the rain   c. it was raining          d. there was a rain
43. _______ he had enough money, he could buy a new car.
a. Despite   b. In spite of   c. Because of    d. Because
44. _______, he walked to the station.
a. Despite being tired          b. Although to be tired   c. In spite being tired    d. Despite tired 
45. The children slept well, despite _______.
a. it was noise    b. the noise   c. of the noise    d. noisy
46. She left him _______ she still loved him.
a. even if   b. even though  c. in spite of     d. despite
47. _______ her lack of hard work, she wasn’t  promoted. 
a. Because   b. Even though  c. Because of    d. In spite of 
48. Our new neighbors are quite nice ______ they are sometimes talkative.
a. despite  b. in spite of the fact  c. though    d. despite of
49. _____ of the difficulty, they managed to climb to the top of the mountain.
a. In spite   b. Despite   c. But     d. Although
50. Because  _______, we arrived late. 
a.of  the traffic  b.  the traffic           c. the heavy traffic   d. of there was heavy traffi

21 a

22 a

23 b

24 d

25 a

26 b

27 b

28 c

29 a

30 c

31 a

32 c

33 b

34 d

35 a

36 d

37 d

38 c

39 a

40 a

41 b

42 b

43 d

44 d

45 b

46 b

47 c

48 c

49 a

50 a

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