Fullname:…………………………… Class: …………… EX1: Choose the best answer to complete these sentences 1. he spent much money on the film, it wasn't a big success A.Even B.But C.Although D.Despite 2.I went to the cinema with my friends yesterday feeling very tired A.although B.in spite of C.but D.so 3. careful preparation, we have a lot of difficulties in making a new film A.With B.However C.Such D.Despite being frightened by the images, Lan still liked the film so much A In spite B Despite C Although D Nevertheless I enjoyed the film on TVyesterdayevening………… nobody inmyfamily likedit A so B yet C although D in spite of _the film was gripping, Tom slept from beginning to end A However B Although C In spite of D Despite the silly story, many people enjoyed the film A Although B In spite of C Spite of D Because the boring film, he saw it from beginning to end A Despite B However C In spite D Although .…………… the heavy rain, they played soccer A Although B Despite of C In spite D Despite 10 the traffic was bad, I arrived on time A Despite B In spite of C However D Although 11 the traffic was bad, I arrived on time A Despite B In spite of C However D Although EX2: Rewrite the sentences so that their meaning doesn’t change 1.Although Tom was a poor student , he studied very well =>In spite of Although they set off early, they arrived late => Despite …………………………………………………… Although Quang Hai is so young, he plays football beautifully => Despite In spite of the bad weather, they still went camping =>Although …………………………………………………………………………… The music festival was held although the weather was bad yesterday =>Despite ……………………………………………………………… Despite of hating the coffee, she drank it => Although ……………………………………………………………………………… Although Quang Hai -footballer is so young, he plays football beautifully =>Despite 8.Mary was tired However, she tried to finish her homework =>Although Mary Although his leg was broken, he managed to get out of the car => In spite of 10.Although he has a lot of money, He feels unhappy =>Despite………………………………………………………………………… 11 Although he was tired, he finished his homework => In spite of………………………………………………………………………… EX4: Combine these sentences using: though Bob always walks to work He is living in the city => ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… My house is near the beach I rarely go swimming => ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… My brother is working in Ha Noi He comes home on every public holiday => ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Paul is an Australian, he enjoys Vietnamese New year => ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Most children go to see the firework show, Linh and Mai stay home watching TV => ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… I couldn’t sleep I was tired => ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Henry’s friend is a millionaire He hates spending money => ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… We couldn’t get tickets We queued for an hour => ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… EX5: : Rewrite the sentences, beginning with the words in parentheses She has plenty of money, but she is very mean (although) => They have a car, but they rarely use it (though) => He was innocent, but he was sent to prison (although) => He has a number of relatives living nearby, but he never visits them (even though) => 5.The keyboard wasn’t working well She tried to finish the letter (although) => 6.I’m no better I’ve taken the bill (even though) => The traffic was bad I arrived at the airport on time (though) =>