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Bài tập cấu trúc
Because/ Because of/Although/ Despite/ In spite of/ So/Such/Too…Enough
Task 1. Choose the best answer to complete these sentences.
1. I could not eat ____ I was very hungry. A. even though B. in spite C. despite D. in spite the fact that 2. In spite _____, the baseball game was not cancelled. A. the rain B. of the rain C. it was raining D. there was a rain 3. ______ he had enough money, he refused to buy a new car. A. In spite B. In spite of C. Despite D. Although 4. ______, he walked to the station. A. Despite being tired B. Although to be tired C. In spite being tired D. Despite tired 5. The children slept well, despite _____. A. it was noise B. the noise C. of the noise D. noisy 6. She left him __________ she still loved him. A. even if B. even though C. in spite of D. despite 7. _______ her lack of hard work, she was promoted. A. In spite B. Even though C. in spite of D. despite of 8. _______ they are brothers, they do not look like. A. Although B. Even C. Despite D. In spite of Task 2. Viết lại câu. 1. Although Nam is not an intelligent student, he can learn very fast. ⇒ Despite / In spite of ......... 2. Because Hoa was rich, she could buy that house. ⇒ Because of .......... 3. Because the rain was so heavy, I couldn't go to school. ⇒ Because of .......... 4. His father asked him to go stay at home because he was sick. ⇒ Because of ......... 5. Because there was an accident, I was late. ⇒ Because of .......... Task 5. Complete the sentences. Use although + a sentence from the box I didn't speak the language he has a very important job
I had never seen her before we don't like them very much
It was quite cold the heating was on
I'd met her twice before we've known each other a long time
Task 10. Choose the best answer to complete these sentences.
1. Last night we came to the show late _______the traffic was terrible. A. although B. despite C. and D. because 2. _______there is a lot of noise in the city, I prefer living there. A. despite B. in spite of C. because of D. though 3. _______ the weather, we went sailing. A. despite B. in spite of C. although D. A and B 4. _______Hudson led early, he lost the race. A. though B. although C. even though D. all are correct 5. 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. Task 2. Rewrite the following sentences as directed 1. It was such an expensive house that nobody can buy it. ⇒ The house was so ........ 2. The food was so good that we ate all of it. ⇒ It was ........ 3. The patient was too weak to get up. ⇒ The patient was so ........ 4. This room is too dark for me to study. ⇒ This room is so ........ 5. This room is too small for us to take the meeting ⇒ This room isn’t ........ 6. The test was so difficult that we couldn’t do it. ⇒ The test was not ........ 7. The map is so old that I couldn’t read it. ⇒ The map is too ........ 8. He spoke so fast that we couldn’t hear him well ⇒ He didn’t ........ Task 3. Combine these pairs of sentences using "so……..that" 1. That woman was very tall. She could almost touch the ceiling. ........ 2. This coat is very big. I can't wear it. ........ 3. The coffee was so strong. She couldn't go to sleep. ........ 4. That bag was very heavy. None of us could carry it. ........ 5. The stadium is very large. It can hold 60,000 people. ........ 6. Those lessons are very difficult. He can't understand them. ........ 7. She was very busy. She couldn't do the housework. ........ 8. The climate was very bad. All the plants couldn't grow well. ........ 9. I'm very tired. I couldn't keep my eyes open. ........ 10. That boy is very lazy. He never does his homework. ........ Task 4. Combine these pairs of sentences using "too ....to" 1. The bag was very heavy. She couldn't carry it. ........ 2. He is very old. He can't run. ........ 3. She is very young. She can't go to school. ........ 4. Tom is very short. He can't play volleyball. ........ 5. It's very late. We can't go to the movies. ........ 6. The question was very hard. We couldn't answer it. ........ 7. The TV program is very exciting. The children won't miss it. ........ 8. You're very young. You can't drive that car. ........ 9. She was tired. She didn't go anywhere. ........ 10. These shoes are very small. I can't wear them. ........ Task 5. Combine these pairs of sentences using "such....that" 1. Tom was a tall man. He could almost touch the ceiling. ........ 2. Mary is a good swimmer. She has won two gold medals. ........ 3. He drank strong coffee. He couldn't go to sleep. ........ 4. It was a long walk. The children got tired. ........ 5. He told interesting stories. They all like him. ........ 6. The boy made rapid progress. It surprised everybody. ........ 7. He had a difficult exercise. He couldn't do it. ........ 8. The speaker gave a long talk. Most of the audience felt sleepy. ........ 9. We watched an exciting competition. We didn't want to go home. ........ 10. It was an excellent show. We all enjoyed it. ........ Task 6. Rewrite the sentences using "enough" instead of "too....to" 1. He is too old to wear this colored shirt. ........ 2. She is too weak to carry this box. ........ 3. This pen is too expensive for me to buy. ........ 4. Bill was too stupid to understand what I had said. ........ 5. This bag is too heavy for her to carry. ........ 6. The test was too difficult for them to do. ........ 7. I'm too poor to help you with the money. ........ 8. This book is too dull to read. ........ 9. The room is too dark for us to study. ........ 10. The shelf is too high for her to reach. ........ Task 8. Viết lại câu không thay đổi nghĩa 1. The room is so tidy that it took us one hour to clean it.⇒ It is .... 2. The man is so fool that no one took any notice of him.⇒ He is .... 3. The film is so long that they can't broadcast it on one night.⇒ It is ..... 4. The books are so interesting that we have read them many times.⇒ They are..... 5. The news was so bad that she burst into tears on hearing it.⇒ It was.... 6. The food was so hot that it turned my tongue.⇒ It was..... 7. There is so much rain that we can't go out.⇒ There is such.... 8. The boy is so fat that every calls him Stuffy.⇒ He is .... 9. The milk is so excellent that all the children want some more.⇒ It is .... 10. The weather was so warm that they had a walk in the garden.⇒ It was....