8A1 - Test 3.10

GRAMMAR AND PRACTICE TEST 8A1
3 Oct 2023
Exercise 1: Choose the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from
that of the others.
1. A. whenever B. settle C. become D. fellow

2. A. head B. bean C. meal D. team
3. A. loathes B. decides C. returns D. picks
4. A. succeeded B. prefered C. explained D. arrived
5. A. leaves B. promotes C. decides D. believes
Exercise 2: Circle the most appropriate answer (A, B, C or D) for each of the
following sentences.
1. _______ he likes chocolate, he tries not to eat it.

A. as B. though C. since D. despite
2. _______________ he had enough money, he refused to buy a new car.
A. In spite B. In spite of C. Despite D. Although
3. Last night we came to the show late _______the traffic was terrible.
A. although B. despite C. and D. because
4. He was offered the job______ his qualifications were poor.
A. in spite of B. despite C. even though D. when
5. The children slept well, despite _____.
A. it was noise B. the noise C. of the noise D. noisy
6. In spite _____, the baseball game was not cancelled.
A. the rain B. of the rain C. it was raining D. there was a rain
7. We need to buy a new car. _____, we can't afford it right now.
A. Although B. So C. However D. Despite
8. _______________, he walked to the station.
A. Despite being tired B. Although to be tired
C. In spite being tired D. Despite tired

9. I could not eat ____ I was very hungry.
A. although B. despite C. in spite D. however
10. She is the best student in that school; ____, she doesn't do her homework on
time.
A. in spite of B. however C. even though D. while
Exercise 3: Choose the sentence that has the same meaning as the first.
1. 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.
2. Mr. Ba was late for the meeting though he took a taxi.
A. Even though taking a taxi, Mr. Ba was late for the meeting.
B. In spite of taking a taxi, but Mr. Ba was late for the meeting.
C. Mr. Ba was late for the meeting despite the fact he took a taxi.
D. Mr. Ba was late for the meeting although having taken a taxi.
3. We came to the meeting on time though the traffic was heavy.

A. Despite the traffic was heavy; we came to the meeting on time.
B. In spite of the heavy traffic, we came to the meeting on time.
C. Even though the heavy traffic, we came to the meeting on time.
D. Although the traffic was heavy, but we came to the meeting on time.
4. Even though Trung had a bad cold, he went to the concert.

A. Despite his bad cold, Trung went to the concert.
B. Trung had a bad cold because he went to the concert.
C. Trung went to the concert despite of having a bad cold.
D. Trung had a bad cold. However, he went to the concert.
5. Although she is rich, she can’t afford to buy the car.

A. She doesn’t have enough money to buy the car she likes.
B. Rich as she is, she can’t afford to buy the car.
C. The car is too expensive for her to buy.
D. She wants to buy the car but it costs a lot.
Exercise 4: Rewrite the sentences with the word given.

1. Although he has a very important job, he isn’t particularly well-paid.
 In spite of ________________________________________________________
2. In spite of the bad weather, they went out for dinner.
 Although _________________________________________________________
3. Although the salary was low, he accepted the job.
 Despite __________________________________________________________
4. She isn’t brilliant but she studies quite well.
 Although _________________________________________________________
5. We’re not very good friends although we’ve known each other a long time.
 Despite __________________________________________________________
Exercise 5: Mark the letter A,B,C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the
underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
1. I didn’t like the film, although, everybody else seemed to enjoy it.
A B C D
2. Despite of the difficulty, they managed to solve the math problem.
A B C D
3. A lot of things went wrong, because of all our hard work.
A B C D
4. We’ve still enjoyed our holiday but it rained a lot.
A B C D
5. His mother didn’t let him go out so he had done his homework.
A B C D

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GRAMMAR AND PRACTICE TEST 8A1

1. A. whenever B. settle C. become D. fellow

1. _______ he likes chocolate, he tries not to eat it.

C. In spite being tired D. Despite tired

1. In spite of not speaking French, Mike decided to settle in Paris.

3. We came to the meeting on time though the traffic was heavy.

4. Even though Trung had a bad cold, he went to the concert.

5. Although she is rich, she can’t afford to buy the car.

Exercise 4: Rewrite the sentences with the word given.

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