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BÀI TẬP TIẾNG ANH LỚP 12CTC - Unit 9

GRAMMAR
1. Most people you meet will be polite to you ________ you are polite to them, too.
A. because B. if C. although D. whereas
2. ________ you were all sitting at your desks working hard last week, we were sitting on the
plane bound for Hawaii.
A. Despite B. Although C. While D. Whenever
3. Doctor’s salaries have risen substantially ________ nurses’ pay has actually fallen.
A. however B. since C. despite D. whereas
4. He refused to give up work, _______ he’s won a million pounds.
A. despite B. however C. even though D. as though
5. ________ he had no money for a bus, he had to walk all the way home.
A. Although B. Because C. While D. When
6. ________ an accident in the High Street, traffic is moving very slowly on the London Road.
A. Despite B. Because C. Since D. Because of
7. ________ the wet weather, the football match went ahead.
A. Although B. Owing to C. But for D. In spite of
8. ________ the rise in unemployment, people still seem to be spending more.
A. Nevertheless B. Due to C. Despite D. Although
9. I’d like to go to Thailand, ________ it’s by no means the only country in the world I want to
see.
A. as B. while C. yet D. since
10. There’s no danger in using this machinery ________ you adhere the safety regulations.
A. because B. in case C. although D. as long as
11. She didn’t feel well, but ____________ this she went to work.

A. although B. because C. because of D. in spite of
12. He managed to win the race __________ hurting his foot before the race.
A. although B. because of C. despite of D. in spite of
13. Some snakes are poisonous, ________ others are harmless.
A. so B. for C. but D. despite
14. The player was ejected because he committed a foul.
A. as B. due to C. despite D. provided
15. _______ some German and British management styles are similar, there are many differences
between them.
A. In spite B. In spite of C. Despite the fact that D. Despite
16. I could not eat _______ I was very hungry.
A. even though B. in spite C. despite D. in spite the fact that
17. In spite _______, the baseball game was not cancelled.
A. the rain B. of the rain C. it was raining D. there was a rain
1. _______ he had enough money, he refused to buy a new car.
A. In spite B. In spite of C. Despite D. Although
18. _______, he walked to the station.
A. Despite being tired B. Although to be tired C. In spite being tired D. Despite tired
19. The children slept well, despite _______.
A. it was noise B. the noise C. of the noise D. noisy
20. _______ her lack of hard work, she was promoted.
A. In spite B. Even though C. In spite of D. Despite of
21. _______ they are brothers, they do not look like.
A. Although B. Even C. Despite D. In spite of
22. We are concerned with the problem of energy resources _______ we must also think of our
environment.
A. despite B. though C. as though D. but
23. Our new neighbors are quite nice _______ they are sometimes talkative.
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A. despite B. in spite of the fact C. though D. as though
24. _______ of the difficulty, they managed to climb to the top of the mountain.
A. In spite B. Despite C. But D. Although
25. 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
26. Despite the fact that _______, we enjoyed our trip.
A. the weather is bad B. it is a bad weather C. the bad weather D. the weather was bad
27. Tom went to work despite _______.
A. that he did not feel very well B. of the fact not feeling well C. he did not feel
very well D. not feeling very well
28. It was very cold _______ she did not put on her coat.
A. in case B. but C. even if D. even though
29. John rarely sees Paul _______ they live in the same town.
A. notwithstanding B. despite C. in spite of D. although
30. There was a shortage _______ food and safe water after the flood.
A. on B. with C. for D. of
31. The old theater is in need of complete_______.
A. renew B. rebuild C. renovation D. review
32. Even though it was raining heavily, the explorers decided to continue their journey.
A. It rained so heavily that the explorers could not continue their journey.
B. The explorers put off their journey due to the heavy rain.
C. The heavy rain could not prevent the explorers from continuing their journey.
D. If it had rained heavily, the explorers would not have continued their journey.
33. I did not answer the door even though I knew it was my friend.
A. unless I knew it was my friend, I would not answer the door.
B. I knew it was my friend, but I did not answer the door.

C. Only when I answered the door did I knew it was my friend.
D. I answered the door since I knew it was my friend.
34. Despite feeling cold, we kept walking.
A. Although we felt cold, but we kept walking
B. Although we felt cold, we kept walking
C. However cold we felt, but we kept walking
D. However we felt cold, we kept walking
35. The children laughed a lot because of the funny story.
A. The children laughed because the story is funny.
B. The children laughed because of the story funny
C. The children laughed because it was funny.
D. The children laughed because the story was funny
36. Although he took a taxi, Bill still arrived late for the concert.
A. Bill arrived late for the concert because he takes a taxi.
B. Bill arrived late for the concert because of the taxi.
C. In spite of taking a taxi, Bill arrived late for the concert.
D. Although Bill took a taxi he can’t come to the concert on time.
37. She was so busy that she couldn’t answer the phone.
A. Because she was very busy, she couldn’t answer the phone.
B. Because she was very busy, she could answer the phone.
C. Although she was very busy, she couldn’t answer the phone.
D. Although she was very busy, she could answer the phone.
38. No matter how hard I tried I couldn't open the door.
A. Although I tried very hard, I couldn't open the door.
B. Although I tried very hard, I could open the door.
C. In spite of I tried very hard, I couldn't open the door.
D. I couldn't open the door, even though trying very hard.
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39. He is very rich, but he isn’t very happy.
A. Although he is very rich, but he isn’t very happy.
B. Although he is very rich, he isn’t very happy.
C. Although he isn’t very rich, but he is very happy.
D. Because he is very rich, but he isn’t very happy.
40. Despite the terrible noise, I kept on studying.
A. In spite the terrible noise, I kept on studying.
B. Although the terrible noise, I kept on studying.
C. Because of the terrible noise, I kept on studying.
D. Although it was terribly noisy, I kept on studying.
41. The flight was not delayed though it was foggy.
A. The flight was not delayed because it was foggy.
B. The flight was delayed although it was foggy.
C. The flight was delayed though it was not foggy.
D. The flight was not delayed in spite of the thick fog.
42. “We expected Larry to accept the job, but he didn’t.” is closest in meaning to “________”.
A. Larry accepted the job even though we didn’t expect so.
B. even though Larry was expected to accept the job, he didn’t.
C. Although Larry was expected to accept the job but he didn’t.
D. That Larry accepted the job was beyond our expectation.


III/ ERROR INDENTIFICATION
26. The Land Law and the Enterprises Law have laid legal grounds for dissolve inefficient co-
A B C D
operatives.

27. One of the managers who works for the company has been dismissed.

A B C D
28. She wanted to know how long would it take her to get there.
A B C D
29. Although being the best qualified candidate, he didn’t get the job.
A B C D
30. The job is badly paid but I’m looking for another one.
A B C D

1. Disgusting although it looked, it was actually quite tasty.
A. Disgusting B. although => as C. actually D. tasty
2. Watching the children fly their kites in the park, I thought of the times long ago when I had
done the same thing.
A. Watching B. fly C. thought of D. had
done => did
3. During a depression, economic conditions are far worst than they are during a recession.
A. During B. economic C. far worst => far worse D. they
are
4. Economical reform is the most important measure to be taken to promote the development of a
country.
A. Economical => economic B. measure C. be taken D.
development
5. Some people think Harry succeeded in business in spite of his charming personality rather than
his business skills.
A. succeeded B. in spite of=> because of C. charming D. rather
than
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6. John applied for the job even though he has no experience in the field.
A. John didn’t apply for the job if he had experience in the field.
B. Because of his inexperience in the field, John didn’t apply for the job.
C. John was unable to apply for the job because he was inexperienced in the field.
D. In spite of his inexperience in the field, John applied for the job.
7. Some people will go to any lengths to lose weight.
A. Some people haven’t lost any weight for a long time.
B. Some people will do anything to lose weight.
C. It takes people a long time to lose weight.
D. Some people find it hard to lose weight.
8. The project received the unanimous approval of the committee.
A. A few members of the committee approved of the project.
B. Many members of the committee approved of the project.
C. The whole committee wasn’t in favor of the project.
D. The whole committee was in favor of the project.
9. If interest rates are cut, the economic situation may improve.
A. There’s no doubt that the economic situation will improve as a result of the reduction in
interest rates.
B. The economic situation may improve if we increase the interest rates.
C. The economic situation wont be better if interest rates are cut.
D. A reduction of interest rates may improve the economic situation.
10. Much as respect your point of view, I can’t agree.
A. I can’t agree because I respect your point of view.
B. I respect your point of view, so I agree.
C. Even though I respect your point of view, I can’t agree.
D. I can’t agree with your point of view even if I respect you.
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