Adverb Clauses And Phrases exercises

Adverb Clauses And Phrases exercises
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Exercise1:Underline the correct option in each of the following sentences:
1. The school boy are in a hurry (not to/ in order not to) miss their school bus.
2. They were talking in whispers (so that/ so as) nobody could hear them.
3. My mother needs a tin opener(to open/ for opening) the bottles.
4. Advice is given (in order that / in order to) students can choose the best course.
5. You may put your money in a small coin bank (so that/ in order to) keep it safe.
Exercise2: Fill each blank with BUT – SO – HOWEVER – THEREFORE where
appropriate :
1. You could fly via Singapore, , this isn’t the only way.
2.The boy was able to learn English , he is very lazy.
3.He didn’t attend the lesson , he could not do his homework.
4.The rice is 5000 dong per kilo, we bought 10 kilos.
5.Your son is heading the right direction, I think you should encourage
him to learn harder.
6.It was midnight, the restaurant was still open.
7.It was midnight, they closed the restaurant and went home.
8.He had written her many times , but she didn’t give any reply , they had been
out of touch ever since.
9.We discussed the issue all day, we couldn’t come to a final
conclusion.
10.It started to rain hard , we decided to stay at home to watch
TV.
11.The wind was howling outside, it was warm and
comfortable indoor.
12.The highway was under construction, we had to take a different
route to work.
13. Jackson was going to study all night, he declined our invitation
to dinner.
14,There is still much to discuss . We shall, , return to this item at

our next meeting.
15. The holiday had been a complate disaster. We , , decide to fly
home early if we could
Exercise3: Choose the most correct option:
1. Mary jogs everyday ______ lose weight.
A. so she can B. so that she can C. because she can
D. so that to
2. We’ll be late ______ we hurry.
A. if B. despite C. unless
D. when
3. She failed the test ______ she studied hard.
A. although B. even though C. as
D. A and B
4. You should bring an umbrella ______ it rains.
A. if B. unless C. in case
D. because of
5. He went on working ______ feeling unwell.
A. although B. unless C. due to
D. despite
6. They decided to go ______ the danger.
A. because B. in spite of C. although
D. so
7. ______ they lost, their fans gave them a big cheer.
A. However B. In spite of C. Although
D. if
8. Jane has a computer, ______ she doesn’t use it.
A. and B. since C. but
D. in spite of
9. ______ we had got on the plane, it started to rain.
A. If B. While C. Before

D. As soon as.
10. We have to wait ______ everybody else finishes their turn.
A. when B. but C. so
D. until
11. Mark heard the news on the radio _______ he was driving home.
A. while B. as C. until
D. A and B
12. What are you going to do _______ graduating from university?
A. before B. after C. so
D. because
13. I am not so good at English, _______ I have to practice more.
A. but B. so C. while
D. despite
14. ______ the fact that she fail the exam, she didn’t look disappointed.
A. although B. despite C. in spite of
D. because of
15. We didn’t go to France last summer______ we couldn’t afford to.
A. so B. when C. because
D. because of
16. You can’t drive a car ______ you have a license.
A. unless B. so C. in case
D. if
17. ______the flight delay, they didn’t attend the conference.
A. Because B. As C. Although
D. Because of
18. The storm was so strong . _____ all the crops were destroyed.
A. However B. As a result C. Consequently
D. B and C
19. Everyone thought she would accept the offer ______, she turned it down.
A. However B. So C. Too

D. Moreover
20. You should look up the meaning of the new in the dictionary _____ misuse it
A. so as to B. to C. so as not to
D. so that
21. I bought this new software _____ Chinese.
A. for learning B. learning C. to learn
D. learned
22. The flight from New York to London was delayed ______ the heavy fog.
A. because of B. because C. so
D. as a result
23. It’s _____ city that he’s got lost.
A. a such big B. such big C. such a big
D. a very big
24. There are _____ in the universe that we cannot count them.
A. so much stars B. so many stars C. such stars many
D. such stars much
25. He has ____ to do that he can’t go to the cinema with us.
A. so much work B. so many work C. such much work
D. such a work.
26. It is _____ book that just a few people like it.
A. so an old B. so old C. such old
D. such an old
27. The satellite travel _____ into space that nobody could see it with naked eyes.
A. so far B. such far C. too far
D. far enough
28. ______ the bad weather, the plan landed safely.
A. in spite B. in spite of C. despite the fact that
D. though
29. It was ____ that we went for a walk.
A. a beautiful weather B. so a beautiful night C. so nice weather

D. such a nice weather
30. He lighted the candle ______ he might read the note.
A. so that B. and C. because
D. as a result
31. _______ his exhaustion, he won the marathon by nearly three minutes.
A. In spite B. Despite C. Although
D. However
32. He has worked for the same company _____ he left school.
A. because B. since C. then
D. for
33. _______ it was raining hard, he went out without a raincoat.
A. Despite B. In spite of C. However
D. Although
34. The coffee was _____ to drink.
A. so strong B. strong C. enough strong
D. too strong
35. It was ____ that we went for a hike in the mountains.
A. so a nice day B. so nice day C. such nice day
D. such a nice day
36. Julie is not _____ to see this film.
A. as old enough B. enough old C. enough old as
D.old enough
37. ______ I meet her, she always wears a blue dress.
A. Whatever B. However C. Whoever
D. Whenever
38. The film was ______ through.
A. too long for us to see B. very long for us to see
it
C. too long for us seeing it D. too long enough for us
to see

39. Hoa was late _____ her car was broken down.
A. if B. whether C. because
D. while
40. We couldn’t sleep last night _____ the noise next door.
A. although B. since C. because
D. because of
41. ______ he can’t afford a car, he goes to work by bicycle.
A. Because B. Since C. As
D. all are correct
42. ______ I have time, I will go with you,
A. If B. Unless C. So
D. So that
43. He was too scare ______ me what he really thought.
A. tell B. telling C. to tell
D. told
44. These boys were punished ______ they went to school late.
A. in spite of B. as if C. even though
D. because
45. They were sacked _____ their carelessness.
A. because B. because of C. although
D. despite
46. Will you be ______ kind _____ to help me?
A. so/ enough B. too/ enough C. enough/ too
D. such/ too
47. Some workers are so poor that they don’t want to quit their job _______ they are
ill- treated
A. as though B. since C. although
D. if
48. He turned off the lights before going out _____ waste electricity.
A. so that not B. as not to C. in order that not

D. so as not to
49. The school boys are in hurry ______ they will not be late for school.
A. so as to B. to C. in order that
D. for
50. He ______ I was scared.
A. drove too fast that B. drove so fastly that C. drove so fast that
D. drove such fast that
51. She dances _____ everybody adores her.
A. such beautifully that B. so beautiful that C. too beautifully that
D. so beautifully that
52. It is ______ to go swimming.
A. too cold B. so cold C. such a cold
D. enough cold that
53. The bed is not clean enough ______ .
A. to lie in it B. to lie in C. for lying in
D. in which to lie
54. The piano was too heavy ______.
A. for nobody to move B. for nobody to moving C. for anyone to move
D. for anyone to moving
55. He _____ to be offered the job.
A. was such experienced B. was too experienced
C. B and D D.not experienced enough
56. _______ to go to the cinema.
A. it was late so that B. that it was late C. it was too late
D. such too late
57. We don’t _____to go there now.
A. have time enough B. enough time C. have too time
D. have enough time
58. I don’t think our daughter is _______ to understand this matter.
A. too young B. is such young C. not enough young

D. not age enough
59. Mrs. Harrison is _____ he owns many palaces.
A. so a rich man that B. such an rich man that C. such a rich man that
D. that so rich man a
60. He just had to apologize _______ he knew he had made a mistake.
A. before B. wherever C. due to
D. because
61. I often feel tired ______ I get up in the morning.
A. although B. so long as C. when
D. while
62. No sooner had he come _______ he knew he had dropped his wallet.
A. when B. after C. than
D. then
63. _______ the church service, people keep quiet.
A. While B. During C. When
D. As
64. ______ in doubt about taking the medicine, consult your doctor.
A. As B. Though C. As soon as
D. When
65. She hasn’t received a single letter from him _______ they both left school.
A. as B. because C. since
D. now that
66. _______ I am aware, this is the last talk on the topic.
A. Where B. As long as C. Since
D. As far as
67. He wouldn’t have failed his exams _______ he hadn’t been ill.
A. unless B. in case C. if
D. although
68. _______ he gets home before us and can’t get in?
A. if B. What if C. If only

D. Unless
69. _______ you change your mind, I won’t able to help you.
A. If only B. Because C. Unless
D. Provided
70. _______ you keep it in good condition, I’ll lend you my car.
A. So long as B. Although C. Because
D. While
71. Fail to pay the bill ______ they will cut off the electricity
A. unless B. and C. so
D. if
72. It is such an important matter _______ I can’t decide anything about it myself.
A. so B. because C. that
D. if
73. He hid that letter in a drawer _______ no one could read it.
A. so that B. because C. although
D. than
74. _______ Tom was unable to see anything, he knew someone was in his room.
A. Because B. In case C. If
D. Even though
75. _______other workers’ constant objection, the director dismissed the workers.
A. Because B. Because of C. Although
D. In spite of
76. _______ some scientists use lasers for military purposes, others use them in
medicine.
A. When B. While C. Until
D. However
77. It seems _______ those students haven’t learnt this grammar point before.
A. so that B. as if C. such that
D. even though
78. They were disqualified_______ they fought to the last minute.

A. as B. since C. though
D. once
79. The teacher explained the lesson twice _____ the students understood it clearly.
A. as long as B. so that C. because
D. as if
80. Huong didn’t participate in the contest ______ her lack of confidence.
A. because B. because of C. since
D. despite
81. It is _____ that I have read it twice.
A. such an interesting book B. so interesting a book
C. too interesting a book D. A and B
82. Lili is ______ to do this exercise.
A. no intelligence enough B. not intelligent enough
C. not enough intelligent D. so intelligent enough
83. I am _____ a car.
A. not rich enough to buy B. too rich enough to buy
C. too poor to buy D. A and C
84. The ceiling is ______.
A. too high for me to reach B. too high for me to
reach it.
C. so high for me reaching D. enough high of me to
reaching
85. The woman was so beautiful ______.
A. that I couldn’t help looking at B. that I couldn’t help
looking at her
C. for me looking at her D. that for me to look at
86. It is ______ that I would like to go to the beach.
A. such a nice weather B. too nice weather C. such nice weather
D. such weather nice
87. These are ______ that I can’t finish them.

A. a such long assignments B. such long assignments
C. such a long assignments D. too long assignments
88. He goes to England_____.
A. so that he learns English B. so that he may learn
English
C. so to learn English D. so he learns English
89. It was too late _____.
A. to go for them to the party. B. for them to go to the
party.
C. because they go to the party. D. so they go to the party.
90. Cindy is sick. She can’t go to work.
A. Cindy is too sick to go to work B. Cindy is sick enough
to go to work
C. Cindy is such sick that she can’t go to work D. Cindy is sick so that
she can’t go to work
91. She hid the present______ _______.
A. so that the children wouldn’t find it B. in order to the children
not to find it
C. for the children not find it D. in order that the
children not to find it
92. The teacher was explaining the lesson slowly and clearly_____.
A. to make his students to understand it B. in order that his
students can understand it
C. so as to that his students could understand it D. so that his students
could understand it
93. They are _____.
A. so lazy boys as they are punished B. so lazy boys that they
are punished
C. such lazy boys that they are punished D. such lazy that they are
punished

94. “It was so cold. We couldn’t go out. ” means ______.
A. It was so cold that we couldn’t go out B. It was too cold for us
to go out
C. It was such cold that we couldn’t go out D. A and B
95. The boy always does his homework before class ______.
A. so as not to be punished by the teacher B. so as to be punished by
the teacher
C. so that not to be punished by the teacher D. in order that not to be
punished by the teacher
96. “ I tried to study English well. I want to get a good job.” Means________.
A. I tried to study English well so that I can get a good job
B. I tried to study English well in order that I can get a good job
C. I tried to study English well to get a good job
D. all are correct
97. “His stomach cancer was too serious to have an operation. ” Means _______.
A. His stomach cancer was so serious that the doctor couldn’t operate on him
B. His stomach cancer was so serious to have an operation
C. His stomach cancer was too serious so that the doctor could operate on him
D. His stomach cancer was serious so that to have an operation
98. “They whispered. They didn’t want anyone to hear them.” Means _____.
A. They whispered in order to make anyone hear them
B. They whispered so that no one could hear them
C. They whispered to make everyone hear them
D. They whispered in order that make everyone hear them
99. “I spoke slowly. The foreigner could understand me. ”means _____.
A.I spoke slowly so that the foreigner could understand me
B.I spoke slowly in order to the foreigner could understand me
C.I spoke such slowly that the foreigner could understand me
D.I spoke slowly to make the foreigner could understand me
100. “We preserve natural resources. We can use them in the future.” Means_____.

A. We preserve natural resources so that we can use them in the future
B. We preserve natural resources so as to we can use them in the future
C. We preserve natural resources for future use
D. A and C
Exercise 4: Chän mét lçi sai trong nh÷ng c©u sau:
1. The prices of accommodation are as big that many people cannot afford to buy a
house.
A B C D
2. He had smoked so a lot of cigarettes that he died of cancer.
A B C D
3. In spite of my father is old, he gets up early and does morning exercises.
A B C D
4. Although the bad traffic, I managed to arrive at the meeting on time.
A B C D
5. Despite she was in her middle age, she looked very graceful and charming.
A B C D
6. The workers went on strikes because of they thought their wages were low.
A B C D
7. Please arrive on time in order to we will be able to start the meeting punctually.
A B C D
8. It was so a funny film that I burst out laughing.
A B C D
9. They had to sell their house because of they had been broke.
A B C D
10. They can speak English and use a computer so as to they can easily get a good
job.
A B C D
11. In order that to buy his new car, he had to borrow his friend some money.
A B C D
12. He was tired so that he couldn’t continue his work.

A B C D
13. Those students are trying their best in order that to get the scholarship.
A B C D
14. Sound is carried from the eardrum to the nerves so as to we can hear it.
A B C D
15. Many teachers have devoted all their lives to teaching so teaching is not a well
paid job.
A B C D
16. Mai has such many things to do that she has no time to go out.
A B C D
17. Because it was late, so that he tried to type the contract as fast as possible.
A B C D
18. I was such nervous that I didn’t think I would pass the exam.
A B C D
19. My only regret is that I didn’t study English good enough to get a good job.
A B C D
20. The novel was such interesting that I had read it all night.
A B C D
Exercise 5: Rewrite the following sentences :
1.He hurried to the station so as not to miss the train
à He
…………………………………………………………………………………………
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2.Leave early so that you may get home before dark
à In order to
…………………………………………………………………………………….
………………
3.We should do morning exercises regularly to improve our health
à We
…………………………………………………………………………………………

…………………
4.Mary went to the library in order that she could borrow some books
à Mary
…………………………………………………………………………………………
………………
5.She put on warm clothes so that she wouldn’t catch cold
à In order
…………………………………………………………………………………………
……………
6.Please shut the door in order that the dog won’t go out of the house
à
Please……………………………………………………………………………………
……………………
7.My father drove carefully in order not to cause accidents
à My father
…………………………………………………………………………………………
…………
8.He moved to the front row so that he could hear the speaker better
à To
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…………………
9. Athough he is sick, he goes to school.
à In spite of
…………………………………………………………………………………………
…………
10. Although Lan was tired, she did all her homework carefully.
à Despite
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……………
11. Everybody has a great regard for her despite her poverty.

à Although
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…………
12. They worked very hard although they were old.
à In spite
…………………………………………………………………………………………
…………
13. Peter didn’t go to school yesterday because he was sick.
à Because of
…………………………………………………………………………………………
…………
14.We didn’t go fishing because the water was rough.
à………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………… …………
15 He is tired because of staying up late last night.
à………………………………………………………………………………………
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