Chủ đề 09 Although và In spite of/ Because và because of

CHỦ ĐỀ 09 – ALTHOUGH / DESPITE – IN SPITE
OF/ BECAUSE / BECAUSE OF
1. Although / Despite – In spite of: Mặc dù
Although + một câu.
Despite hoặc In spite of + V – ing/ cụm danh từ/ danh từ
Bài tập 1: Điền vào although/ in spite of/ despite
1. … it rained a lot, we enjoyed our holiday.
2. … all our careful plans, a lot of things went wrong.
3. … we had planned everything carefully, a lot of things went wrong.
4. I went home early … I was feeling unwell.
5. I went to work the next day … I was still feeling unwell.
6. She only accepted the job … the salary, which was very high.
7. She accepted the job … the salary, which was rather low.
8. I managed to get to sleep … there was a lot of noise.
9. I couldn’t get to sleep … the noise.
10. She went out … the rain.
11. She went out … it was raining.
12. She went out … the fact that it was raining.
13. … she didn’t like it, I enjoyed it a lot.
14. It was good, … expensive.
15. I was late. …, the others were all on time.
16. … I was late, the others were all on time.
17. They managed it … I wasn’t there.
18. They managed it … the fact that I wasn’t there.
19. … of the opportunity, no one bothered.
2. Because/ because of:
Because + một câu
Because of + V – ing/ cụm danh từ/ danh từ
Bài tập 2: Điền vào because hay because of
1. We stopped playing tennis … the rain
2. It was all … her that we got into trouble

3. We had to hurry indoors … it was raining


4. I am late … the traffic
5. We didn’t arrive until seven o’clock … the traffic was terrible
6. She found the exam easy … she had worked hard during the course
7. He can’t drive … his illness
8. The restaurant closed down … the recession
9. He found working in Japan very difficult … the language problem
10. He’s very difficult to understand … his accent
11. They moved to Liverpool … her job
12. There have been a lot of problems in Britain … mad cow disease
13. They came to London … he got a job there
14. He crashed his car … he was driving too fast
15. He lost his driving license … he was convicted of drinking and driving
16. She could only eat a salad in the restaurant … she is a vegetarian
17. The newspaper was prosecuted … an article about the Government