NGỮ PHÁP TIẾNG ANH 12 Mệnh đề trạng ngữ chỉ sự nhượng bộ

Full name: ………………………………….

GRADE 12 Date: ……/……./20…..

ADVERBIAL CLAUSE OF CONCESSION
LEVEL A2
I.Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D to complete the
following sentences.
1.I could not eat
I was very hungry.
A. even though
B. in spite
C. despite
of
2.
, he walked to the station.
A. Despite being tired
B. Although to be tired
C. In spite being tired

D. despite

D. Despite tired

3.The children slept well despite
.
A. it was noise B. the noise
C. of the noise
4.She left him
she still loved him.
A. even if

B. even though C. in spite of
5.
, he could not finish the job.
A. As hard as he work
C. Though he worked hard
6.He went to work
his headache.

D. noisy
D. despite

B. Despite he worked hard
D. Although hard work

A. despite
B. although
C. because
D. because of
7.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

8.Julie failed the exam
of working very hard.
A. despite
B. in spite
C. even if

9.Tom went to work despite .
A. that he did not feel very well
C. he did not feel very well

D. though

B. of the fact not feeling well
D. not feeling very well

10.
Though , they are good friends.
A. their sometimes quarrel
B. to have a quarrel sometimes
C. they sometimes have a quarrel D. of having a quarrel sometimes
11.

Despite , we arrived on time.

A. the traffic
C. there was heavy traffic
12.
A. If
13.

B. of the traffic
D. of there was heavy traffic

it was so cold, he went out without an overcoat.
B. Since
C. Although

D. Because
We understood him he spoke very fast.

A. because of B. though

C. in spite of

D. despite

14.
I try to do my homework
the noise.
A. because of B. although
C. despite of
D. in spite of
15.
having little money, they are happy.
A. Despite
B. Because of
C. Although

D. Because


16.

she was not well, she still went to work.

A. Because

B. Because of

17.
A. it wasn’t very hot
C. yet it was very hot

C. Although

D. In spite of

Although the sun was shining,
B. it was very hot

.

D. but it was very hot

18.
my father is old, he still goes jogging.
A. Although
B. Because
C. So that
D. Despite
19.
bad weather.

We are going to have a picnic

the

A. because
B. despite
C. although
D. because of
20.
it rained heavily, we enjoyed our holiday.
A. Because of B. Because
C. Despite
D. Though
II. Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs
correcting.
21. In spite of my father is old, he still goes to work.
A. In spite of
B. is
C. still goes
D. work
22. Though he loves her very much, but he can’t talk to her.
A. Though
B. very much
C. but
D. can’t talk
23. Although the harm of smoking, smokers can’t get rid of it.
A. Although
B. harm
C. smokers
D. get rid of
24. No matter how they are brothers, they do not look alike.
A. No matter how B. brothers
C. do not
25. Despite of the noise, I still sleep well.

D. alike

A. Despite of
B. noise
C. still sleep
D. well
III. Rewrite the following sentences without changing the
meaning.
26.
Despite the bad weather, people travel by air.
 Even though ………………………………………………………………..
27.
He was very tired but he kept on working.
 Although …………………………………………………………………...
28.

Although she was very old, she looked very beautiful.


Despite ..........................................................................................................
29.
Although she tells lies, I believe her.
 In spite of …………………………………………………………………..
30.
He is intelligent. However, he doesn’t do well at school.
 Though ……………………………………………………………………
LEVEL B1
I.Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D to complete the
following sentences.

31.
the internet is very popular, many older people do not know
how to use it.


A. However
B. Nevertheless C. Even though D. Despite
32.
what Megan prepared for the job interview, she didn’t pass
it.
A. Despite of
33.
A. despite

B. In spite of

C. Though

Bruce was not praised
B. in spite of
C. although

34.
their present difficulties.
A. despite
B. although

D. However
he was a hard worker.
D. no matter how

It looks like they are going to succeed
C. in spite

D. even though

35.
Mary
usually goes to parties. She likes meeting people and crowed places
she
is rather shy.
A. in spite of
B. even though C. on the contrary D. in other words
36.
, he has continued to work on his thesis.
A. Although all these problems
B. Even though there are problems
C. Despite of all these problems
37.
In spite of
A. was seriously ill

D. In spite of there are problems

, he was determined to finish his work.
B. be seriously ill

C. his serious illness

D. he was seriously ill

38.
some German and British management styles are
similar, there are many differences between them.
A. In spite
B. In spite of
C. Although
D. Despite
39.
In spite , the baseball game was not cancelled.
A. the rain
B. there was a rain
C. of the rain
D. it was raining
40.
her lack of hard work, she was promoted.
A. In spite
B. Even though C. In spite of
D. Despite of
41.
of the difficulty, they managed to climb to the top of the
mountain.
A. In spite
B. Despite
C. But
D. Although
42.
rain or snow, there are always more than fifty thousand
fans at the football match.
A. Despite

B. Although

C. Despite of

D. However

43.
all my warnings, he tried to fix the computer himself.
A. Because
B. Because of C. Although
D. In spite of
44.
she heard the door bell ring, she didn’t answer it.
A. Because of
45.
A. If
46.
on time

B. Because

C. Though

D. As if

you do, I will favour you.
B. Whatever
C. Although
D. When

Last night we came to the show
the traffic was terrible.

A. although
B. despite
C. and
D. because
47.
he is a millionaire, he can still work as a farmer.


A. Because
48.
exercising a lot.
A. even though
49.
qualifications.

B. Even if
C. As
D. If
I haven’t lost any weight, I’ve been
B. however

C. if

D. as

I didn’t get the job _ I had all the necessary

A. because
B. as long as
C. although
D. if
50.
I told the absolute truth, no one would believe me.
A. If
B. Even though C. Because
D. When
II. Choose the underlined part among A, B, C or D that needs
correcting.
51. In spite her severe pain, she tried to walk to the auditorium to
attend the lecture.
A. In spite
B. pain
C. tried
D. to walk
52.
She always behaves childishly despite she has grown up.
A. behaves
B. childishly
C. despite
D. has grown
53. Although the rise in unemployment, people still seem to be
spending more.
A. Although
B. rise
C. seem
D. spending
54.

Although the time of the year, yesterday’s temperature was
hot enough to turn on the air conditioning.
A. Although
B. yesterday’s C. was
D. hot enough
55. Despite he had a good salary, he was unhappy in his job.
A. Despite
B. had
C. was
D. unhappy
56. In spite of the quantity was small, we had enough supplies to
finish the experiment.
A. In spite of
B. was
C. enough supplies
D. finish
57. Because she looks very young, she is twice as old as my 20-year
old sister.
A. Because
B. very
C. twice
D. 20-year
58.
Gold was one of the first to be discovered despite it is one of the
rarest metals.
A. one

B. first

C. despite

D. rarest

59.
Polar bears rarely kill people in spite they hunt other animals.
A. bears
B. kill
C. in spite
D. other
60.Even though the extremely bad weather in the mountain, the
climbers decided not to _______ cancel their climb.
A. Even though
B. extremely
C. not to
D. climb
III. Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the
original one.
61.
Young as he is, he has a big fortune.
A. Although he is young, he has a big fortune.
B. He has a big fortune because he is young.
C.He is not only young but also has a big fortune.
D.When he is young, he has a big fortune.


62.
Although his leg was hurt, he managed to drive a car.
A. His leg was hurt. However, he managed to drive a car.
B. his leg was hurt. But he managed to drive a car.
C.Despite his hurt leg, he managed to drive a car.

D.In spite of the fact that his hurt leg, he managed to drive a car.
63.
He was very tired but he kept on working.
A. Despite he was very tired, he kept on working.
B. In spite of he was very tired, he kept on working.
C.Though his tiredness, he kept on working.
D.Although he was very tired, he kept on working.
64.
However hard you work, you will never get promotion.
A. Although you work very hard, you will never get promotion.
B. You will get promotion because you work very hard.
C.You don’t work hard. However, you will get promotion soon.
D.Although you work very hard, but you will never get promotion.
65.
Although it was expected that he would stand for election, he
didn’t.
A. People expected him not to stand for election.
B. He didn’t stand for election as people had expected.
C.People expected that he didn’t stand for election.
D.Contrary to what people expected, he didn’t stand for election.
66.
In spite of discussing for hours, they didn’t find a suitable solution.
A. They discussed for hours and they found a suitable solution.
B. They discussed for hours so they didn’t find a suitable solution.
C.They discussed for hours but they didn’t find a suitable solution.
D.They discussed for hours after they didn’t find a suitable solution.
67.
Although his legs were broken, he managed to get out of the car
before it exploded.
A. In spite of his broken legs be broken, he managed to get out of

the car before it exploded.
B. Despite his legs were broken, he managed to get out of the car before
it exploded.
C.In spite of his broken legs, he is able to get out of the car before
exploding.
D.Despite his broken legs, he managed to get out of the car before it
exploded.
68.
I usually drive to work, but today I go by bus.
A. Although I can drive to work, I go by bus today.
B. Although I can go by bus, I drive to work today.
C.Instead of driving to work, I go by bus today.
D.Instead of going by bus, I drive to work today.
69.
I tried to persuade her. However, I didn’t succeed.
A. Because of persuading her, I didn’t succeed.
B. Although I tried to persuade her, I didn’t succeed.


C.I didn’t succeed but I tried to persuade her.
D.However I tried to persuade her, I didn’t succeed.
70.
No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't solve the problem
A. Although I tried very hard, I couldn't solve the problem.
B. Hard as I might try, I could solve the problem.
C.Because I tried hard, I could solve the problem.
D.If I tried hard, I could solve the problem
LEVEL B2 – B2+
I. Choose the best answer among A, B, C or D to complete the
following sentences.

71.
he wasn’t feeling very well, David was determined to take
part in the inter- university athletics meet.
A. Although
B. While
C. Where as
D. Yet
72.
Tom: Have you decided to get the job?
Mary: Yes, I’ve just decided. I’ll accept that job it is not suitable with
my major.
It is not an interesting job, the salary is very good.
A. but/ although
B. despite/ and C. although/ but D. yet/ however
73.
his physical handicap, he has become a successful
businessman.
A. Because of
B. Because
C. Though
D. Despite
74.
She tried to walk to
the auditorium to attend the lecture
her serve pain.
A. Although
B. In spite
C. In spite of
D. Despite of
75.

Th
e Deputy managing director makes a decision to give him the
sack,
he
has a brilliant mind.
A. because
B. as long as
C. although
D. if
76.

she is trying her best to be constantly concerned with her
children’s education, their quality of studying is still not very
high.
A. If
B. Even though C. Because
D. When

77.
working, she hardly earned

she was very hard
to support her family.

A. In spite of/ enough
B. Because/ enough money
C. Because of/ money enough
D. Although/ enough money
78.
her absence from the school yesterday, she could still

understand the lesson easily thanks to classmates’ help.
A. Despite

B. Because

C. Because of

D. As

79.
The goods was never delivered
the
promise we had received.
A. since
B. in spite of
C. because
D. as
80.
Quietly I had spoken, the medical superintendent heard.
A. as
correct
81.

B. though
Patient

C. no matter how D. Both A & B are

he was, he had no intention of waiting for three

hours.
A. however

B. no matter how

C. as

D. as if

82.
some Japanese women are very successful in business,
the majority of Japanese companies are run by men.
A. Even if

B. As though

C. Because

D. While

83.
he always did very well on his English tests, his
parents were not surprised that he got only a B level.
A. If

B. Although

C. Because

D. Since

84.
Judy was severely disabled, she still participated in many
sports.
A. Although
B. Because
C. Even if
D. Both A&C are correct
85.
o’clock.

he promised that he wouldn’t be late, he didn’t arrive until 9

A. Although
B. If
86.
the position of monitor,
A. as though
B. as well
87.
It doesn’t
A. matter where/ but
C. whenever/ ∅

C. Because
D. As if
I will always appoint her to
__.
C. no matter what D. though

you turn back, I will still wait you.
B. matter when/ ∅
D. denied that/ but

88.
numerous experience he gained, he didn’t feel satisfied with
them.
A. Despite
B. In spite of
C. Although
D. Both A & B are correct
89.
with danger
A. despite of
C. because of

These flowers can be pregnant
their fascination.
B. in spite of
D. Both A & B are correct

90.

he felt virtuous at having done the washing-up, his wife
only considered it as a normal thing.
A. In spite of the fact that
B. Although
C. Even if
D. All are correct

II. Rewrite the following sentences using the provided words
in such a way that their meanings remain the same as the
original ones.
91.
Much as he longs our marriage, he’s completely absorbed in the
making of maps.
 Although …………………………………………………………….
92.
Very disappointed as she was, Mary tried to keep calm.
 Even though ………………………………………………………...
93.
Even though it was raining heavily, the explorers decided to
continue their journey.
 Heavily though ……………………………………………………._.


94.
He always woke up early no matter how late he had gone to bed.
 However …………………………………………………………..
95.

However hard she tries, she never beats Sue at tennis.

 It doesn’t matter …………………………………………………..
96.
Alisa’s parents are very busy, but they still spend their weekends
on taking her to go out.
 Busy ……………………………………………………………...
97.Although he had much experience in machinery, he didn’t succeed in
repairing this machine.

 Despite …………………………………………………………….
98.
He didn’t get the results as he expected. However, he didn’t feel
demoralised.
 In spite of ………………………………………………………….
99.
It doesn’t matter what she says, she still stands trial for breach of
trust.
 Whatever …………………………………………………………..
100.
Wherever you are hiding in, the location system will still detect
you.
 No matter ………………………………………………………….

Câ
u

Đáp
án

LEVEL A2
1
A. even though
2
3
4

A. Despite being tired
B. the noise
B. even though

5

C. Though he worked
hard

6
7

A. despite
D. the weather was bad

8
9
10

B. in spite
D. not feeling very well
C. they sometimes have
a
quarrel
A. the traffic
C. Although

11
12

Giải
thích

Even though/ Although/ Though/ Even
if
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if
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that
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Even though/ Although/ Though/ Even
if
+ clause
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if
+ clause

Ghi
chú


13

B. though

14
15
16

D. in spite of
A. Despite
C. Although

17

A. it wasn’t very hot

18

A. Although

19
20

B. despite
D. Though

21

A. In spite of  Though/
Although/ Even though

22

C. but  bỏ ‘ but’

23

A. Although  Despite/
In spite of
A. No matter how 
Although/ Though /
Even though

24

25
26

27
28
29
30

LE
VE
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Even if + clause 1, clause 2.
- Trong mệnh đề có ‘although’ rồi
thì không có ‘but’ nữa
Despite / In spite of + N/ Ving
Even though/ Although/ Though/ Even
if
+ clause

A. Despite of  In spite
of
Even though the
weather is bad, people

travel by
air.
Although he was very
tired, he kept on
working.
Despite her old age, she
looked very beautiful.

Despite / In spite of + N/ Ving

In spite of the fact that
she tells lies, I believe
her.
Though he is
intelligent, he doesn’t
do well at
school.

Although + clause = Despite the fact
that
+ clause
Even though/ Although/ Though/ Even
if
+ clause

Even though/ Although/ Though/ Even
if
+ clause
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if

+ clause
Despite / In spite of + N/ Ving


B1
31

C. Even though

32
33

B. In spite of
C. although

34
35

A. despite
B. even though

36
37
38

B. Even though there
are
problems
C. his serious illness
C. Although

39
40
41
42
43
44

C. of the rain
C. In spite of
A. In spite
A. Despite
D. In spite of
C. Though

45

B. Whatever

46

A. although

47

B. Even if

48

A. even though

49

C. although

50

B. Even though

51
52

A. In spite  In spite of
C. despite  although/
even though/ though

53

A. Although  In spite
of/ Despite
A. Although In spite
of/ Despite
A. Despite  Although/

54
55

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if
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if
+ clause
No matter what / Whatever + Clause:
cho
dù S làm cái gì đi chăng nữa,……
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56
57

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Although/ Even
though/ Though
A. Because  Although/
Even though/ Though

if
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58

C. despite  although/
even though/ though

59

C. in spite  although/
even though/ though

60

A. Even though  In
spite of/ Despite

61

A. Although he is
young,
he has a big fortune
C. Despite his hurt
leg, he managed to
drive a
car.
D. Although he was
very
tired, he kept on
working.
A. Although you work
very hard, you will
never get promotion.

Even though/ Although/ Though/ Even
if
+ clause
Despite / In spite of + N/ Ving

D. Contrary to what
people expected, he
didn’t stand for
election.
C. They discussed for
hours but they didn’t
find

a suitable solution.
D. Despite his
broken legs, he
managed to get out
of the car before it
exploded.
C. Instead of driving to
work, I go by bus today.
B. Although I tried
to persuade her, I
didn’t
succeed.
A. Although I tried
very hard, I couldn’t
solve the
problem.

Contrary to + N/ NP , Clause : Trái
ngược với ……

62

63

64

65

66

67

68
69

70

Even though/ Although/ Though/ Even
if
+ clause
Even though/ Although/ Though/ Even
if
+ clause

Clause 1 but clause 2: ….. nhưng …..

Despite / In spite of + N/ Ving

Instead of + N/ Ving: Thay vì ……
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if
+ clause
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if
+ clause


LE
VE
L

B2
+
71

A. Although

72

C. Although/but

73
74
75

D. Despite
C. In spite of
C. although

76

B. Even though

77

D. Although/
enough money

78
79
80

81

A. Despite
B. In spite of
D. Both A&B are
correct
C. as

82

A. Even if

83

B. Although

84

D. Both A& C are
correct

85

A. Although

86

C. No matter what

87

B. matter when/ Ø

88

D. Both A & B are
correct

89
90

B. in spite of
D. All are correct

Even though/ Although/ Though/ Even
if
+ clause
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Even if + clause
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if
+ clause
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if
+ clause
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Even if + clause

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Despite / In spite of + N/ Ving
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Adj/Adv + as/though + S + (may) +
V…….
Adj/Adv + as/though + S + (may) +
V…….
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if
+ clause
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if
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V…..: Cho dù …….. đi chăng nữa
- Cấu trúc này có thể đứng cuối câu
mà không cần có mệnh đề theo sau.
It doesn’t matter + Wh-question + S +
V,
S + V: cho dù…….
Despite / In spite of + N/ Ving
Despite / In spite of + N/ Ving
Even though/ Although/ Though/ In
spite

91

92
93

94

95

96

97

98

99

100

Although he longs for
our marriage very
much, he’s completely
absorbed
in the making of maps.
Mary tried to keep calm
although she was
very disappointed.
Heavily though it was

raining, the explorers
decided to continue
their
journey.
However late he had
gone to bed, he
always
woke up early.
It doesn’t matter how
hard she tries, she
never
beat Sue at tennis.
Busy as Alisa’s
parents are, they still
spend their
weekends on taking
her to go out.
Despite having much
experience in
machinery, he didn’t
succeed in
repairing this machine.
In spite of not getting
the results as he
expected, he
didn’t feel demoralised.
Whatever she says, she
still stands trial for
breach of trust.
No matter where you

are hiding in, the
location system will
still detect
you.

of the fact that/ Even if + clause
Even though/ Although/ Though/ Even
if
+ clause
Adj/Adv + as/though + S + (may) +
V…….
Adj/Adv + as/though + S + (may) +
V…….

No matter how/ However + Adj/ Adv +
S
+V, …….
It doesn’t matter + Wh-question + S +
V, S + V: cho dù…….
Adj/Adv + as/though + S + (may) +
V…….

Despite / In spite of + N/ Ving

Despite / In spite of + N/ Ving

No matter what/ Whatever + S +
V…..: Cho dù …….. đi chăng nữa
No matter where/ Wherever + S
+ V……: Cho dù …….. đi chăng

nữa