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A. Choose one sentence that has different meaning to the root one.
1. Despite the heavy snow, we got home on time.
a. Although it snowed heavily, we got home on time.
b. The heavy snow prevented us from getting home on time.
c. In spite of the fact that it snowed heavily, we got home on time.
d. It snowed heavily. However, we got home on time.
2. John Waye, who is our next-door neighbor, is a journalist,
a. We live next door to a journalist whose name is John Waye.
b. John Waye, who works as a journalist, is our next-door neighbor.
c. Our next-door neighbor, whose name is John Waye, is a journalist.
d. John Waye is our neighbor who lives, next door to a journalist
3. We last went to London two years ago.
a. We haven't been to London for two years.
b. It's two years since we last went to London.
c. We have been in London for two years.
d. The last time we went to London was two years ago.
4. Study harder or you won't pass the exam.
a. If you don't study harder, you won't pass the exam.
b. Unless you study harder, you will fail the exam.
c. If you don't study harder, you will fail the exam.
d. If you don't pass the exam, you will have to study harder.
5. Why don't we buy some canned food before a typhoon?
a. I reminded them to buy some canned food before a typhoon.
b. I suggested buying some canned food before a typhoorn
c. What about buying some canned food before a typhoon?
d. Shall we buy some canned food before a typhoon?
It was a beautiful day. The sun was shining, the sky was blue and the weather was perfect. Lan was outside playing with her dog, shippy. Her dog began behaving strangely. She kept running around in circles. Lan ran home with her dog to tell her mother what shippy was doing. Lan's mother - Mrs Quyen told Lan that she heard on TV that there was a typhoon coming. Mrs Quyen gathered her family told them to find shelter in the home. Suddenly, the sky became very dark. The storm came with strong winds and heavy rain. Mrs Quyen and her family were scared. But soon, the storm finished and everyone was glad. What a clever dog, shippy ! She saved Lan from being caught in the typhoon
1. It was difficult to deliver the letter.because of... the wrong address
2. We have to drive around the bay..because. the bridge was destroyed in the storm
3. Mary couldn’t go to the party..because of. her illness
4. We have to cut down on our driving ..because. there is an oil shortage
5. The chickens have died ..because of. the intense heat
1. It was difficult to deliver the letter because of the wrong address
2. We have to drive around the bay because the bridge was destroyed in the storm
3. Mary couldn’t go to the party because of her illness
4. We have to cut down on our driving because there is an oil shortage
5. The chickens have died because of the intense heat
1. Mary doesn’t go to school because she is ill
=>Because of her illness ,Mary doesn’t go to school.
2. Our guests arrived late because of the heavy rain
=>Because it rained heavily, Our guests arrived late.
3. Because of my friend’s absence, I have to copy the lesson for him
=>Because my friend is absent .I have to copy the lesson for him
4. This boy is ignorant because he is lazy
=>Because of his laziness,This boy is ignorant.
5. My friend was absent because of his illness
=>Because my friend was ill,he was absent .
6. As he has behaved badly, he must be punished
=>Because of his bad behaivior,he must be punished.
7. Although he had a good salary, he was unhappy in his job
=>In spite of having a good salary,he was unhappy in his job.
8. We went out in spite of the rain
=>Although it rained,we went out.
9. Though he was poor, he wasn’t always unhappy
=>Despite being poor.he wasn’t always unhappy
10. The little boy crossed the street although the traffic was heavy
=>In spite of heavy traffic,The little boy crossed the street.
11. She decided to accept the job although the salary was low
=>Despite low salary,She decided to accept the job.
12. Although he had a bad cold, William still went to work
=>In spite of having a bad cold,William still went to work
13. Life is short, yet we still waste a lot of time
=>Though life is short,we still waste a lot of time.
14. In spite of all my careful plans, a lot of things went wrong
=>Although my plans were careful,a lot of things went wrong...
15. In spite of his age, Mr. Bensons runs seven miles before breakfast
=>Although Mr.benson is ols,he runs seven miles before breakfast
16. In spite of the bad weather, the pilot will bring the plane down safely
=>Though the weather is bad,the pilot will bring the plane down safely
17. Cars cause pollution but people still want them
=>Although Cars cause pollution , people still want them
18. Although his leg was broken, he managed to get out of the car
=>In spite of his broken leg,he managed to get out of the car
19. They got wet to the skin because of heavy rain
=>It rained heavily so They got wet to the skin
20. Not having enough money, I didn’t buy the computer
=>Because I don't have enough money, I didn’t buy the computer
21. The joke was funny, but no one laughed
=>Although The joke was funny,no one laughed
22. The café was crowded, but we found a table
=>Although The café was crowded, we found a table
23. Since he was careless, Tim lost his job
=>Because of his careless ness, Tim lost his job
24. She was seriously ill but she enjoyed life very much
=>Although She was seriously ill , she enjoyed life very much
25. He crashed his car although he drove carefully
=>Despite driving carefully, He crashed his car
26. Although the weather was very hot, they continued playing football
=>In spite of hot weather,they continued playing football
A
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
Despite the heavy storm, we managed to get home.
A. Although the storm was heavy, we got home.
B. The heavy storm prevented us from getting home.
C. In spite of the fact that the storm was heavy, we succeeded in getting home.
D. The heavy storm didn't stop us getting home.