Bài tập môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 10

BECAUSE, BECAUSE 0F; ALTHOUGH, IN SPITE OF (DESPITE)
1. Mai worked hard , ______ she passed her exam .
A. so 	B. although 	C. because 	D. though
2. The boy can’t reach the shelf ____ he’s not tall enough.
A. because 	B. although 	C. even though 	D. and 
3. ____ it rained , the boys played football .
A. Even 	B. Even though 	C. However 	D. In spite of 
4. _______ the traffic , I arrived on time .
A. Though	B. Although 	C. Even though 	D. In spite of 
5. We watched TV the whole evening ______ we had nothing better to do.
A. because 	B. though 	C. so 	D. but 
6. ______ it was late , I decided to phone Brian.
A. Despite	B. However 	C. In spite of 	D. Though 
7. ______ the car was cheap , it was in good condition .
A. Although	B. Because 	C. As 	D. If 
8. ______ the storm, the ship couldn’t reach its destination on time.
 	A. In case of	B. In spite of	 	C. Because of	D. But for
9. He was offered the job ______ he had no experience.
A. even though	B. despite	C. while	D. however
10. We postponed the picnic __________
A. because it is raining heavily	B. because of the raining heavily
C. because the heavily rain it was 	D. because it was raining heavily
11. _____.her severe pain, she tried to walk to the auditorium to attend the lecture.
A. Although	B. Despite 	C. though	 D. In spite
12. She went to bed early _______she felt tired.
A. although	B. despite 	C. because D. because of
13. I couldn’t read the letter _______ the darkness.
A. despite 	B. in spite of C. because of D. because
14. The boys were punished___________he made many mistakes.
A. in spite of 	B. because 	C. even though	D. as if
15. 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
16. She decided to leave her job in the company_____she could earn a lot of money there.
	A. because B. although 	C. despite D. since
17. Hong didn’t participate in the English contest_________ her lack of confidence.
A. because	B. because of	C. since	D. despite
18. He hid that letter in a draw_________no one could read it.
A. so that	B. although	C. in spite of	D. because
19. I could not eat ____ I was very hungry .
A. even though	B. in spite C. despite 	D. in spite the fact that 
20. In pite _____ , the baseball game was not cancelled . 
A. the rain 	B. of the rain 	C. it was raining 	D. there was a rain 
21. ______ he had enough money , he refused to buy a new car . 
A. In spite B. In spite of 	 C. Despite 	D. Although 
22. ______ , he walked to the station . 
A. Despite being tired 	B. Although to be tired 
C. In spite being tired 	D. Despite tired 
23. The children slept well, despite _____
A. it was noise 	B. the noise 	C. of the noise 	D. noisy 
24. 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. Though she was very busy, she couldn’t answer the phone.	
D. Though she was very busy, she could answer the phone.
25. 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.
26. 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
27. 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
28. 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.
REWRITE
Although/ in spite of
1. Although he got up early, he was late for the first train.
à In spite .....
2. Though English grammar is difficult, we like to study it.
à In spite ......
3. Although he is an excellent doctor, he can’t cure liver cancer.
à Despite ....
4. Although he got up early, he was late for the first train.
à In spite ....
5. Although English grammar is difficult, we like to study it.
à In spite ....
6. Although he is an excellent doctor, he can’t cure lever cancer.
à Despite ....
7. Although my friend doesn’t have enough money, she wants to buy that new car.
à Despite 
8. Although Mai didn’t speak English well, she decided to live in London.
à In spite 
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 ...
11. Despite the narrow streets, many people drive cars in this city.
à Though ...
12. In spite of the high prices, my daughters insist on going to the movie.
à Although .
13. They worked very hard inspite of their old age.
à Although ..
14. Everybody has a great regard for her despite her poverty.
à Although 
15. They worked very hard despite their old age.
à Although ....
Because/ because of
1. Peter didn’t go to school yesterday because he was sick.
à Because of .
2. Mary went to bed early because she felt tired.
à Because of .
3. She didn’t go to the circus with Betty because she had a bad cold.
à Because of .
4. John succeeded in his exam because he worked hard.
à Because of .
5. She stayed at home because her mother was sick.
à Because of .
6. I like him because his father is kind to me.
à Because of ..
7. I couldn’t do the test because it was difficult.
à Because of 
8. I couldn’t do the test because it was difficult.
àBecause of 
9. We arrived late because of the bad traffic.
à Because 
10. He couldn’t sleep because of his worries.
à Because 
11. He is tired because of staying up late last night.
à Because 
12. Maria couldn’t return home because of losing all her money.
à Because 
13. Because of my friend’s absence, I have to copy the lesson for him.
à Because