Bài tập Phân biệt Though, Although, Even though, Inspite of và Despite trong tiếng Anh

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Bài tập luyện thi Part 5 TOEIC: Bài tập Phân biệt Though, Although, Even though, Inspite of và Despite trong tiếng Anh

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Dưới đây là bài tập áp dụng cho bí kíp luyện thi TOEIC: Though/Although/Even though & Inspite of/Despite:

1. We decided to buy a new car ____ we didn't really have enough money.

a. despite

b. however

c. even that

d. although

2. ____ the bad weather, there was a large crowd in the match.

a. In spite

b. Although

c. Despite

d. Because

3. ___ his bad leg, he walked slowly.

a. Despite

b. Because of

c. However

d. Although

4. I felt he was wrong,____ I didn't say so at the time.

a. even though

b. because

c. despite

d. however

5. Her voice was shaking ____ all her efforts to control it.

a. despite of

b. however

c. though

d. in spite of

6. ___ she gave no sign, I was sure she had seen me.

a. Because

b. Though

c. However

d. Despite

7.___ his age, he still lives an active life.

a. Despite of

b. Because of

 

c. Although

d. In spite of

8. They went swimming _____ the heavy rain.

a. despite

b. in spite

c. however

d. because

9. English becam the international language ____ the fact that the number of people speaking Chinese was larger.

a. although

b. if

c. despite

d. as

10. He keeps making that stupid noise____ his mother asked him to stop three times.

a. in spite

b. despite

c. even though

d. however

11.___, he isn't happy.

a. Although being very rich

b. Although he very rich

c. Although very rich

d. Although is very rich

12. She can't answer my question___.

a. though is very intelligent.

b. though very intelligent

c. though be intelligent

d. though is being intelligent

13. ___, the restaurant is not expensive.

a. Though nice

b. Though is nice

c. Though being nice

d. Though be nice

14. ___, he was taken in.

a. Althoughe he wise and experienced

b. Despite wise and experienced

c. Thoughe be wise and experienced

d. Althoughe wise and experienced

15. Julie failed the exam___.

a. because she worked very hard

b. even though work very hard

c. in spite of work very hard

d. in spite of working very hard

16. He got a good salary____

a. in spite of inexperienced

b. although inexperienced

c. despite he was inexperienced

d. even though being inexperienced

Đáp án bài tập luyện thi TOEIC

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Hiển thị đáp án

1	d	5	d	9	c	13	a
2	c	6	b	10	c	14	d
3	a	7	d	11	c	15	d
4	d	8	a	12	b	16	b

Bài tập vận dụng

Task 1. Điền although, despite, hoặc however sao cho phù hợp.

1. ________ the storm, over ten thousand people took part in the marathon.

2. ________ I wrote myself a note to remind me, I still forgot to call George tonight.

3. Most Egyptologists believe that the Sphinx is about 4000 years old. Some geologists, ________, argue that it must be at least 14,000 years old.

4. ________ having taken two aspirin, I had such a bad headache that I had to go home.

5. I’ve never seen a UFO. ________, that doesn’t mean that I don’t believe in them.

6. There are still two million people unemployed ________ the fact that we’re in the middle of an economic boom.

7. ________ no European country carries out capital punishment, it is widely used throughout the United States.

8. Technology has benefited humankind enormously. There are drawbacks with our reliance on technology, ________.

9. I couldn’t find my keys ________ searching for them everywhere.

10. ________ small, the kitchen is well designed.

Đáp án:

1. despite	2. Although	3. however	4. Despite	5. However
6. despite	7. Although	8. however	9. despite	10. Although

Task 2. Nối sao cho phù hợp.

1. Although 2. Despite 3. Despite the 4. Aesop is a vegetarian, 5. Despite his vegetarianism, 6. In spite 7. Despite having 8. Aesop is a vegetarian. However, he 9. Aesop is a vegetarian. He does

_______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______   _______   _______

A. of being a vegetarian, Aesop does occasionally eat fish. B. does occasionally eat fish. C. Aesop does occasionally eat fish. D. being a vegetarian, Aesop does occasionally eat fish. E. occasionally eat fish, however. F. Aesop’s a vegetarian, he does occasionally eat fish. G. been a vegetarian for years, Aesop does occasionally eat fish. H. fact that Aesop is a vegetarian, he does occasionally eat fish. I. although he does occasionally eat fish.

Đáp án:

1. F

2. D

3. H

4. I

5. C

6. A

7. G

8. B

9. E

Task 3. Viết lại câu dùng từ gợi ý, dùng 2-5 từ.

1. Although he was exhausted, Mike kept on climbing. fact

⮚ In _________________________ he was exhausted, Mike kept on climbing.

2. Sally had been sure she would win the music competition. She came third, however. been

⮚ Despite ________________________ would win the music competition, Sally came third.

3. Doug wasn’t shortlisted for the job even though he had a great CV. spite

⮚ Doug wasn’t shortlisted for the job _________________________ a great CV.

4. Planes can still take off and land but ferries have been cancelled. whereas

⮚ Ferries have been cancelled, _________________________ able to take off and land.

5. Despite having got a good degree, Sandra couldn’t find a well-paid job. even

⮚ Sandra couldn’t find a well-paid job _________________________ a good degree.

6. Even though he’d been robbed twice, Red still enjoyed living in the city. having

⮚ Red still enjoyed living in the city _________________________ twice.

7. It’s a great film despite the plot being a little complicated. though

⮚ It’s a great film, _________________________ a little complicated.

8. Despite looking everywhere, the kids failed to find the tennis ball. although

⮚ The kids failed to find the tennis ball _________________________ everywhere.

9. Pat really enjoyed the match even though she was beaten. of

⮚ In _________________________, Pat really enjoyed the match.

10. Despite their thorough investigation of the case, the police didn’t manage to catch the culprit. investigated

⮚ Despite _________________________, the police didn’t manage to catch the culprit.

Đáp án:

1. spite of the fact (that)	2. having been sure (that) she
3. in spite of (his) having	4. whereas planes are still
5. even though she had got	6. despite having been robbed
7. (even) though the plot is	8. although they (had) looked
9. spite of being beaten	10. having investigated the case thoroughly

Task 4. Chọn đáp án đúng.

1. ________ the sun was shining, it wasn’t very warm.

A. Although

B. Even

C. Despite

D. In spite of

2. ________ applying for hundreds of jobs, Ian is still out of work.

A. Despite

B. In spite

C. Though

D. Even though

3. Her voice was shaking ________ all her efforts to control it.

A. although

B. though

C. despite

D. inspite of

4. I felt he was wrong, ________ I didn’t say so at the time.

A. despite

B. in spite of

C. although

D. however

5. She was good at physics ________ the fact that she found it boring.

A. but

B. despite

C. though

D. while

6. Anne was fond of Tim, ________ he often annoyed her.

A. despite

B. even

C. even though

D. whereas

7. His clothes, ________ old and worn, looked clean and of good quality.

A. even

B. in spite of

C. though

D. while

8. ________ his age, Dick still leads an active life.

A. Despite of

B. In spite of

C. Even though

D. However

9. Strange ________ it may sound, I was pleased it was over.

A. although

B. even though

C. as though

D. though

10. Politicians have promised to improve road safety. ________ this, little has been achieved so far.

A. As if

B. Even if

C. Although

D. In spite of

Đáp án:

1. A

2. A

3. C

4. C

5. B

6. C

7. C

8. B

9. D

10. D

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