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Trang 1ADVERBIAL CLAUSE EXERCISES Exercise 1: Choose the best answer:
1 ……… the jury believed that in the burglar’s innocence, the general did not
A While B Because C In spite of
2 ……… I didn’t understand a word, I kept smiling
3. To lend money to friends may sometimes succeed ………., it often leads to disaster
4 Bravely ……… they fought, they had no chance to winning
5 Much ……… I respect you point of, I can’t agree
A whereas B on the other hand C as
6 I don’t like the job much.……… the money is OK
A Although B Still C Because
7 We can’t come and see you this weekend, much ……… we’d like to
8 Arranged marriages are common in many Middle East countries In the West,
……., they unusual
A on the other hand B in spite of C though
9 The train was an hour late ……, I managed to get to the meeting in time
A While B In spite of this C Although
10 I like spending my holidays in the mountains, ……… my wife prefers the seaside
A While B Whereas C A & B
11 …… some languages have thirty or more different vowel sounds, others have five or less
12 They left the room …… they had finished their exam
A while B once C before D although
13 It was raining ……… they cancelled the trip to the beach
A although B Because C So D when
14 ……… he was sick, he still turned up for his guitar lesson
A Although B Because C Since D However
15 ……… Daisy didn’t like to swim, she played on the beach with her sister
A When B After C However D Since
16 He worked hard …… everything would be ready by 5 o’clock
A because B so that C when D until
17 He was watching TV ……… the burglar alarm went off
A when B because C until D after
Trang 218 ……… Mary didn’t like Tom, she agreed to work with him on the project.
A Since B However C Although D While
19 You look ……… you know each other
20 She was happy ……… a few of her friends sent her birthday cards
A although B because of C while D because
21 Don’t get off the bus ……… it is still moving
A whenever B while C until D before
22 I haven’t seen her………….she was a little girl
23 He looks conscious ……… he is drunk
A whenever B because C although D as if
24 He looks confusing ……… he were drunk
A whenever B because C although D as if
25 ……… last night’s storm, many trees was knocked down
A Thanks to B Due to C Because D since
26 I was really ashamed ……… curiosity
A thanks to B due to C out of D on account of
27 I failed the exam ……… my laziness
A because of B thanks to C because D in spite of
28 John caused a terrible accident ……… his carelessness
A as a result of B Thanks to C because D despite
29 Mr Parker gets younger ………… his optimistic spirit
A owing to B in spite of C despite D lest
Exercise 2: Choose the suitable tense:
1 I’d like to go for a walk once the rain …………
A has stopped B stopped C will stop
2 Once you ……… how to ride a bike you never forget it
3 We ………… my parents every week sine we bought the car
A has visited B will visit C visit
4 You ………… five glassed of beer since you came
A drank B will drink C have drunk
5 I ……… until the rain stopped
A waited B was waiting C had wait
6 It will be ages until we ……… again
A will meet B are meeting C meet
7 I’ll telephone you after I …………
A had arrived B will arrive C arrive
Trang 38 I’ll telephone you after I ………… Jake.
A will see B had seen C have seen
9 After I ……… school, I went to America
A had finished B have finished C would finish
10 While he ………… in Germany, he got to know a family of musicians
A was being B had been C was
11 When I was studying English last night, my mom ………… her work
12 By the time my mom is at the age of 40, I ………… a student
A will be B will have been C am
13 I telephoned my husband as soon as I ………… in Canada
A had arrived B arrived C has arrived
14 No sooner had I arrived in Canada than I ……… my husband
A telephone B had telephoned C would telephone
15 Mary practices English everyday so that she ………… abroad
A can study B studies C will study
1 Sid was a vegetarian He avoided eating meat (since)
2 It’s raining again We will have to stay at home (as)
3 Samantha lent $1000 to him He is a good friend (because)
4 John didn’t study hard Mary studied conscientiously Mary passed the exam but John didn’t (whereas/as a result)
5 I was ill I couldn’t go to the football match (because of)
6 I enjoyed his latest novel I don’t usually read novels (however)
7 I left school Then I went to America (after)
8 I get older I get more optimistic (as)
9 I start work Mary always arrives soon after that (just as)
10 I’ve known her We were at school together (since)
11 I left home I began to understand how important my family was (not until) (Dùng đảo ngữ)
12 The film is very amusing I couldn’t stop laughing (such)
13 The driver stopped The children could cross the road (so that )
14 It was a very cold day I didn’t want to go out (so)
15 He helped me I could do the homework (thanks to)