Clause of reason

Barbara is motivated to study ___ she knows that a good education can improve her life.. We didn’t arrive at the lecture on time ___ the bus was late.. ___ the storm, the ship couldn’t r

CLAUSE OF REASON

1 Hundreds of species of Hawaiian flowers have become extinct or rare _ land development and the grazing of wild goats

2 _ extremely bad weather in the mountains, we’re no longer considering our skiing trip

3 Barbara is motivated to study _ she knows that a good education can improve her life

4 He could not play in the game _ his foot injury

5 _ I had nothing for lunch but an apple, I ate dinner early

6 Mr Watson retired from his job early _ his ill health

7 She bought a book _ she had heard it was good

8 Josh couldn’t open the door _ the lock was broken

9 Let’s ask our teacher how to solve this problem _ we can’t agree on the answer

10 the need to finish this project soon I want you to work on this overtime for the next few days

11 I can’t ride my bike _ there isn’t any air in one of the tires

12 _ our apartment building has had two robberies in the last month, I’m going to put an extra lock on the door and install a telephone in my bedroom

13 I turned on the fan _ the room was hot

14 We didn’t arrive at the lecture on time _ the bus was late

15 I wonder who drank all the milk yesterday It can’t have been Susan _ she was out all day

16 _ the old man spoke very slowly and clearly, I could understand him at all

17 I knew they were talking about me _ they stopped when I entered the room

18 _ the storm, the ship couldn’t reach its destination on time

19 _ his parents’ generosity, all of the children in his family have received the best of anything

20 _ she has a job, she is able to pay her rent and provide food for her family

21 We didn’t go to France last summer we couldn’t afford to

22 the flight delay, they didn’t attend the conference

23 The flight from New York to London was delayed the heavy fog

24 Hoa was late _ her car was broken down

25 We couldn’t sleep last night _ the noise next door

A as B since C because D because of

26 he can’t afford a car, he goes to work by bicycle

27 Huong didn’t participate in the contest her lack of confidence

28 The player was ejected because he committed a foul

29 Mary didn't go to school yesterday she was sick

30 I can’t sleep _ the hot weather

CLAUSE OF RESULT

1 My mouth is burning! This is _ spicy food that I don’t think I can finish it

2 Our village had money available for education that the school had to close

3 Timmy spent money buying movie tickets that he didn’t have enough left to buy a soft drink

4 It was _that we went for a hike in the mountain

A so a nice day B such nice a day C so nice a day D such a day nice

5 There are not jobs for all of us

6 The T- shirt in the window was expensive for me to buy

7 _ that she burst into tears

A So angry was she B She was so anger C Such her anger was D So angry she was

8 Sarah speaks so that I can’t understand her

9 Mr Brown has many patient he is always busy

10 The coat is for me to wear

11 The furniture was _

A such expensive that I couldn’t buy it B enough cheap for me to buy

C so expense that I did buy it D too expensive for me to buy

12 There are planets in the universe that we can’t count them

13 Paul was sad about his examination results that he didn’t smile all week

14 The road is _

A so slippery that we drove fast B so slippery for us to drive fast

C too slippery for us to drive D too slippery that we can’t drive fast

15 Uranus is just _ to be seen on a clear night with naked eyes

A bright enough B enough brightly C as enough clear D bright as enough

16 When Franklin Roosevelt decided to run for a fourth term, the opposite said that he was _

17 Last Sunday it was _ wet we couldn’t go to the movies

18 The corresponding sentence “There are so many for me to do that ” is _

A I have so many things to do that… B Nobody has so many…

19 He was _ tired that he slept all days

20 It was _ that we had gone for a walk

A such a beautiful weather B such a nice weather C so nice a weather D so beautiful a night

21 “The new mathematics teacher seems very pleasant”

“Yes, he’s person”

22 “I find the local newspapers to be uninformative”

“Yes, there is hardly any international news”

22 “Do you know why Eric failed her test?

“I don’t know She spent _ time studying.”

23 “Wendy is really tall for her age.”

“She is tall that her friends make fun of her.”

24 “What is your opinion of the Smiths?”

“They are _ people”

A such an interesting B so interesting a C so interesting D such interesting

25 “Did you like the band last night?”

“Yes, I bought their records.”

26 “That is a beautiful dress Jean has on.”

“She always wears _ clothes.”

27 “I enjoy this particular radio station.”

“So do I it always has _ music.”

28 “The dance was fun.”

“But there was there.”

A so many peoples B such much people C so a lot of people D so many people

29 “Main Market is a nice place.”

“They have _we recommend it to all our friends.”

A such good food that B such a good food that C so good food that D such as good food as

30 The cat was _to wait for the mouse to come out

A patiently enough B so patient C enough patient D patient enough

31 She told us story that we all forgot about the time

A such an interesting B such interesting a C so an interesting D a so interesting

32 I have never seen people in one place

33 We have heard about you

34 They were busy studying they couldn’t go to the restaurant with us

35 If a house plant is given water, its lower leaves turn yellow

36 The runners are exhausted that none of them finished the race

37 So _ people came that we had to cancel the meeting

38 The novel is _ I have read many times

A so boring that B so interesting that C such an interesting that D so interesting that

39 She is not _ to get married

40 The boys are making too noise

41 That restaurant is _ no one wants to eat there

A such dirty that B so dirty that C too dirty for D dirty enough for

42 It was _ a difficult question that I couldn’t answer it

43 She was a _ girl that everybody loves her

44 We are not rich enough everywhere by taxi

45 Most of the students are to pass the examination

46 It was a boring speech that I fell asleep

A such B so C much D too

47 They spoke _ for us to understand

48 It was _ we spent the whole day at the beach

A such nice a weather that B such nice weather that

49 He was _ the job

50 I have _, but I don’t have time

A a vacation for a enough money B money enough for vacation

C enough money for vacation D enough money for vacation

CLAUSE OF CONCESSSION

1 _ some German and British management styles are similar, there are many differences between them

a In spite b In spite of c Despite the fact that d Despite

2 I could not eat _ I was very hungry

3 In spite _, the baseball game was not cancelled

4. _ he had enough money, he refused to buy a new car

5. _, he walked to the station

a Despite being tired b Although to be tired c In spite being tired d Despite tired

6 The children slept well, despite _

7 She left him _ she still loved him

8. _ her lack of hard work, she was promoted

9. _ they are brothers, they do not look like

10 We are concerned with the problem of energy resources _ we must also think of our environment

11 _ some Japanese women are successful in business, the majority of Japanese companies are run by men

12 _ who you are, I still love you

13 others may say, you are certainly right

14 They decided to go the danger

15 they lost, their fans gave them a big cheer

16 Everyone thought she would accept a new job it was difficult

17 the bad weather, the plan landed safely

A in spite B in spite of C despite the fact that D though

18 _ it was raining hard, he went out without a raincoat

19 I meet her, she always wears a blue dress

20 Our new neighbors are quite nice _ they are sometimes talkative

21. _ of the difficulty, they managed to climb to the top of the mountain

a In spite b Despite c But d Although

22 Despite _, we knew that he was guilty

23 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

24 Julie failed the exam _ of working very hard

25 Tom went to work despite _

a that he did not feel very well b of the fact not feeling well

c he did not feel very well d not feeling very well

26 _ his exhaustion, he won the marathon by nearly three minutes

A In spite B Despite C Although D However

27 the bad weather, the plan landed safely

A in spite B in spite of C despite the fact that D though

28 _ it was raining hard, he went out without a raincoat

29 They were sacked _ their carelessness

30 Some workers are so poor that they don’t want to quit their job _ they are ill- treated

31 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

32 Despite _, we arrived on time

a the traffic b of the traffic c there was heavy traffic d of there was heavy traffic

33 John rarely sees Paul _ they live in the same town

34 It was very cold _ she did not put on her coat

35 Gannon was a high-performing midfield linkman in spite _

a of he was at his age b he was at his old age c of his age d his age

36 _ the increase in their salaries, many French employees spend Saturday at work

37 _ he is the boss, he does not find solutions to problems very easily

38 Even if _, they had to continue practicing

c the fact that the players were sore d it was the players' soreness

39 _ what I said last night, I still love you

40 jobs you do, you should do it devotedly

41 you are, I still love you

42 _ we have worked overtime for weeks, we have not completed the project

a In spite of b Even though the fact that c Despite d Despite the fact that

43 In spite _ his did not get the highest grade in the final exam

a of his intelligence b he was intelligent c his intelligence d of he was intelligent

44 _ the plane took off late, we still reached our destination on time

45 He had a terrible cold _ he insisted on going swimming

46 _ I became a millionaire, I would carryon working.

47 In spite _, we understood most of what he was saying

a of he was lisping b his lisp c of his lisp d he was lisping

48 he is nice, I can’t love him

49 He is not happy he is very rich

50 _ he does, he always careful

CLAUSE OF PURPOSE

1 The schoolboys are in a hurry they will not be late for school

2 I gave him my e-mail address he could keep in touch with me

3 We decided to join the English speaking club improve our English

4 learn how to use a computer, he decides to take lessons

5 He walked silently wake the other people

6 She wore glasses and a wig we couldn’t recognise her

7 He locked the door be disturbed

A in order not B in order not to C in order to not D in order that he not 8. English fluently, we should practise speaking it whenever possible

A In order to speak B To speaking C In order speak D In order for speaking

9 The boy always does his homework before class be punished by his teacher

10 Seat belt laws were introduced traffic fatalities would be reduced

11 She phoned me

A so that she invites me to her party C to invite me to her party

B that she invited me to her party D for she wanted to invite me to her party

12 Mary took a taxi she could arrive at the conference on time

13 Mary put on her scarf she not get cold

A so that / will B to / would C so as to / will D so that / would

14 I’ll give you my telephone number phone me

15 She worked hard everything would be ready by 6 o’clock

16 I’m going to make an early start get stuck in the traffic

17 I work hard help my family

18 My parents got up early this morning park the car for our journey

19 They got up early in the morning that no one saw them leave the house

20 She employed a secretary type her letters and answer the phone

21 He gave me his address me to visit

22 They whispered no one to hear their conversation

23.The piano was too heavy

A for nobody to move B for nobody to moving C for anyone to move D for anyone to moving

24 _ to go to the cinema

A it was late so that B that it was late C it was too late D such too late

25 It is such an important matter _ I can’t decide anything about it myself

A so B because C that D so that to

26 Mary jogs everyday lose weight

A so she can B so that she can C because she can D so that to

27 She got up early _ miss the bus

28 Mr Thompson is learning Vietnamese to read Kim Van Kieu

A so that not B so as to C in order not to D so as not to

29 They hurried _ catch the train

30 Tom is saving up he can buy a new car

A so that B as not to C in order that not D so as that

31 Alice prepares her lesson carefully _ she will get high marks in class

A so that not B as not to C in order that not D in other that

32 I went to see him find out what had happened

A so that not B so as not to C in order that D so as to

33 He does morning exercises regularly improve his health

34 We learn English _ we will have better communication with other people

35 He lighted the candle he might read the note

36 He turned off the lights before going out _ waste electricity

A so that not B as not to C in order that not D so as not to

37 The teacher explained the lesson twice _ the students could understand it clearly

38 He practises speaking English every day _ he can speak it fluently

39 They are learning English _ them to study in Singapore

40 He was tired _ he could not continue his work

41 Those students are trying their best get the scholarship

42 Sound is carried from the eardrum to the nerves _ we can hear it

43 In order to help human beings live longer and healthier, many scientists are working hard they can invent new drugs

44 Many bridges in London are covered with wooden roofs _ it can be protected from rain and snow

A so that not B so as to C in order that not D in other that

45 Please arrive on time us to be able to start the meeting punctually

46 The laser beam can attack directly and accurately the diseased cells _ the healthy neighbors are left unharmed

47 My father and I do morning exercises every day _ improve our health

48 We learn English we can communicate with other people

A so that B because C that D so that to

49.He studies very hard so that _ pass his final exam next month

A not to B in order to C so as not to D so that to

50 _ waste electricity, we turn out the lights when there is enough light

A so B so as not to C that D so that to