CLAUSE OF REASON AND CONCESSION

1. ________ having the best qualifications among all the applicants, Justin was not offered the job.
A. Although B. While C. In spite of D. Despite of
2. ________ the internet is very popular, many older people do not know how to use it.
A. However B. Nevertheless C. Even though D. Despite
3. __________ what Megan prepared for the job interview, she didn’t pass it.
A. Despite of B. In spite of C. Though D. However
4. Bruce was not praised_________ he was a hard worker.
A. despite B. in spite of C. although D. no matter how
5. It looks like they are going to succeed_________ their present difficulties.
A. despite B. although C. in spite D. even though
6. ________, he has continued to work on his thesis.
A. Although all these problems B. Even though there are problems
C. Despite of all these problems D. In spite of there are problems
7. Nowadays, the divorce rate is higher than it used to be________ young people are allowed to decide on their
marriage.
A. despite B. but C. even though D. in spite of
8. he is tired, he can’t work longer.
A. Because B. Even though C. Although D. Besides
9. it was so cold, he went out without an overcoat.
A. If B. Since C. Although D. Because
10. it was late, we decided to take a taxi home.
A. Because B. Since C. Because of D. Although
11 you subtract 7 from 12, you will have 5.
A. Because B. If C. Though D. As
12. We couldn’t reach the house the road was flooded.
A. because B. because of C. if D. though
13. he has a headache, he has to take an aspirin.
A. Because B. Because of C. Although D. In spite of
14. The flight had to be delayed the bad weather.
A. because B. Because of C. despite D. when
15. We decided to leave the party early it was boring.
A. due to B. because C. but D. and
16. The students arrived late the traffic jam.
A. because B. owing to C. despite D. so
17. We stayed in that hotel despite the noise.
A. Despite the hotel is noisy, we stayed there. B. We stayed in the noisy hotel and we liked it.
C. Although the hotel was noisy, we stayed there. D. Because of the noise, we stayed in the hotel.
18. Young as he is, he has a big fortune.
A. Although he is young, he has a big fortune. B. He has a big fortune because he is young.
C. He is not only young but also has a big fortune. D. When he is young, he has a big fortune.
19. Despite the bad weather, people travel by air.
A. Even though the weather is bad, people travel by air. B. Because the weather is bad, people travel by air
C. In spite of people travel by air, the weather is bad. D. Although the bad weather, people travel by air.
20. He was very tired but he kept on working.
A. Despite he was very tired, he kept on working. B. In spite of he was very tired, he kept on working.
C. Though his tiredness, he kept on working. D. Although he was very tired, he kept on working.
21. Although she was very old, she looked very grateful.
A. Despite she was very old, she looked very grateful. B. Despite her old age, she looked very grateful
C. In spite of very old, she looked very grateful. D. In spite her being old, she looked very grateful.
22. ________ I tried, I could not finish my essay on time.
A. No matter hard B. No matter how hard C. No matter harder D. No matter what hard
23. They live happily ______.
A. because they have no money B. though they are rich
C. in spite of their poverty D. because of their poor
24. He can’t join in the volunteer campaign _______.
A. although he is busy B. because he hurts his legs
C. in spite of working very hard D. because of registering for it
25. Though he drove carefully, he had an accident yesterday.
A. Despite his carelessness, he had an accident yesterday.
B. Despite he drove carefully, he had an accident yesterday.
C. In spite of driving carefully, he had an accident yesterday.
D. In spite of a careful drive, he had an accident yesterday.
26. He was very tired but he kept on working.
A. Despite very tired, he kept on working. B. Though his tiredness, he kept on working.
C. Although he was very tired, but he kept on working. D. He kept on working although he was very tired.
27. Although it rained heavily, they went on working.
A. In spite of the rain heavily, they went on working. B. In spite of the raining heavily, they went on working.
C. Despite the heavy rain, they went on working. D. Though the fact that it rained heavily, they went on
working.
28. Cars cause pollution but people still want them.
A. Because cars cause pollution, people want them. B. Despite the fact that cars cause pollution, people want them.
C. Cars cause pollution although people want them. D. Cars cause pollution because people still want them.
29. She was seriously ill but she enjoyed life very much.
A. In spite of her serious illness, she enjoyed life very much.
B. Although she enjoyed life very much, she was seriously ill.
C. She was seriously ill because she enjoyed life very much.
D. Despite seriously ill, she enjoyed life very much.
30. Although she is rich, she can’t afford to buy the car.
A. Rich like she is, she can’t afford to buy the car. B. Rich as she is, she can’t afford to buy the car.
C. As rich she is, she can’t afford to buy the car. D. As she is rich, she can’t afford to buy the car.
31. I’ll find that man no matter how long it takes.
A. It takes me a long time to find that man. B. However long it may take, I’ll find that man.
C. I can’t find that man because it will take take a long time.D. Although it took a long time, I could find that man.
32. ________ I meet her, she always wears a blue dress.
A. Whatever B. However C. Whoever D. Whenever
33. ________ comes, don’t open the door.
A. No matter what B. No matter who C. No matter how D. No matter whom
34. We can not see the road ________ the fog.
A. because B. although C. because of D. in spite of
35. These boys were punished ______ they went to school late.
A. because B. because of C. even though D. in spite of
II/ Choose the underlined part among A, B, C, or D that needs correcting:
36. My friends advised her to stop doing the housework because her old age.
A B C D
37. Because the invention of machines such as vacuum cleaners, washing machines,
A B
women spend less time doing the housework.
C D
38. John didn’t go to work because of he was seriously ill.
A B C D
39. In spite of my father is old, he still goes to work.
A B C D
40. Peter succeeded in his exam because of he worked hard and methodically.
A B C D
41. Rice plants grow well because the climate is warmly and damp.
A B C D
43. The plane couldn’t take off because the bad weather.
A B C D
43. He couldn’t drive fast owing to the street was crowded and narrow.
A B C D
44. The train was late because the fog is thick.
A B C D
45. Since the difficult test, I couldn’t finish it on time.
A B C D
 ADVERBIAL CLAUSE OF RESULT
A.Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct option to fill each of the following blanks.
1. Our seats were _____ far from the stage that we couldn't see the actors and actresses clearly.
A. very B. too C. enough D. so
2. He was _____ he never washed his clothes by himself.
A. too lazy B. so lazy that C. very lazy that D. such lazy that
3. They are _____ young _____ drive the car.
A. so / that B. too / to C. enough / to D. not only / but also
4. It was _____ a boring speech that I felt asleep.
A. such B. so C. very D. too
5. Is there _____ for everyone?
A. food and drink enough B. enough food and drink
C. enough of food and drink D. enough food and drink enough
6. He was _____ he could not continue to work.
A. very tired that B. such tired that C. too tired that D. so tired that
7. John’s eyes were _____ bad that he couldn’t read the number plate of the car in front.
A. such B. too C. so D. very
8. - Why don’t we make a fire? - It’s not cold _____ to make a fire.
A. too B. enough C. such D. much
9. Most of the pupils are _____ to pass the examination.
A. enough good B. good enough C. too good D. very good
10. You can send me a letter if you want to, but your phone call is _____ for me.
A. enough good B. good as enough C. good enough D. good than enough
11. Davis has _____ many patients _____ he is always busy.
A. too / that B. very / until C. such / that D. so / that
12. It was _____ a difficult question that they couldn't explain.
A. so B. such C. very D. too
13. The lesson _____ for me to understand.
A. is very difficult B. too difficult C. difficult too D. is too difficult
14. The tent show is _____ for us to see.
A. enough interesting B. very interesting C. interesting enough D. interesting
15. They are _____ that they can't buy a bicycle.
A. enough poor B. poor enough C. so poor D. too poor
B. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to show the underlined part that needs correction.
1. These televisions are all too expensive for we to buy at this time.
A B C D
2. Mi has such many things to do that she has no time to go out.
A B C D
3. My brother is too young not to do volunteer work .
A B C D
4. These televisions were so expensive for us to buy at that time.
A B C D
5. That is such an interested story that everybody would like to read it.
A B C D
6. The road is very slippery for us to drive fast.
A B C D
7. The woman was so surprised that she couldn’t say nothing.
A B C D
8. She had so many luggage that there was not enough room in the car for it.
A B C D
9. He had so a difficult exercise that he couldn't do it.
A B C D
10. John had so interesting and creative plans that everyone wanted to work with him.
A B C D
C. Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the sentence which is closest in meaning to the given one
1. We couldn’t go out because the weather was so bad.
A. It was so bad a weather that we couldn’t go out.
B. It was such a bad weather that we couldn’t go out.
C. It was so bad weather that we couldn’t go out.
D. It was such bad weather that we couldn’t go out.
2. She was so busy that she couldn’t answer the phone.
A. She was very busy that she couldn’t answer the phone.
B. She was too busy to answer the phone.
C. She was too busy not to answer the phone.
D. She was very busy so that she couldn’t answer the phone
3. The coffee was too hot for me to drink.
A. The coffee is so hot that I can’t drink it
B. The coffee is so hot that I can’t drink.
C. The coffee was so hot that I couldn’t drink it.
D. The coffee was so hot that I could drink it.
4. If I were taller, I could reach the top shelf.
A. I am not tall enough to reach the top shelf.
B. I am too tall to reach the top shelf.
C. I cannot reach the top shelf because I am very tall.
D. In spite of being tall, I cannot reach the top shelf.
5. It was such a boring speech that we began to yawn.
A. The speech was very boring that we began to yawn.
B. It was so a boring speech that we began to yawn.
C. The speech was too boring that we began to yawn.
D. The speech was so boring that we began to yawn.
6. It was so late that nothing could be done.
A. It was too late for nothing to be done.
B. It was too late for anything to be done.
C. It was such late that nothing could be done.
D. It was so late that nothing to be done.
7. This is the first time I have lived in such a friendly neighborhood.
A. I have lived in such a friendly neighborhood before.
B. I haven’t lived in such a friendly neighborhood before.
C. I had lived in such a friendly neighborhood before.
D. I hadn’t lived in such a friendly neighborhood before.
8 The test was so difficult that we couldn’t finish it in two hours.
A. It was such a difficult test that we couldn’t finish it in two hours.
B. The test was too difficult for us to finish it in two hours.
C. The test was not difficult enough for us to finish in two hours.
D. The test was too difficult for us to finish it in two hour.
9. The book was so good that I couldn’t put it down.
A. It was so a good book that I couldn’t put it down.
B. It was such a good book that I couldn’t put it down.
C. The book was so good for me to put it down.
D. The book was so good that I couldn’t put down.
10. Sue is too slow to understand what you might say.
A. Sue is not enough quick to understand what you might say.
B. What you might say, Sue can understand slowly.
C. Sue is so slow to understand what you might say.
D. So slow is Sue that she can’t understand what you might say.
 ADVERBIAL CLAUSE OF PURPOSE
Choose the best answer to complete each sentence.
1. He chained up the lioness at night___________ could frighten anyone.
A. so that he B. in order that she C. for fear that she D. for her not to
2. The burglar cut the telephone wires____________ call the police.
A. so that he can B. in order that I could C. for fear that I D. for me not to
3. The manufacturers have made the taps of their new gas cooker very stiff _________ young children not to be able
to turn them on.
A. so that B. in order that they wanted C. for fear that D. for
4. The policeman stopped the traffic every few minutes. He wanted the pedestrians to be across the road.
 The policeman stopped the traffic every few minutes ____________
A. in order that the pedestrians can be across the road. B. in order to the pedestrians be across the road.
C. so that the pedestrians could be across the road. D. so the pedestrians could be across the road.
5. I am putting the nets over my strawberry plants_______ the birds can eat all the strawberries.
A. so that B. in order that C. for not D. for fear that
6. We put bars in the lower windows____________ climb in.
A. so that every one could B. in order that no one C. for fear that no one D. for no one to
7. Turn down the oven. We don’t want the meat to burn while we are out.
Turn down the oven___________________________________________
A. for the meat don’t burn while we are out. B. not for the meat to burn while we are out.
C. so as to the meat not burn while we are out. D. so that the meat can’t burn while we are out.
8. He telephoned from a public call-box. He didn’t want the call to be traced to his own address.
He telephoned from a public call-box___________________________________
A. less the call could be traced to his own address. B. in order that the call to be traced to his own address.
C. so the call can’t be traced to his own address. D. so that the call could be traced to his own address.
9. We keep the spade in the house. There may be a heavy fall of snow in the night.
We keep the spade in the house_______________________________________
A. so that there may be a heavy fall of snow in the night.
B. in order to there may be a heavy fall of snow in the night.
C. so to be a heavy fall of snow in the night.
D. so there may be a heavy fall of snow in the night.
10. The debate on education has been postponed. The government wants to discuss the latest crisis.
The debate on education has been postponed_____________________________
A. in order that the government wants to discuss the latest crisis.
B. in order to the government wants to discuss the latest crisis.
C. so that the government can discuss the latest crisis.
D. so the government wants to discuss the latest crisis.
11. The ceiling is ______.
A. too high for me to reach B. too tall for me to reach
C. so high for me reaching D. enough high of me to reaching
12. He goes to England_____.
A. so that he learns English B. so that he may learn English C. so to learn English D. so he learns English
13. It was too late _____.
A. to go for them to the party. B. for them to go to the party.
C. because they go to the party. D. so they go to the party.
14. She hid the present______ _______.
A. so that the children wouldn’t find it B. in order to the children not to find it
C. for the children not find it D. in order that the children not to find it
15. “ I tried to study English well. I wanted to get a good job.” means________.
A. I tried to study English well so that I can get a good job
B. I tried to study English well in order that I can get a good job
C. I tried to study English well to get a good job
 D.I try to study English well in order that I can get a good job
16. “They whispered. They didn’t want anyone to hear them.” means _____.
A. They whispered in order to make anyone hear them B. They whispered so that no one could hear them
C. They whispered to make everyone hear them D. They whispered in order that make everyone hear them
17. We preserve natural resources. We can use them in the future
A. We preserve natural resources so that we can use them in the future
B. We preserve natural resources so as to we can use them in the future
C. We preserve natural resources in order to we can use them in the future
D. We preserve natural resources for fear that we can use them in the future
18. The teacher was explaining the lesson slowly and clearly_____.
A. to make his students to understand it B. in order that his students can understand it
C. so as to that his students could understand it D. so that his students could understand it
19. I am not _____ a car.
A. rich enough to buy B. too rich enough to buy C. too poor to buy D. enough rich to buy
20. _______ 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
21. 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
22. The school boys are in hurry ______ they will not be late for school.
A. so as to B. to C. in order that D. for
23. 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
24. The film was ______ through.
A. too long for us to see B. very long for us to see it C. too long for us seeing it D. too long enough for us to see
25. The coffee was _____ to drink.
A. so strong B. strong C. enough strong D. too strong
26. I bought this new software _____ Chinese.
A. for learning B. learning C. to learn D. learned
27. Mary jogs everyday ______ lose weight.
A. so she can B. so that she can C. because she can D. so that to
28. He was playing very softly_____________ he _____________ disturb anyone.
A. in order that / couldn’t B. so that / can’t C. so that / could D. so/ can
29. I sent him out of the room _________discuss his progress with his headmaster.
A. for B. in order to C. so as D. in order that
30. He fixed a metal ladder to the wall below his window_____ escape if there was a fire.
A. to B. not to C. so as not D. so that
31. The police had barricaded the main street__________ prevent the demonstrators from marching through the town.
A. so as to B. not to C. so as not to D. in order
32. They evacuated everybody from the danger zone_______ they _____ reduce the risk.
A. to/ could B. so that/ couldn’t C. in order that / can D. so that/ could
33. He sent his children to the school__________ get more knowledge.
A. for him to B. to for them C. so as for them to D. so that he could
34. The workmen left red lights near the hole__________ warn motorists.
A. to B. for them not to C. so for them to D. so
35. I am learning skiing at an indoor school________ when I get to Switzerland.
A. to skiing B. to ski C. so as not to ski D. so that I can’t ski
36. Keep my hens in a field surrounded by wire netting_____ I can protect them against the foxes.
A. to B. not to C. so as not to D. so that
37. I am saving up_________ buy a helicopter.
A. due to B. owing to C. so as to D. despite
38. He had the telephone installed in his car_________ his secretary to be able to contact him wherever necessary.
A. so that B. in order that C. so as to D. for
39. We built the roof with a steel slope________ the snow to slide off easily.
A. less B. in order that C. for fear that D. for