Điền vào chỗ trống một từ nối thích hợp trong số các từ nối cho sẵn ở mỗi phần.

and - or - but - so
1.You can look at the clothes in the shop windows,_____________ you can't go in and
buy them.
2.I was tired,_____________ I went home early.
3.Mrs. Taylor is tall_____________slim.
4.Learning geography is difficult____________interesting.
5.It is raining heavily outside, ____________We'd better postpone our picnic.
6.The exercises are quite difficult, ______________I'm doing quite well.
7.I don't know whether to turn left_____________right to reach the department store.
8.Do you want to sit next to Nam ________________ Lan?
9.No one likes classmates who are lazy_______________mean.
10.You didn't win the prize, ______________ better luck next time.
so - because - therefore
11.Nam enjoys speaking English.______________, he is going to England for a semester.
12.Mike didn't have good grades,____________ his parents are very upset.
13.Math is difficult for me,________________ I got a Math tutor.
14.Na is exhausted _______________ she had three tests at school.
15.Jim won the race; _______________ he was happy.
16.Peter is worried _______________he is late for an important conference.
17.John can't go to work ____________he has a flu.
18.He can't hear well. ________________, you have to speak louder.
19.I forgot to bring my umbrella, _______________I got wet.
20.____________ I didn't study hard enough, I failed the Math exam.
but – however
21.Lorena seems to be quite clever.______________, she often gets low marks.
22.The service at this restaurant is excellent, ___________he food is terrible.

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23.Josh is a careful driver;___________ he has had some accidents.
24.Christina loves football,___________ she's not very good at it.
25.I know you are busy.___________________, I do have something to inform you now.
26.Rome is a nice city to visit,_____________ it has got terrible traffic.
27.I'd love to come.__________, I don't have time.
28.Paul apologized several times,___________ Isabella wouldn't speak to him.
29.I tried to look happy._______________, I felt sad as a matter of fact.
30.It is snowy.____________, the kids don't want to put on their coats.
Điền In spite/Despite/Although và chỗ trống
1. Salim went to school alone, _____ she knew that it was very unsafe.
2. They liked their camping holiday,_____________ of the rain.
3. _________ the pain in her leg, she still won the marathon excellent.
4. My father decided to buy the car __________ he didn’t really have enough money.
5. ________ she was very sick, she still tried to complete this job.
6. _________ his age, he still plays badminton every morning.
7. __________Land and Mike went to university together, they weren’t close friend.
8. We still play football outside ____________ of the heavy rain.
9. ______her illness, she must go to school.
10. Loan knew what he wanted ________ of not understanding anything.
11. _______all my careful plans, a lot of things went wrong.
12. _________ I had planned everything carefully, a lot of things went wrong.
13. I love music __________ I can’t play a musical instrument.
14. ___________ being very tired, we carried on walking.
15. The heating was on, __________ the house was still cold.
16. Keith decided to give up his job ___________ I advised him not to.
17. I couldn’t sleep ______ I was tired.
18. ______ it rained a lot , they enjoyed themselves.
19. I didn’t get the job ________ my qualifications.
20. ___________what I said last night, I still love you.
Viết lại câu không đổi nghĩa
1. I couldn’t sleep although I was tired.
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2. Although he’s got an English name, he is in fact German.

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3. In spite of her injured foot, she managed to walk to the village.
⇒______________________________________________________________
4. I decided to accept the job although the salary was low.
⇒______________________________________________________________
5. We lost the match although we were the better team.
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6. In spite of not having eaten for 24 hours, I didn’t feel hungry.
⇒______________________________________________________________
7. I’m not tired in spite of working hard all day.
⇒______________________________________________________________
8. She is quite fat although she plays sport every day.
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9. Although I see him every morning, I’ve never spoken to him.
⇒______________________________________________________________
10. It’s quite warm although it’s a bit windy.
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