Chuyên đề tự học Tiếng Anh (Theo tham chiếu Châu Âu 6 bậc) - Reason - Đỗ Bình

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1. CHUYÊN ĐỀ TỰ HỌC TIẾNG ANH (theo tham chiếu Châu Âu 6 bậc) - REASON Exercise 1. Choose one word or phrase marked A, B, C, or D that best complete the preceding sentence. 01. ___ he always did well on his English tests, his parents were not surprised that he got a B level. A. When B. Since C. Because of D. Although 02. He doesn't understand ___ he doesn't speak French very well. A. whenever B. so that C. because D. before 03. She is looking for a new job___ she is tired of doing a routine job day after day. A. since B. as C. because D. all are correct 04. I haven't seen Tom___ he gave me this book. A. since B. for C. until D. before 05. ___ he has a headache, he has to take an aspirin. A. How B. Because C. Where D. Although 06. Our visit to Japan was delayed___ my wife's illness. A. because B. because of C. thanks to D. though 07. The flight had to be delayed___ the bad weather. A. because B. due to C. because of D. B and C are correct 08. I couldn't unlock it___ I had the wrong key. A. because B. so that C. since D. so 09. He hasn't written to us___ he left. A. as long as B. since C. by the time D. as soon as 10. I made a mistake___ I was tired. A. though B. so that C. because D. if 11. You need good shoes to go hiking in the mountains___ the ground is rough and hard. A. because B. so that C. before D. even though 12. ___ he is tired, he can't work longer. A. Because B. Even though C. Although D. Besides 13. ___ he wasn't ready in time, we went without him. A. When B. Moreover C. As D. So 14. Is that all___ would you like something else? A. Because B. Since C. As D. All are correct 15. You will have to pay higher insurance___ you buy a sports car. A. if B. although C. so that D. before 16. I haven’t been climbing___ I broke my leg last summer. A. although B. since C. so that D. before 17. He went to bed ___he was sleepy. A. because B. so that C. because of D. although 18. ___ the storm warnings, we didn’t go out last night. A. Because B. Because of C. Although D. In spite of 19. You may get malaria___ you are bitten by a mosquito. A. if B. so that C. though D. before 20. It was difficult to deliver the letter___ the sender had written the wrong address on the envelope. A. because B. despite C. though D. because of Exercise 2. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed before it. 01. Mary came to class late. Her motorbike had a puncture. → Because___. 02. Due to the cold weather, we stayed home. → Because___. 03. People like to live in this country because of its healthy climate. → Because___. 04. A computer can be used for various purposes, so it becomes very popular nowadays. → Because___. 05. Stacey retired in 1987, partly because of ill health. → Because___. 06. We were late for the meeting due to the heavy traffic. ĐỖ BÌNH – Lien Son High School, Lap Thach, Vinh Phuc - www.violet.vn/quocbinh72 Trang 1
2. CHUYÊN ĐỀ TỰ HỌC TIẾNG ANH (theo tham chiếu Châu Âu 6 bậc) - REASON → Because___. 07. Harry had to stay in hospital because of his broken leg. → Because___. 08. Our leader couldn’t attend the meeting, so it was canceled. → Because___. 09. The young couple decided not to buy the house because of its dilapidated condition. → Because___. 10. I always enjoyed mathematics in high school, so I decided to major in it in college. → Because___. 11. Jim had to give up jogging because he had sprained his ankle severely. → Because of___. 12. The water in most rivers is unsafe to drink because it’s polluted. → Because of___. 13. We had to stay in London an extra day because it was foggy at the airport. → Because of___. 14. Bill has to do all of the cooking and cleaning because his wife is ill. → Because of___. 15. We all have received the best of everything because our parents are generous. → Because of___. 16. I couldn’t get to sleep last night because it was noisy in the next apartment. → Because of___. 17. John has to sit in the front row in class because he has poor eyesight. → Because of___. 18. We stopped our car because the traffic lights turned red. → Because of___. 19. She couldn’t see the road because the wall was too high. → Because of___. 20. We postponed our trip because the driving conditions were bad. → Because of___. Exercise 3. Complete the sentences with because/ because of/ although/ in spite of. 01. We delayed our trip___ the bad weather. 02. Sue’s eyes were red___ she had been crying. 03. My mother is always complaining___ the untidiness of my room. 04. The water in most rivers is unsafe to drink___ it’s polluted. 05. The trees were bent over___ the wind. 06. You can’t enter this secure areas___ you don’t have an official permit. 07. It’s unsafe to travel in that country ___ the ongoing civil war. 08. Several people in the crowd became ill and fainted___ the extreme heat. 09. Mark didn’t go to work yesterday___ he didn’t feel well 10. We couldn’t get into the disco___ the enormous crowd. 11. ___ it rained a lot, we enjoyed our holiday. 12. Daniel forgot his passport___ having it in his list. 13. I couldn’t get to sleep___ the noise. 14. ___ I had nothing for lunch but an apple, I ate dinner early. 15. A lot of things went wrong___ all our careful plans. 16. She wasn’t wearing a coat___ it was quite cold. 17. He only accepted the job___ the salary, which was very high. 18. I went home early___ I was feeling unwell. 19. ___ I knew the truth, I decided not to tell them. 20. The villagers refused to leave___ the drought. ĐỖ BÌNH – Lien Son High School, Lap Thach, Vinh Phuc - www.violet.vn/quocbinh72 Trang 2