CONJUNCTIONS

The manufacturers have made the taps of their new gas cooker very stiff _________ young children are not able to turn them on.

• such that

•  for

• for fear that

• in order that

__________he has a headache, he has to take an aspirin.

• Because

• Because of

• Although

• In spite of

The flight had to be delayed __________the bad weather.

• Because of

• Because

• when

• despite

Minh had a terrible headache. ___________, he went to school.

• However

• Therefore

• Otherwise

• Although

He turned off the lights before going out ___________ waste electricity.

• so as not to

• so that

• because of

• in spite of

Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the original one.

We stayed in that hotel despite the noise.

• Despite the hotel is noisy, we stayed there.

• We stayed in the noisy hotel and we liked it.

• Because of the noise, we stayed in the hotel.

• Although the hotel was noisy, we stayed there.        

Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the original one.

Although she was very old, she looked very grateful.

• In spite her being old, she looked very grateful.

• Despite her old age, she looked very grateful.

• Despite she was very old, she looked very grateful.

• In spite of very old, she looked very grateful.

Choose the sentence which has the closest meaning to the original one.

Though he drove carefully, he had an accident yesterday.

• Despite his carelessness, he had an accident yesterday.

• Despite he drove carefully, he had an accident yesterday.

• Carefully as he drove, he had an accident yesterday.

• In spite of a careful drive, he had an accident yesterday.

Write  a mistake in the following sentence that needs correcting.

Although the rise in unemployment, people still seem to be spending more.

Write  a mistake in the following sentence that needs correcting.

The train was late because the fog is thick.