HOMEWORK – ENGLISH 7 ENGLISH EXERCISES Ex1. Complete the sentences with given word pairs. 1. fascinated/ fascinating -Jane sometimes has many _________ ideas. -We are ___________ by Jane’s ideas. 2. depressed/ depressing -The weather was ____________ yesterday. -The weather made me feel _____yesterday. 3. annoyed/ annoying -His tone of voice is so _______________ -I am so _______________ by his tone of voice. 4. shocked/ shocking -His latest news was _______________. -We were ____________ at his latest news. 5. moved/ moving -The film was so_______________ -I was deeply _______________ by the film. 6. terrified/ terrifying -Both of us were __________ of that violent scene. -That violent scene was ___________. 7. tired/ tiring -Going shopping all day makes me feel ____________. -Going shopping all day is ____________. 8. interested/ interesting -Jim is ______________ in reading books. -Jim finds reading books_____________. Ex 2. Rewrite the sentences below using given words. 1. It’s hard to find a parking lot on Sunday. I think we can find one. (However) 2. The film is frightening. I still love it. (Nevertheless) 3. James still has to eat vegetables. He doesn’t like them at all. (However) 4. Liam told some jokes. No one laughed. 5. I told her not to tell anyone my secret. She told everyone. (Nevertheless) Ex3. Fill in the blanks with ALTHOUGH, DESPITE or IN SPITE OF to complete the sentences below. 1. _______________ the famous restaurant, the food was terrible. 2. _______________ it stopped raining, we cancelled our picnic. 3. _______________ the heavy rain, we didn’t cancel our picnic. 4. We decided to stay indoor ___________ the weather was very nice. 5. We decided to stay indoor ___________ the nice weather. 6. _______________ I invited Jim to my party, he didn’t come. 7. I don’t want to watch this film____________ it has many good reviews. 8. I don’t want to watcht this film _____________ good reviews. 9. _______________ my hard work, I failed. 10. _______________ studying very hard, I failed the exam. 11. ____________ many challenges, Tom won’t give up his dream. 12. _______________ he is sick, he still resigns to join the competition. 13. _______________his sickness, he still resigns to join the competition. 14. I don’t want to see the movie __________ people say it’s gripping. 15. I get to school in time __________ the traffic jam. 16. The film is a failure (sự thất bại) _________ investors put a lot of money in it. Ex4. Rewrite the sentences so that the meaning doesn’t change. 1. Although there was a traffic congestion on my way, I still be on time.  Despite __________________________________________________ 2. Although there are dark clouds, it doesn’t seem to rain soon.  Despite __________________________________________________ 3. Although there is a new trend on social media, we don’t want to catch up with it.  Despite __________________________________________________ 4. Although she has many clothes, she goes shopping every week. (having)  Despite __________________________________________________ 5. Although I have enough money, I don’t want to buy a new computer  In spite of __________________________________________________ 6. He didn’t win an Oscar for Best Actor although he performed excellently. (in spite of)  _________________________________________________________ 7. Tom sometimes gets bad marks although he works hard. (despite)  _________________________________________________________ 8. Although Nga does exercises a lot, she keeps gaining weight. (in spite of)  _________________________________________________________ 9. Although he is strong, he refuses to help others.  Despite being ______________________________________________ 10. Although the song is nice, it’s not chosen to perform in the music festival.  Despite ___________________________________________________ 11. Although the weather is rainy, we keep playing football.  In spite of the ______________________________________________