II. Complete the sentences with either BECAUSE or BECAUSE OF:
1. We postponed our trip…………. . . . . . . ……. ……. . . ……. the bad driving conditions.
2. Sue’s eyes were red………………. . …. . . . . … she had been swimming in a chlorinated pool.
3. We can’t visit the museum tomorrow……………. . . . . . . . …… it isn’t open.
4. Jim had to give up jogging ……………………. . . . . . … his sprained ankle. (mắt cá bong gân)
5……………………. . . . . heavy fog at the airport, we had to stay in Boston an extra day.
6. Please walk carefully …………………. . . . . . . the walkway is slippery (adj-trơn) when wet.
7. Thousands of Irish people emigrated to the United States …………………. . the potato famine
(nạn đóikém/sự khan hiếm) in Ireland in the middle of the nineteenth century
8. My lecture notes(diễn thuyết) were incomplete …………. . . …. . the instructor talked too fast.
9……………. . . . . . . . . …. . it rained, we stayed home.
10. A tomato is classified(xếp loại) as a fruit, but most people consider it a vegetable ………. .
it is prepared and eaten in the same way as lettuce(rau diếp), onions and other vegetables.
III. Complete the sentences with THOUGH(mặc dầu) or BECAUSE :
1. I put on sunglasses …………………. . . . . . . . . . it was a dark, cloudy day.
2. I put on sunglasses …………………. . . ……. . the sun was bright.
3…………………. . . she has a job, she doesn’t make enough money to support her four chidren.
4……………. . …. she has a job, she is able to pay her rent and provide food her four children.
5. I’m going horseback riding with Judy this afternoon …………………. . I’m afraid of horse.
6………………… Tom didn’t know how to dance, he wanted to go the school dance ………………. he felt lonely sitting and staring blankly at the TV while all of his friends were having fun together.
IV- BECAUSE + CLAUSE / SENTENCE / BECAUSE OF + NOUN / PHRASE
1. He is bad at English because he is very lazy.
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2. He didn’t come to class because he was ill.
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3. Everyone likes and admires her because of her intelligence.
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4. The flight 202 was delayed because the weather was bad.
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5. He decided to accept the job because the salary was high.
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6. I didn’t come on time because it rained heavily.
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7. She smiles because she is very happy.
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8. They can’t miss the meeting because it is very important.
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9. I was late for the meeting because the traffic was heavy.
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10. My grandmother can’t work hard because she is very old.
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11. He likes her because she’s very beautiful and attractive.
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12. He didn’t go to school because he was very poor.
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13. He broke the glass because he was careless.
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14. He left school because his life was hard.
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15. My little brother can’t chew well because of his toothache.
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16. I can’t play basketball because of my height.
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17. We can’t swim in this part of the river because of highly polluted water.
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18. We spent the whole day in the garden because of lovely weather.
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19. Two cars can’t pass each other because of the narrow road.
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20. Nobody can do this test because of its difficulty.
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11. Jim had to give up jogging because he had sprained his ankle severely.
→ Because of his severely sprained ankle, Jim had to give up jogging .
12. The water in most rivers is unsafe to drink because it’s polluted.
→ Because of its pollution, the water in most rivers is unsafe to drink
13. We had to stay in London an extra day because it was foggy at the airport.
→ Because of the fog at the airport,we had to stay in London an extra day .
14. Bill has to do all of the cooking and cleaning because his wife is ill.
→ Because of his wife’s illness,Bill has to do all of the cooking and cleaning .
15. We all have received the best of everything because our parents are generous.
→ Because ofour parents’generosity,we all have received the best of everything .
16. I couldn’t get to sleep last night because it was noisy in the next apartment .
→ Because of the noise in the next apartment, I couldn’t get to sleep last night.
17. John has to sit in the front row in class because he has poor eyesight.
→ Because ofhis poor eyesight,John has to sit in the front row in class .
18. We stopped our car because the traffic lights turned red.
→ Because of the red traffic lights,we stopped our car.
19. She couldn’t see the road because the wall was too high.
→ Because of the high wall,she couldn’t see the road.
20. We postponed our trip because the driving conditions were bad.
→ Because ofthe bad driving conditions,we postponed our trip.
11. Jim had to give up jogging because he had sprained his ankle severely.
→ Because of_____having sprained his ankle severely,Jim had to give up joggin____.
12. The water in most rivers is unsafe to drink because it’s polluted.
→ Because of_______the water polltution,it in most rivers is unsafe to drink____________________.
13. We had to stay in London an extra day because it was foggy at the airport.
→ Because of______the foggywaether at the airport, We had to stay in London an extra day______.
14. Bill has to do all of the cooking and cleaning because his wife is ill.
→ Because of______his wife's illness,Bill has to do all of the cooking and cleaning_____.
15. We all have received the best of everything because our parents are generous.
→ Because of_____our parents's generosity,We all have received the best of everything ____________.
16. I couldn’t get to sleep last night because it was noisy in the next apartment.
→ Because of______the noise in the next apartment,I couldn’t get to sleep last night__________.
17. John has to sit in the front row in class because he has poor eyesight.
→ Because of________having poor eyesight,John has to sit in the front row in class _____________.
18. We stopped our car because the traffic lights turned red.
→ Because of______the red traffic light,We stopped our car___________.
19. She couldn’t see the road because the wall was too high.
→ Because of____the high wall ,She couldn’t see the road _____.
20. We postponed our trip because the driving conditions were bad.
→ Because of____the bad driving conditions,We postponed our trip ___________.