Exercise 1: Choose the correct completion, although or in spite of.

1. the snow, the roads remained open.

2. She still cares for Michael he married someone else.
3. We enjoyed the day the bad weather.
4. She didnt want to go she knew all her friends would be there.
5. She knew about his illness he never mentioned it.
6. her worries, she passed the exam with flying colors.
7. He is good at selling, he has had no formal training.
8. They went swimming all the danger signs.
9. They fell in love the language barrier.
10. They got on well together they were total strangers.
Exercise 2: Rewrite the sentences, using although or in spite of.
1. I didnt sleep despite being very tired.
Although .
2. He accepted the job in spite of the low salary.
Although .
3. I didnt eat anything in spite of being hungry.
Although .
4. He went on working in spite of feeling unwell.
Although .
5. In spite of his disappointment, he tried to smile.
Although .
6. Although they quarrel they remain the best of friends.
In spite of .
7. They went out for dinner although the weather was bad.
In spite .
8. Although he is old, he still leads an active life.
In spite .
9. Although Ba worked hard, he failed his exam.
In spite .
10. We decided to go to see the match although it rained heavily.
In spite .
Exercise 3: Complete each sentence with the correct form of the word in parentheses.
1. Wall Street is the heart of New York. (finance)
2. It was a difficult time. Apart from everything else, we had problems. (finance)
3. I dont find Nam very . (communicate)
4. Television is an effective means of . (communicate)
5. He became very rich and but he always remained a humble man. (fame)
6. Parents still tend to treat boys from girls. (different)
7. This course-book aims to give students a solid in grammar and vocabulary. (found)
8. Manchester is for its nightlife and its football team. (fame)
9. He came to Hollywood in search of .(famous)
10. Although there are some similarities between the two cities, there are a lot of too.
(different)
Exercise 4. Decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space.

There is a great sense of (1) in New York and it has a reputation for being the city that
never sleeps. The Big Apple, as it is sometimes called, feels alive, fast and at the centre of everything, with
cars hooting, yellow taxis weaving through the traffic, brightly lit theatres, and restaurants busy late into the
night. The city offers enormous contrasts. Some of the most expensive homes (2) the world are in
New York City, but on the pavements outside are (3) people without a home.

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 Many Americans have never been to New York, but everyone knows something (4) the city.
They are familiar (5) the tall Manhattan skyline, Times Square with its brightly lit advertisements,
Madison Square Gardens, where many sports events (6) place, Wall Street, its financial heart, the
Empire State Building, the Statue of Liberty, and Ellis Island, where many of their ancestors first arrived in
(7) US.
New Yorkers speak in a very direct way (8) can seem rude to people from other parts of the
US. Some have little patience with visitors who (9) the fast pace of the city. But for many visitors,
rude New Yorkers is part of the (10) of going to the city.
1. A. excitement B. exciting C. excited D. excitingly
2. A. on B. in C .over D. up
3. A. rich B. happy C. poor D. luxury
4. A. on B. with C. by D. about
5. A. for B. about C. with D. to
6. A. happen B. occur C. appear D. take
7. A. the B. a C. an D. one
8. A. who B. whom C. which D. where
9. A. didnt use to B. are not used to C. dont use to D. is not used to
10. A. attract B. attractive C. attractively D. attraction
Exercise 5: Choose the correct word.
Example: I was disappointed / disappointing with the film. I had expected it to be better.
1. She has really learnt very fast. She has made astonishing / astonished progress.
2. I read an interesting / interested article in the newspaper this morning.
3. Are you interesting / interested in football?
4. Ms. Green doesnt explain things well. The students are confusing / confused.
5. The football match was very excited / exciting. I enjoyed it.
6. Mr. Ball fascinates me. I think he is a fascinating / fascinated person.
7. Its sometimes embarrassing / embarrassed when you ask people for money.
8. Dont bother to read that book. Its boring / bored.
9. I had never expected to get the job. I was really amazing / amazed when I was offered it.
10. It was a really terrified / terrifying experience. Everybody was very shocked / shocking.
Exercise 6: Complete the sentence for each situation. Use the words in brackets + -ing or -ed.
Example: Phuong is going to Australia. The idea of going on this trip excites her.
(excite)
a. Phuong is excited about going on this trip.
b. She thinks it is going to be an exciting trip.

1. The film wasnt as good as we had expected. (disappoint)

a. The film was .
b. We were with the film.

2. The loud noise frightened the children. (frighten)

a. It was a sound.
b. The children ran into the house.

3. Thao teaches young children. Its a very hard job, but she enjoys it. (exhaust)
a. She enjoys her job, but its often .
b. At the end of a days work, she is often .

4. An article in the newspaper surprised Mrs. Nhu. (surprise)

a. It was a very article to her.
b. Mrs. Nhu was very when she read it.

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5. Its been raining all day. I hate this weather. (depress)
a. This weather is .
b. This weather makes me .
c. Its silly to get because of the weather.

6. I bought a camera. I didnt understand the directions. (confuse)

a. I was when I tried to understand the directions.
b. They were directions.
7. Kim is going to Mexico next month. Shes never been there before. (excite)
a. It will be an experience for her.
b. Going to new places is always .
c. Shes really about going to Mexico.
8. The famous singer stole money. The scandal shocked the fans. (shock)
a. It was a scandal.
b. The fans soon boycotted the singer.
9. Mike heard some bad news. The bad news depressed him. (depress)
a. Mike is very sad. In other words, he is .
b. The news made Mike sad. The news was .
10. I like to study sea life. The subject of marine biology fascinates me. (fascinate)
a. I am by marine biology.
b. Marine biology is a subject.
Exercise 7: Complete the conversation. Write the complete word in each space.
Naomi:That was an exciting (excit...) film, wasnt it?
Michael: Oh, do you think so? Im (1) (surpris...) you like it.
I thought it was rather (2) (disappoint...).
Naomi:Well, I was (3) (puzzl...) once or twice. I didnt
understand the whole story.
It was (4) (confus...) in places. But the end was good.
Michael: I was (5) (bor...) most of the time.
I didnt find it very (6) (interest...).

Exercise 8: Complete the sentences with the appropriate -ed or -ing form of the words from the box.

confuse disappoint surprise shock amuse

exhaust frighten fascinate annoy puzzle

Example: Ive got nothing to do. I am bored .

1. Ben felt when he heard the bad news.

2. I got very trying to make sense of the instructions.
3. Ive been working very hard all day and now I am .
4. I enjoyed watching the program on wildlife. I was absolutely .
5. It was very not to get the job.
6. I just dont understand. I find the whole thing rather .
7. Steve is very good at telling funny stories. He can be very .
8. Theres no need to get because Im a few minutes late.
9. When I got onto the roof of my house, I felt .
10. He works very hard. Its not that hes always tired.

Exercise 9: In each group, one sentence is incorrect. Write I beside the incorrect
sentence.
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1. a. _______ Science fascinates me.
b. _______ Science is fascinating to me.
c. _______ Science is fascinated to me.
2. a. _______ The journey took all day and night. They found it very tiring.
b. _______ Traveling all day and night made them tiring.
c. _______ After traveling all day and night they were very tired.
3. a. _______ The baby is exciting about her new toy.
b. _______ The baby is excited about her new toy.
c. _______ The new toy is exciting to the baby.
4. a. _______ I was quite shocked to see Jessica behaving like that.
b. _______ I think the way Jessica behaved was quite shocking.
c. _______ The way Jessica behaved shocking me.
5. a. _______ The book is really interesting.
b. _______ The book is really interested.
c. _______ The book interests me.
6. a. _______ The passengers were annoying about the delay.
b. _______ The two-hour delay was annoying.
c. _______ The passengers were annoyed about the delay.
7. a. _______ I am exhausting from working in the fields.
b. _______ I am exhausted from working in the fields.
c. _______ Working in the fields exhausts me.
d. _______ Working in the fields is exhausting.
8. a. _______ Janes classes bore her.
b. _______ Janes classes are boring.
c. _______ Jane is bored with her classes.
d. _______ Janes classes make her boring.
9. a. _______ The exploration of space interests me.
b. _______ I am interested in the exploration of space.
c. _______ The exploration of space is interested to me.
10. a. ______ Your grandmother is amazing to me.
b. ______ Your grandmother amazes me.
c. ______ Your grandmother is amazed to me.
d. ______ I am amazed by your grandmother.
Exercise 10: Write the words in brackets and add ly, ing or ed if you need to.
Mary: Is it the new (new...) car youve just bought?
Tom: Thats right. Well. Its a second-hand of course.
Mary: Its exciting (excit...) buying a car, isnt it?
Tom: Well, it was a bit of a problem actually because I didnt have enough money
to spend. But I managed to find one that wasnt very (1)
(expensive...).
Mary: It looks very (2) (nice...), I must say.
Tom: Its ten years old, so I was (3) (surpris...) what good
condition its in. The man I bought from is over eighty, and he always drove
it very (4) (careful..), he said. He never took it out if it
was raining, which I find (5) (amus...).
Mary: I think (6) (elder...) people look after their cars better
than young people.
Tom: He was a (7) (friend...) old chap. He even gave me three
maps (8) (free...).