Đề cương ôn thi môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 12 - Mệnh đề trạng ngữ (Adverbial clauses)

ADVERBIAL CLAUSES
I- ADVERBIAL CLAUSE OF TIME
Exercise 1: Choose the best answer
I will call you before I ________ over.
A. come	B. will come	C. will be coming	D. came
2. After she graduates, she ________ a job.
A. got	B. will get	C. had got	D. get
3. When I _________ him tomorrow, I will ask him.
A. saw	B. have seen	C. will see	D. see
4. As soon as it _________ raining, we will leave.
A. stops	B. stop	C. had stopped	D. stopped
5. By the time he comes, we will have already __________.
A. leave	B. leaving	C. left	D. leaves
6. Whenever I ________ her, I say hello.
A. see	B. will see	C. will have seen	D. saw
7. The next time I go to New York, I am going ________ a ballet.
A. seeing	B. see	C. saw	D. to see
8. I will never speak to him again so long as I _______.
A. lives	B. will live	C. am living	D. live
9. By the time Bill ____ to bed tomorrow, he will have had a full day and will be ready for sleep.
A. had gone	B. will go	C. goes	D. went
10. As soon as I finish my report, I will call you and we ________ out for dinner.
A. went	B. will go	C. will have gone	D. go
11. By the time I return to my country, I _________ away from home for more than three years.
A. would be	B. will have been	C. will be	D. am
12. After he _______ breakfast tomorrow, he will get ready to go to work.
A. will have had	B. has	C. will be having	D. have
13. As soon as he finishes dinner, he _______ the children for a work to a nearby playground.
A. will take	B. takes	C. will be taking	D. took
14. When Bill gets home, his children ___________ in the yard.
A. played	B. will play	C. will be playing	D. play
15. When it raining, I usually go to school by bus. 
 A B C D
16. I learned a lot of Japanese while I am in Tokyo.
 A B C D
17. I have not been well since I return home.
 A B C D
18. I’ll stay here until will you get back.
 A B C D 
19. When Sam was in New York, he stays with his cousins.
 A B C D
20. Last night, I had gone to bed after I had finished my homework.
 A B C D
II- ADVERBIAL CLAUSES OF REASONS, RESULTS AND CONCESSION
EX 2: Choose A, B, C or D that best completes each unfinished sentence
1. Mai worked hard , ______ she passed her exam .
a. so 	b. although 	c. because 	d. though
2. _____ she was very tired , she helped her brother with his homework . 
a. Because 	b. whether 	c. Although 	c. so 
3. It’s raining hard , _____ we can’t go to the beach . 
a. or 	b. but 	c. so 	d. though
4. Nam was absent from class yesterday ____ he felt sick .
a. so 	b. because 	c. although 	d. but 
5. Tom has a computer , _____ he doesn’t use it . 
a. or 	b. as 	because 	d. but 
6. The boy can’t reach the shelf ____ he’s not tall enough.
a. because 	b. although 	c. even though 	d. and 
7. The film was boring ____ we went home .
a. so 	b. when 	c. but 	c. if 
8. The girl bought the shoes _____ they are very expensive .
a. but 	b. if 	c. so 	d. although 
9. He used to smoke a lot ______ now he doesn’t smoke any more . 
a. still 	b. therefore 	c. but 	d. as 
10. She couldn’t unlock it ______ she had the wrong key . 
a. while 	b. but 	c. though 	d. because 
Ex 3: REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES. 
1. I couldn’t do the test because it was difficult.
àBecause of 
2. Although he got up early, he was late for the first train.
à In spite .
3. Although English grammar is difficult, we like to study it.
à In spite .
4. Although he is an excellent doctor, he can’t cure lever cancer.
à Despite ..
5. Although my friend doesn’t have enough money, she wants to buy that new car.
à Despite 
6. Although Mai didn’t speak English well, she decided to live in London.
à In spite 
7. Athough he is sick, he goes to school.
à In spite of 
8. Although Lan was tired, she did all her homework carefully.
à Despite .
9. Everybody has a great regard for her despite her poverty.
à Although 
10. They worked very hard although they were old.
à In spite .
11. Peter didn’t go to school yesterday because he was sick.
à Because of .
12. Mary went to bed early because she felt tired.
à Because of .
13. She didn’t go to the circus with Betty because she had a bad cold.
à Because of .
14. John succeeded in his exam because he worked hard.
à Because of .
15. She stayed at home because her mother was sick.
à Because of .