Practice 1. Fill the blank with although/ despite/ in spite of

1. ______________________we are a small company, we sell almost a hundred machines a month

2. ______________________all the difficulties, the project started on time and was a success

3. ______________________we were warned against doing so, we went ahead with the project.

4. ______________________his lack of experience, he became a successful businessman

5. ______________________being by far the oldest player, he scored three goals.

6. ______________________he's a millionaire, he drives a second-hand car

7. ______________________it rained a lot, I enjoyed the holiday

8. _____________________working for the company for six months now, he never seems to know what to do 9. _____________________my warnings, he went to Colombia.

10. _____________________she didn't want to see The Lord of the Rings, she enjoyed it in the end.

11. _____________________being bad at pool, she beat him three times in a row

12. She decided to go abroad for a year_____________________ loving her boyfriend very much.

13. He went on holiday to Thailand_____________________ the expensive airfare

14. I phone my brother in Thailand using Skype nearly every day___________________the time difference. 15. The best things in life are free, _____________________ love is often very expensive.