Here are the rephrased sentences for each question while keeping the meaning unchanged:

69. **He was very tired but he kept on working.**
* A. Despite his tiredness, he continued working.
* B. In spite of being very tired, he kept on working.
* C. Though he was very tired, he continued to work.
* D. Although he was tired, he kept on working.

70. **Although she was very old, she looked very grateful.**
* A. Despite her old age, she appeared very grateful.
* B. In spite of being very old, she looked grateful.
* C. Although she was quite old, she seemed very grateful.
* D. Despite being old, she appeared very grateful.

71. **However hard you work, you will never get promotion.**
* A. Although you work very hard, you won’t receive a promotion.
* B. You will not get promoted because you work hard.
* C. No matter how hard you work, you won’t be promoted.
* D. Even if you work hard, you will never receive promotion.

72. **Despite feeling cold, we kept walking.**
* A. Although we were cold, we continued walking.
* B. In spite of feeling cold, we kept walking.
* C. However cold we felt, we kept walking.
* D. Even though we felt cold, we continued walking.

73. **Although it was expected that he would stand for election, he didn’t.**
* A. People anticipated he would run for election, but he didn’t.
* B. He wasn’t expected to stand for election as people thought.
* C. Contrary to what people expected, he didn’t run for election.
* D. Although it was expected, he did not stand for election.

74. **Although she tells lies, I believe her.**
* A. In spite of her telling lies, I trust her.
* B. Even though she lies, I believe her.
* C. Regardless of her lies, I have faith in her.
* D. In spite of her telling lies, I have faith in her.

75. **Although he is intelligent, he doesn’t do well at school.**
* A. Despite his intelligence, he doesn’t perform well in school.
* B. In spite of being intelligent, he doesn’t excel at school.
* C. Although he is clever, he doesn’t succeed in school.
* D. Even though he is intelligent, he doesn’t do well academically.