Exercise 1: Choose the best answer to complete these sentences.

1. _______ he likes chocolate, he tries not to eat it.

A. As                              B .Though                  C. Since                         D. Despite

2. He is a very intelligent boy, _______he is very lazy

A. but                             B. and                         C. or                               D. so

3. _______I moved house, I haven’t had much contact with those friends

A. though                       B. since                       C. because of                 D. so that

4. Last night we came to the show late _______the traffic was terrible.

A. although                    B. despite                    C. and                            D. because

5. Lan couldn’t pass the exam_______she was too lazy.

A. because                     B. because of              C. although                    D. in spite of

6. _______ his broken leg, he didn’t come to class yesterday.

A. because                     B. because of              C. despite                       D. so

7. _______there is a lot of noise in the city, I prefer living there.

A. despite                       B. in spite of                C. becacuse of               D. though

8. _______ the weather, we went sailing.

A. despite                       B. in spite of                C. although                    D. A and B

9. _______Hudson led early, he lost the race.

A. though                       B. although                 C. eventhough               D. all are correct

10. In spite of not speaking French, Mike decided to settle in Paris.

A. Eventhough Mike didn’t speak French, but he decided to settle in Paris.

B. Mike decided to settle in Paris despite he didn’t speak French.

C. Mike decided to settle in Paris though the fact that not speaking French.

D. Although Mike didn’t speak French; he decided to settle in Paris.

11. Mr Ba was late for the meeting though he took a taxi.

A. Even though taking a taxi, Mr Ba was late for the meeting.

B. In spite of taking a taxi, but Mr Ba was late for the meeting.

C. Mr Ba was late for the meeting despite the fact he took a taxi.

D. Mr Ba was late for the meeting although having taken a taxi.

12. We camt to the meeting on time though the traffic was heavy.

A. Despite the traffic was heavy; we came to the meeting on time.

B. In spite of the heavy traffic, we came to the meeting on time.

C. Even though the heavy traffic, we came to the meeting on time.

D. Although the traffic was heavy, but we came to the meeting on time.

13. Although he took a taxi, Bill still arrived late for the concert.

A. Bill arrived late for the concert whether he took a taxi or not.

B. Bill arrived late for the concert because of the taxi.

C. In spite of taking a taxi, Bill arrived late for the concert.

D. Bill took a taxi to the concert, but he couldn’t catch it.

14. Although she is rich, she can’t afford to buy the car.

A. She doesn’t have enough money to buy the car she likes.    

B. Rich as she is, she can’t afford to buy the car.

C. The car is too expensive for her to buy.                                

D. She wants to buy the car but it costs a lot.

15. Although Sue felt tired, she stayed up late talking to Jill.

A. Despite feeling tired, Sue stayed up late talking to Jill.

B. In spite feeling tired, Sue stayed up late talking to Jill.

C. Sue wouldn’t feel tired despite staying up late talking to Jill.

D. Sue stayed up late talking to Jill. As a result, she was tired.

16. Even though Trung had a bad cold, he went to the concert.

A. In spite of his bad cold, Trung went to the concert.

B. Trung had a bad cold because he went to the concert.

C. Trung went to the concert despite having a bad cold.

D. Trung had a bad cold. However, he went to the concert.

17. _____it was raining heavily he went out without a raincoat.

A. In spite                      B. In spite of               C. However                    D. Although

18. _____he wasn’t feeling very well; Mr Graham went to visit his aunt as usual.

A. Although                   B. However                 C. Therefore                  D. Still

19. He was offered the job______his qualifications were poor.

A. despite                       B. in spite of                C. even though              D. Whereas

19. ______ we were in town, we often met him.

A. For                            B. Although                C. So                              D. When

20. She didn’t get the job ____ she had all the necessary qualifications.

A. because                     B. although                 C. so                               D. but

21. I could not eat ____ I was very hungry.

         A. even though              B. in spite                    C. despite                       D. in spite the fact that

22. In pite _____, the baseball game was not cancelled.

A. the rain                      B. of the rain              C. it was raining            D. there was a rain

23. ______ he had enough money, he refused to buy a new car.

A. In spite                       B. In spite of              C. Despite                      D. Although

24. ______, he walked to the station.

A. Despite being tired    B. Although to be tired

C. In spite being tired    D. Despite tired

25. The children slept well, despite _____.

A. it was noise                B. the noise                 C. of the noise                D. noisy

26. She left him __________ she still loved him.

A. even if                        B. even though           C. in spite of                   D. despite

27. _______ her lack of hard work, she was promoted.

A. In spite                      B. Even though          C. in spite of                   D. despite of

28. _______ they are brothers, they do not look like.

A. Although                   B. Even                       C. Despite                      D. In spite of

29. We are concerned with the problem of energy resouces ________ we must also think of our environment.

A. despite                       B. though                    C. as though                  D. but

30. ______ some Japanese women are successful in business, the majority of Japanese companies are run by men.

A. But                            B. Even if                    C. If                                D. As though