Complete the sentences, using although, despite, in spite of, however, or nevertheless

VI. Complete the sentences, using although, despite, in spite of, however, or nevertheless. Sometimes, two answers are possible.
1. I think I did OK in my speech last night ______________ I’d had almost no sleep for 24 hours.
2. ______________ I heard the telephone ring, I didn’t answer it.
3. We enjoyed our holiday_________________ the rain.
4. _______________ he got top marks at high school, he never went to university.
5. ______________ there was no electricity, I was able to read because I had a candle.
6. She failed the test _______________ she studied hard. 
lovely   called   comedy  tickets   problems kind   look after  much   animated  cartoon
7. _______________ difficulties, the firemen managed to save many people who were caught in the fire