23. Last night, my mom didn’t go to bed early _____ being very tired.

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

24. The film was directed by one famous director. _____, it wasn’t a big success.

A. Although                B. In spite of               C. When                      D. Nevertheless

25. Johnny English is a hilarious film – I couldn’t help _____ from beginning to the end.

A. laugh                      B. laughed                   C. to laugh                  D. laughing

26. Many critics were _____ because of his poor performance in his latest movie.

A. satisfied                  B. satisfying                C. disappointed           D. disappointing

27. We were all _____ that he won the Oscar for Best actor.

A. amazed                   B. amazing                  C. bored                      D. boring

28. _____ the plot was well written, I didn’t like that acting.

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