Exercise 2: Circle the letter A, B, C or D that indicates the best answers.

1. _________ he is old, he wants to travel around the world.

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

2. __________ my father has high blood pressure, he has to watch what he eats.

A. Although      B. After        C. Since       D. Before

3. __________she's got an English name, she is in fact Vietnamese.

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

4. __________you subtract 7 from 12, you will have 5.

A. Because      B. If       C. Though     D. As

5. They left the house__________ saying good-bye to their mother.

A. before     B. after      C. during     D. in

6. Mr. Young is not only healthy__________ also cheerful.

A. and B. both C. but D. with

7. The class discussion was short. __________, we gained some new knowledge from it.

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

8. The underground is cheap; __________, it is faster than the train.

A. however B. moreover C. but D. though

9. __________ you study harder, you will not win a scholarship.

A. Unless B. Because C. If D. In order that

10. The country air is fresh. __________, it is not polluted.

A. However B. Moreover C. Whenever D. Beside

11. __________ she spoke slowly, I couldn't understand her.

A. Since B. Although C. If D. As

12. She can't marry her cousin__________ she loves him.

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

13. He's still going to school__________ his injury.

A. even though B. although C. in spite of D. even

14. Thousands of people came to see the Queen__________ the rain.

A. because B. owing to C. in spite of D. according to

15. We could reach the house__________ the road was flooded.

A. although B. whether C. as if D. even

16. __________ it is getting dark, she still waits for him.

A. Unless B. Since C. While D. Although

17. Mary asked her husband: "What would you like for supper?"

He answered " __________ I am so tired, I want to have some shrimp soup".

A. However B. Moreover C. Since D. Although

18. __________ it rained heavily, they went to school on time.

A. Even though B. Despite C. Though D. A and C are correct

19. __________ she's busy, she still helps you.

A. Although B. Because C. Since D. As

20. __________ the traffic was bad, I arrived on time.

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