Exercise 4 : Choose A, B, C or D that best completes each unfinished sentence
1. ______ we were in town , we often met him . 
a. For         b. Although         C. So         d. When 
2 . She didn’t get the job ____ she had all the necessary qualifications .
a. because         b. although         c. so         d. but 
3. I could not eat ____ I was very hungry .
a. even though    b. in spite             c. despite          d. in spite the fact that 
4. In pite _____ , the baseball game was not cancelled . 
a. the rain         b. of the rain     
c. it was raining     d. there was a rain 
5. ______ he had enough money , he refused to buy a new car . 
a. In spite          b. In spite of        c. Despite     d. Although 
6. ______ , he walked to the station . 
a. Despite being tired         b. Although to be tired 
c. In spite being tired         d. Despite tired 
7. The children slept well , despite _____
a. it was noise     b. the noise         c. of the noise     d. noisy 
8. She left him __________ she still loved him .
a. even if            b. even though          c. in spite of         d. despite 
9. _______ her lack of hard work , she was promoted .
a. In spite         b. Even though       c. in spite of       d. despite of
10. _______ they are brothers, they do not look like .
a. Although     b. Even         c. Despite        d. In spite of 
11. 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 
12. ______ some Japanese women are successful in business , the  majority of Japanese  companies are run by men . 
a. But         Even if         c. If         d. As though