Choose the correct answer. 1. We love winter ________ the cold. *
A. in spite of
B. although
C. however
D. despite of
2. She went to bed early ________ she didn’t finish her work. *
A. despite
B. although
C. however
D. despite of
3. ________ the fact that he is a lawyer, he is so childish. *
A. In spite
B. Despite
C. However
D. Despite of
4. They compared the beauty of her hair ___ the beauty of a river. *
A. to
B. on
C. of
D. under
IV. Circle the best answers ( A, B or C)
1. We adore winter _________ the cold.
A. in spite of B. although C. however
2. She went to bed early_________ she didn’t finish her work.
A. despite B. although C. however
3. _________ the fact that he is 23 years old, he is so childish.
A. in spite B. despite C. however
4. I go to school by bus every day. I don’t like it much, _________.
A. despite B. although C. however
5. _________ Jim owns two cars, he rarely drives to work.
A. despite B. although C. however
6. The athlete completed the race _________ his pain.
A. despite B. although C. nevertheless
7. Jane looks pretty. She, _________, seems to lack personality.
A. despite B. although C. nevertheless
8. _________ we have a slim chance to win, we won’t lose hope.
A. despite B. although C. however
9. _________ of his bad luck, he won the medal.
A. in spite B. despite C. however
10. He is friendly _________ the fact that he’s very famous.
A. despite B. although C. however
23. I find it (astonished/astonishing) you didn’t like sci-fi movies.
24. We adore winter _________ the cold.
A. in spite of B. although C. however
25. She went to bed early_________ she didn’t finish her work.
A. despite B. although C. however
26._________ the fact that he is 23 years old, he is so childish.
A. in spite B. despite C. however
27. _________ we have a slim chance to win, we won’t lose hope.
A. despite B. although C. however
28. _________ of his bad luck, he won the medal.
A. in spite B. despite C. however
29. He is friendly _________ the fact that he’s very famous.
A. despite B. although C. however
30. The athlete completed the race _________ his pain.
A. despite B. although C. nevertheless
31. having a happy ending, the film starts with a terrible accident.
A. Despite B. Although C. However D. Nevertheless
32. Although the acting is wonderful, the ending is very
A. excited B. bored C. interested D. boring
She went to bed early ________ she didn’t finish her work.
A. despite
B. although
C. however
Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.
1. I wanted to see the film…………………..feeling sleepy
a. although b. but c. in spite of d. spite
2. It is a horror film. …………………….., it is a good film.
a. Although b. However c. And d. So
3. She sings very well…………………..she is very fat
a. however b. but c. in spite of d. and
4. He drove a car to home………………………his headache.
a. although b. and c. in spite of d. so
5. ………………………being young, he is an excellent manager
a. Although b. But c. In spite of d. Spite
6. ………………they spent a lot of money on the film, it wasn’t a big success.
a. However b. Nevertheless c. When d. Although
7. Last night, I didn’t go to the bed early…………………being very tired.
a. despite of b. although c. in spite of d. because of
8. Not many people went to see the film; …………….., it received good reviews from critics.
a. however b. but c. despite d. because of
9. ……………….difficulties, the firemen managed to save many people who were caught in the fire.
a. although b. despite c. however d. nevertheless
10…………………he got top marks at high school, he never went to university.
a. although b. despite c. however d. nevertheless
11. She failed the test………………..she studied hard.
a. although b. despite c. however d. nevertheless
12. Everyone thought she would accept the offer…………………….. , she turned it down.
a. although b. despite c. however d. in spite of
IV. Rewrite the following sentences using although, despite or in spite of.
1. Although her job is very hard, her salary is low.
=>Despite
2. In spite of the fact that they live near me, I don’t see them very often.
=>Although
3. In spite of my anger, I said nothing.
=>Although
4. The weather wasn’t good but we enjoyed the holiday.
=>In spite
5. Although we have little in common, we get on really well.
=>Despite
6. I have known her for years but I don’t really understand her.
=>Even though
7. Although he had a bad cold, William still went to work.
=>In spite
8. Although his leg was broken, he managed to get out of the car.
=>Despite
9. Despite the bad weather, the schoolchildren managed to come to class on time.
=>Although
10. She decided to accept the job despite the low salary.
=>Although
Làm nhanh giúp mik nha, mik cần gấp.
.______ careful preparation, they had a lot of difficulties in making the film.
A. Despite of
B. Although
C. In spite of
1. Mary tried to keep calm although she was very disappointed.
Despite ________________________________________
2. Even though it was raining heavily, the explorers decided to continue their journey.
In spite of ________________________________________
3. He had worked very hard but he failed.
Even though ________________________________________
4. Although Tom was a poor student, he studied very well.
In spite of ________________________________________
5. Although the weather was bad, she went to school on time.
Despite ________________________________________
6. My mother told me to go to school although I was sick.
In spite of ________________________________________
7. Although there was a big storm, they decided to leave home.
In spite of ________________________________________
8. Tom was admitted to the university although his grades were bad.
Despite ________________________________________
9. Although she has a physical handicap, she has become a successful woman.
Despite ________________________________________
10. In spite of his good salary, Tom gave up his job.
Although ________________________________________
11. Though he had not finished the paper, he went to sleep.
In spite of ________________________________________
12. In spite of the high price, my daughter insists on going to the movies.
Even though ________________________________________
13. In spite of her dislike for coffee, she drank it to keep herself warm.
Although ________________________________________
14. He couldn’t earn enough money for living although he worked hard.
Despite ________________________________________
15. Although Jane wrote for the tickets, she still had to stand in line.
In spite of ________________________________________
16. We get a good room though we didn’t phone the hotel.
Despite ________________________________________
17. She was admitted to the university in spite of her low grades.
Although ________________________________________
18. Despite the terrible food, he still eats in that restaurant.
Although ________________________________________
19. The flight was not delayed though it was foggy.
Despite ________________________________________
20. Although he is talented, no one likes him.
In spite of ________________________________________
. In spite of the dirty room, Salim didn’t clean it.➔ Although 3. Despite her unkind behavior, we still love her.➔Although 4. Although there was the traffic jam, they went to the post office.➔ Despite 5. Despite the fact that Tony learnt very hard, he failed this test.➔ Although 6. Although my uncle was tired, he still drove a hundred kilometers to the next city.➔ Despite
1. The children slept deeply although is was noisy.
-> In spite of________________________________________________________________
2. Although the weather was bad, we had a good time.
-> Despite__________________________________________________________________
3. Although he was tired, he drove a hundered kilometres to the city.
-> In spite of________________________________________________________________
4. She didn’t drink much although she was thirsty.
-> Despite__________________________________________________________________
5. In spite of the fog, he drove to work.
-> Although________________________________________________________________
6. Although the streets are muddy, the children walk to school.
-> In spite of________________________________________________________________
7. Despite his illness, he managed to go to the church.
-> Although________________________________________________________________
8. Minh will take a plane although he dislike flying.
-> In spite of________________________________________________________________
9. Despite of her English name, she is in fact a Vietnamese.
-> Although_______________________________________________________________?
