Question

A. even though B. because C. so D. since 11. _____ it was raining, I went swimming. A. So B. Because C. However D. Although 12. Ann felt ill, ____ she insisted on going to work. A. though B. so C. and D. but 13. _____ I felt tired, I went to bed early. A. Although B. So C. As D. However 14. _____ he’s got an English name, he is German. A. Although B. However C. Because D. Since 15. They decided not to go out for a meal _____ they were too tired. A. so B. because C. but D. if 16. We were the better team ____ we lost the match. A. so B. and C. but D. because 17. Keith decided to give up his job ___ I advised him not to A. because B. however C. although D. since 18. ______ we were in town, we often met him. A. For B. Although C. So D. When 19. She didn’t get the job ____ she had all the necessary qualifications. A. because B. although C. so D. but 20. I could not eat ____ I was very hungry. A. even though B. in spite of C. despite D. in spite the fact that Exercise 4: Choose the best answer to complete these following sentences. 1. In spite _____, the baseball game was not cancelled. A. the rain B. of the rain C. it was raining D. there was a rain 2. ___ he had enough money, he refused to buy a new car. A. In spite B. In spite of C. Despite D. Although 3. ______, he walked to the station. A. Despite being tired B. Although to be tired C. In spite being tired D. Despite tired 4. The children slept well, despite _____ A. it was noise B. the noise C. of the noise D. noisy 5. She left him __________ she still loved him. A. even if B. even though C. in spite of D. despite 6. _______ her lack of hard work, she was promoted. A. In spite B. Even though C. in spite of D. despite of 7. _______ they are brothers, they do not look like. A. Although B. Even C. Despite D. In spite of 8. I’m learning English ________ I want to get a better job. A. or B. because C. therefore D. but 9. Please do that work ________I told you yesterday. A. like B. as C. same as D. similar to 10. This boy lied to you. ________you don’t trust him anymore A. so B. but C. and D. however. 11. _______ Dad works hard all day; he always goes to bad late and gets up early. A. However B. Despite C. Although D. No matter 12. That boy wasn’t busy. _______, he refused to help his mother. A. so B. but C. and D. however. 13. ________the rain, the baseball game was not cancelled. A. In spite of B. Even though C. Although D. Despite 14. I got a job _________ my bad English. A. if B. although C. in spite of D. because

Answer 1

11. _____ it was raining, I went swimming.

A. So B. Because C. However D. Although

12. Ann felt ill, ____ she insisted on going to work.

A. though B. so C. and D. but

13. _____ I felt tired, I went to bed early.

A. Although B. So C. As D. However

14. _____ he’s got an English name, he is German.

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

15. They decided not to go out for a meal _____ they were too tired.

A. so B. because C. but D. if

16. We were the better team ____ we lost the match.

A. so B. and C. but D. because

17. Keith decided to give up his job ___ I advised him not to

A. because B. however C. although D. since

18. ______ we were in town, we often met him.

A. For B. Although C. So D. When

19. She didn’t get the job ____ she had all the necessary qualifications.

A. because B. although C. so D. but

20. I could not eat ____ I was very hungry.

A. even though B. in spite of C. despite D. in spite the fact that

Exercise 4: Choose the best answer to complete these following sentences.

1. In spite _____, the baseball game was not cancelled.

A. the rain B. of the rain C. it was raining D. there was a rain

2. ___ he had enough money, he refused to buy a new car.

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

3. ______, he walked to the station.

A. Despite being tired B. Although to be tired C. In spite being tired D. Despite tired

4. The children slept well, despite _____

A. it was noise B. the noise C. of the noise D. noisy

5. She left him __________ she still loved him.

A. even if B. even though C. in spite of D. despite

6. _______ her lack of hard work, she was promoted.

A. In spite B. Even though C. in spite of D. despite of

7. _______ they are brothers, they do not look alike.

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

8. I’m learning English ________ I want to get a better job.

A. or B. because C. therefore D. but

9. Please do that work ________I told you yesterday.

A. like B. as C. same as D. similar to

10. This boy lied to you. ________you don’t trust him anymore

A. so B. but C. and D. however.

11. _______ Dad works hard all day; he always goes to bad late and gets up early.

A. However B. Despite C. Although D. No matter

12. That boy wasn’t busy. _______, he refused to help his mother.

A. so B. but C. and D. however.

13. ________the rain, the baseball game was not cancelled.

A. In spite of B. Even though C. Although D. Despite 1

4. I got a job _________ my bad English.

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