XI. Complete the sentences with although, despite/ in spite of, however/ nevertheless.
1. Leonardo Dicaprio is a talented actor; ______________________, he only won an Oscar after six
nominations.
2. ________________ the negative reviews, Jurassic World reached $1 billion in ticket sales.
3. Linh wanted to see Wall-E. ____________________, the showing week fell on her
semesterexamination.
4.______________ it has found its fans over time, Empire Records only made $300,000 atthe box
office.
5. Finding Nemo was a successful animation film --------------------------------its low budget.
6. Out of Africa didn’t win any acting Oscars ----------------------------------starring Meryl Streepand
Robert Redford.
7. The film barely made back its budget. ----------------------------------------, critics and fans had a lot of
positive things to say about it.
8. ______________animation is not my favorite genre, I really like Zootopia.
9. Titanic is a really good movie; ______________, it is not for anyone under the age of sixteen.
10. ______________ it is loved by fans today, Clue had a rough start when it opened in 1985.

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III. Complete the sentences with although, despite/ in spite of, however/ nevertheless.

1. Leonardo Dicaprio is a talented actor;______________________ , he only won an Oscar after six nominations.

2. _________________ the negative reviews, Jurassic World reached $1 billion in ticket sales.

3. Linh wanted to see Wall-E.____________________ , the showing week fell on her semester examination.

4._______________ it has found its fans over time, Empire Records only made $300,000 at the box office.

5. Finding Nemo was a successful animation film---------------------------------- its low budget.

6. Out of Africa didn’t win any acting Oscars------------------------------------ starring Meryl Streepand Robert Redford.

7. The film barely made back its budget.------------------------------------------ , critics and fans had a lot of

positive things to say about it.

8. ______________animation is not my favorite genre, I really like Zootopia.

9. Titanic is a really good movie; ______________, it is not for anyone under the age of sixteen.

10. ______________ it is loved by fans today, Clue had a rough start when it opened in 1985.

Bài 3) Complete the sentences with although, despite/in spite of, however/nevertheless:

1) Leonardo Dicaprio is a talented actor; ............................................, he only won an Oscar after six nominations

2) ................................................ the negative reviews, Jurassic World reached $1 billion in ticket sales

3) Linh wanted to see Wall-E. ........................................, the showing week fell on her semesterexamination

4) ................................ it has found its fans over time, Empire Records only made $300,000 at the box office

XI. Complete the sentences with although, despite/ in spite of, however/ nevertheless.

1. Leonardo Dicaprio is a talented actor; ______________________, he only won an Oscar after six

nominations.

2. ____ ____________ the negative reviews, Jurassic World reached $1 billion in ticket sales.

3. Linh wanted to see Wall-E. ____________________, the showing week fell on her

semesterexamination.

4.______________ it has found its fans over time, Empire Records only made $300,000 atthe box

office.

5. Finding Nemo was a successful animation film --------------------------------its low budget.

6. Out of Africa didn’t win any acting Oscars ----------------------------------starring Meryl Streepand

Robert Redford.

7. The film barely made back its budget. ----------------------------------------, critics and fans had a lot of

positive things to say about it.

8. ______________animation is not my favorite genre, I really like Zootopia.

9. Titanic is a really good movie; ______________, it is not for anyone under the age of sixteen.

10. ______________ it is loved by fans today, Clue had a rough start when it opened in 1985.

Câu 1 Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
A. cinema B. cartoon C. comedy D. critic
Câu 2 ……. Animation is not my favorite genre, I really like Zootopia.
A. Although B. In spite of C. Because D. Despite
Câu 3 I think this film will be liked by people who are interested in true story. It is a/ an…………….
A. documentary B. science- fiction C. horror film D. comedy
Câu 4 Critics say Midnight Run is a must- see……….. it is funny and exciting.
A. because B. although C. therefore D. however
Câu 5 The scene was so frightening that I closed my eyes. It is a/ an ………..
A. horror film B. thriller C. animation D. action
Câu 6 ………… she was scared, she enjoyed watching horror movie.
A. despite B. Because C. Although D. In spite of
Câu 7 …….. an all- star cast, Hotel Artemis was a total box- office failure.
A. Although B. In spite C. Despite D. Because of
Câu 8 James Cameron’s film about the Titanic……… won 11 Oscars.
A. critics B. star C. disaster D. survey
Câu 9 In …… films the heroes have lots of bottles, do incredible stunts and drive fast.
A. comedy B. action C. horror D. animation
Câu 10 Leonardo Dicaprio is a talent actor; …………, he only won Oscar after six nominations.
A. although B. nevertheless C. despite D. in spite of
Câu 11 Titanic is a really good movie; …….., it is not for annoy under the age of sixteen.
A. despite B. in spite of C. although D. however
Câu 12 Choose the odd one out.
A. adventure B. action C. gripping D. horror
Câu 13 ………. I don’t really like to go to the cinema, it will be better than staying at home.
A. In spite of B. Because C. Although D. Despite
Câu 14 ……… being a famous singer, Brain stone can’t sing folk songs.
A. However B. Despite C. Although D. In spite
Câu 15 It is hilarious, and it is really moving too. It is a/ an………………
A. animation B. action C. thriller D. romantic comedy

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

Complete the sentences with although, despite/ in spite of, however/ nevertheless. (20 pts)

1. Leonardo Dicaprio is a talented actor; ______________________ , he only won an Oscar after six nominations.

2. ___________________ the negative reviews, Jurassic World reached $1 billion in ticket sales.

3. Linh wanted to see Wall- E. ________ the showing week fell on her semester examination.

4. ____________ it has found its fans over time, Empire Records only made $300,000 at the box.

5. Finding Nemo was a successful animation film_________¬¬¬¬_________ , its low budgets.

6. Out of Frica didn’t win any acting Oscars ______________ starring Meryl Streep and Robert Redford.

7. The film barely made back its budget. __________________, critics and fans had a lot of positive things to say about it.

8. _____________ animation is not my favorite genre, I really like Zootopia.

9. Titanic is a really good movie; ______________, it is not for anyone under the age of sixteen.

10. _______________ it is loved by fans today, Clue had a rough start when it opened in 1985.

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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  Fill in the blank with the word/ phrase given. Sometimes, two answers are possible.

although     despite       in spite of     however      nevertheless

1.  The football match still takes place …………….. the rain.

2.  She always does all of the homework written in the student’s book ………….. the teacher doesn’t give it to her.

3.  Some English words have the same pronunciation ………...…….., they have different meaning.

4.  …………….. a terrible disaster from the beginning, the film has a happy ending.

5.  …………….. he has an important meeting tomorrow morning, he asks his wife to go out for dinner tonight.

III. Complete the sentences, using although, despite, in spite of, however, or nevertheless.
Sometimes, two answers are possible.
17. ………………………………. it was raining heavily, he went out without a raincoat.
18. My father is very busy. ………………………………., he is always willing to give a hand with the
housework.
19. Some English words have the same pronunciation ………………………………. they are spelled
differently, for example, dear and deer.
20. I was cold and wet. ………………………………., Bob put on his swimming suit and went to the beach.
21. I think I did OK in my speech last night ……………………… ………. I’d had almost no sleep for 24
hours.
22. Carol arrived at the meeting ………………………………. I asked her not to be there.
23. The sky was grey and cloudy. ………………………………., we went to the beach.

24. It looks like they’re going to succeed ………………………………. their present difficulties.
25. ………………………………. there was no electricity, I was able to read because I had a candle.
26. ………………………………. I heard the telephone ring, I didn’t answer it.