1. Our new neighbors are quite nice _______ they are sometimes talkative.
a. despite b. in spite of the fact c. though d. as though
2. _______ of the difficulty, they managed to climb to the top of the mountain.
a. In spite b. Despite c. But d. Although
3. In spite of his hard work, he could not finish the job.
a. As hard as he work b. Despite he worked hard
c. Though he worked hard d. Although hard work
4. Julie failed the exam _______ of working very hard.
a. despite b. in spite c. None d. though
5. John rarely sees Paul _______ they live in the same town.
a.None b. despite c. in spite of d. although
6. _____ he is the boss, he does not find solutions to problems very easily.
a. Although b. In spite of c. NOne d. Despite
7. Though he was appointed to a higher promotion _______.
a. and he decided to quit his job. b. but he still decided to quit his job
c. but he decided to quit his job d. he decided to quit his job
8. Last year, they ……….22 million TV sets.
a. A-were selling B-had sold C-has sold D-sold
9. -I’m going on holiday on Saturday.This time next week I……on a beach in the sea.
a. A-will lie B-am lying C.will be lying D-should be lying
10. -Ted and Amy……for 24 years.
a. A-have been married B-married C-were married D-has been married
11. -Tomorrow I……….my grandparents.
a. A-am going to visit B-will have visited C-have visited D-visit
12. Julie passed the exam _______ of working very hard.
a. despite b. because c. in spite d. though
13. In spite _______, the baseball game was not cancelled.
a. the rain b. of the rain c. it was raining d. there was a rain
14. _______ he had enough money, he could buy a new car.
a. Despite b. In spite of c. Because of d. Because
15. _______, he walked to the station.
a. Despite being tired b. Although to be tired c. In spite being tired d. Despite tired
16. The children slept well, despite _______.
a. it was noise b. the noise c. of the noise d. noisy
17. She left him _______ she still loved him.
a. even if b. even though c. in spite of d. despite
18. _______ her lack of hard work, she wasn’t promoted.
a. Because b. Even though c. Because of d. In spite of
19. Our new neighbors are quite nice ______ they are sometimes talkative.
a. despite b. in spite of the fact c. though d. despite of
20. _____ of the difficulty, they managed to climb to the top of the mountain.
a. In spite b. Despite c. But d. Although
21. Because _______, we arrived late.
a.of the traffic b. the traffic c. the heavy traffic d. of there was heavy traffic
