Bài tập 2: Chọn câu trả lời đúng nhất:
1. _______________ he had enough money, he refused to buy a new car.
A. In spite B. In spite of C. Despite D. Although
2. _______________, he walked to the station.
A. Despite being tired B. Although to be tired C. In spite being tired D. Despite tired
3. She left him _______________ she still loved him.
A. even if B. even though C. in spite of D. despite
4. ________________ her lack of hard work, she was promoted.
A. Because B. Even though C. In spite of D. Despite of
5. _______________ they are twin brothers, they do not look like.
A. Although B. Because of C. Because D. In spite of
6. Julie failed the exam _______________ of working very hard.
A. despite B. in spite C. even if D. though
7. She walked home by herself _______________ she knew that it was dangerous.
A. if B. though C. because D. which
8. ______ they are brothers, they do not look like.
A. Although B. Even C. Despite D. In spite of
9. She left him ______ she still loved him.
A. in spite B. even though C. in spite of D. despite
10. He refused to give up work, _________ he’s won a million pounds.
A. despite B. however C. even though D. as though

cau 1 : hoàn thành câu sau với because (of ) , (al)though , even though , despite , in spite of 1..........................he worked hard , he did not receive any praise 2 he ate the chocolate cake ............................. he is on diet 3 ...................the high prices , my daughters insist on going to the movies every saturday 4 ......................it was cold , i went out 5 .....................john did not study hard , he succeeded cau2 : 1 ......................... he had enough money , he refused to buy a new car a in spite b in spite of c despite d although 2 .........................., he walked to the station a despite being tired b although to be tired c in spite being tired d despite tired 3 she left him .....................she still loved him a even if b even though c in spite of d despite 4 ................... her lack of hard work , she was promoted a because b even though c in spite of d despite 5 ........................they are twin brothers , they do not look like a although b because of c because d in spite of 6 julie failed the exam ......................... of working very hard a despite b in spite c even if d though 7 she walked home by herself .................... she knew that it was dangerous a if b though c because d which 8 ......................they are brother , they do not look like a although b even c despite d in spite of 9 she left him .......................... she still loved him a in spite b even though c in spite of d despite 10 he refused to give up work , ......................he's won a million pounds a despite b however c even though d as though

change from although though even though -> in spite of despite although he was tired , he walked to the station despite .......................................................... 2. although it was noisy , the children slept well the children .................................................... 3. though linda earned a low salary , she gave money to her parents in spite of .............................................................. 4. tom went to work even though he didn't feel very well tom ........................................................... 5. their new product turned out to be a success though the market studies were pessimistic their ............................................................. 6. julie failed the exam though she worked very hard julie ............................................................ 7. although john got the highest result in the class , he still had problems with the teacher in spite of

EX2 : change from althought / though / enen though - in spite of / despite , starting as available

1. although he was tired , he walked to the station

......... ..............................................................

2. they went swimming in spite of the coldness of the water

...............................................................

3. in spite of being bad at pool , she beat him three times in a row

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4. she decided to go abroad for a year despite loving her boyfriend very much

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5. he want on holiday to thailand in spite of the expensive airfare

...........................................................................

6. socrates never had much money despite being very famous in his own day

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7. his career did not really take off despite his ambitions

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8. they managed to work together despite their differenses of opinion

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Mn giúp mk nha, mk đang rất cần đáp án:

Exercise 1: Choose the best answer to complete these sentences.
1. _______ he likes chocolate, he tries not to eat it.
A. as B .though C. since D. despite
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. ________________ her lack of hard work, she was promoted.
A. Because B. Even though C. In spite of D. Despite of
5. She left him _______________ she still loved him.
A. even if B. even though C. in spite of D. despite
6. Last night we came to the show late _______the traffic was terrible.
A. although B. despite C. and D. because
7. _______there is a lot of noise in the city, I prefer living there.
A. despite B. in spite of C. because of D. though
8. _______ the weather, we went sailing.
A. despite B. in spite of C. although D. A and B
9. _______Hudson led early, he lost the race.
A. though B. although C. even though D. all are correct
10. In spite of not speaking French, Mike decided to settle in Paris.
A. Even though Mike didn’t speak French, but he decided to settle in Paris.
B. Mike decided to settle in Paris despite he didn’t speak French.
C. Mike decided to settle in Paris though the fact that not speaking French.
D. Although Mike didn’t speak French; he decided to settle in Paris.

Exercise 2: Rewrite these sentences using the words in the brackets. Change other words in the sentences if necessary.

1.He is so young. His acting is excellent. (Although)

2.It was noisy. The children slept well. (Despite)

3.All critics said this film is really boring. I was so interested in it. (Nevertheless)

4.The film poster is fascinating. I don't want to see this film. (In spite of)

5.She prepared carefully for the casting. She wasn't chosen. (However)

6.Although our plan is careful, we made some mistakes. (Despite)

A. Choose the best answer:

1. ________ having the best qualifications among all the applicants, Justin was not offered the job

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

2. ________ the internet is very popular, many older people do not know how to use it

.A. However B. Nevertheless C. Even though D. Despite

3. _________ he wasn’t feeling very well, David was determined to take part in the inter-university athletics meet.A. Although B. While C. Where as D. yet

4. __________ what Megan prepared for the job interview, she didn’t pass it.

A. Despite of B. In spite of C. Though D. However

5. Bruce was not praised_________ he was a hard worker

.A. despite B. in spite of C. although D. no matter how

6. It looks like they are going to succeed_________ their present difficulties.

A. despite B. although C. in spite D. even though

7. Mary usually goes to parties. She likes meeting people and crowded places ________she is rather shy.

A. In spite of B. Even though C. On the contrary D. In other words

8. Ann: Have you decided to get the job? Terry: Yes, I’ve just decided. I’ll accept that job_________ it is not suitable with my major. It is not an interesting job, ________ the salary is very good.

A. although / but B. despite / and C. but / though D. yet / however

9. ________, he has continued to work on his thesis.

A. Although all these problems B. Even though there are problems

C. Despite of all these problems D. In spite of there are problems

10. In spite of ____________, he was determined to finish his work.

A. was seriously ill. B. be seriously ill C. his serious illness D. he was seriously ill

11. _______ some German and British management styles are similar, there are many differences betweenthem.

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

12. I could not eat _______ I was very hungry.

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

13. In spite _______, the baseball game was not cancelled.

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

14. _______ he had enough money, he refused to buy a new car.

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

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 was promoted.

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

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

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

20. Our new neighbors are quite nice _______ they are sometimes talkative
A. despite B. in spite of C. though D. as though

·         1Despite my warning, they went ahead with their plan.

2. They went swimming in spite of the coldness of the water.

3. In spite of being bad at pool, she beat him three times in a row.

4. She decided to go abroad for a year despite loving her boyfriend very much.

5. He went on holiday to Thailand in spite of the expensive airfare

6. Socrates never had much money despite being very famous in his own day.

7. His career did not really take off despite his ambitions

8. They managed to work together despite their differences of opinion

9. Despite my headache I enjoyed the film.

10. Despite having enough money, he refused to buy a new car.

11. Despite being tired, he walked to the station

12. The children slept well despite the noise.

13. in spite of earning a low salary, Linda gave money to her parents.

14. Tom went to work in spite of not feeling very well.

15. Their new product turned out to be a success despite pessimistic market studies.

16. The speech made the crowd cheer despite the minister's lack of preparation time

17. Julie failed the exam in spite of working very hard.

18. In spite of getting the highest result in the class, John still had problems with the teacher

19. In spite of the difficulty, they managed to climb to the top of the mountain.

20. Despite/in spite of being a little overweight, he is actually quite fit.

21. In spite of being necessary for democracy, politicians are still liars and thieves

22. Valencia is a fantastic place despite of being too hot in July and August

23. She’s a great person In spite of getting jealous over stupid things sometimes

24. In spite of getting the highest result in the class, John still had problems with the teacher

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25. Cars are a big waste of money although you do need one if you live in the country.

26. The best things in life are free though love is often very expensive

27. I phone my brother in Thailand using Skype nearly every day

though the time difference

28. Although the sun was shining, the water was cold.

29. Although he behaved badly, he wasn’t punished.

30. Although he had a good salary, he was unhappy in his job.

31. We stayed up late, although we were tired.

32. Although she lost her way twice, she arrived safely.

33. Though Kevin was hard working, he failed the examination.

34. Although she didn't want to see The Lord of the Rings, she enjoyed it in the end.

35. They visited Madrid although they didn't have time to visit El Prado.

36. Although it was raining, we decided to go anyway.

37. Although it was only the first time they met, they made friends immediately.

38. The English actor Oliver Reed was often rude to people although he was always kind to animals.

39. Although it was raining heavily, we played the match as planned

40. Although my doctor had told me to stay in bed I went to work

41. Although he takes a lot of exercises, he’s fat.

42. Although I had practised for hours on end, my first golf ball ended up in the trees.

45. Although he had enough money, he refused to buy a new car.

46. The weather was bad, we enjoyed our trip.  

47. John rarely sees Paul although they live in the same town.

48. Anna never learned the language although she lived there for two years.

exercise

1/he finished his work although ha was tired after the long driver

-despite......

2/although mr pike was seriously ill, he still composed nice pices of music.

-despite......

3/cars cause pollution but people still want them.

-although....

4/she wass seriously ill but she enjoyed life very much.

-although....

5/although he took a taxi, bill still arrived late for the concert.

-in spite of......

6/he had enough money.he refused to buy a new car.

-although....

-in spite of....

7/it was raining.he walked to the station.

-although....

-despite...

8/although he is got a fench name, he is in fact american.

-despite...

9/in spite of her injured foot,she managed to walk home.

-although...

10/despite the fact that we were the beter team,we lost the match.

-even though...