Bài 9: Khoanh tròn đáp án đúng.

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

Bài 9: Khoanh tròn đáp án đúng.

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

I. Choose the best option to complete each sentence. Circle A, B or C.

1. She went to bed early_________ she didn’t finish her work.

A. despite B. although C. however D. in spite of

2. I go to school by bus every day. I don’t like it much, _________.

A. despite B. although C. however D. but

3. The athlete completed the race _________ his pain.

A. despite B. although C. nevertheless but

4. _________ of his bad luck, he won the medal.

A. although B. despite C. however D. in spite

5. I am very interested _________ learning English.

A. to B. in C. at D. for

I.Choose the best anwers.

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

11.We didn’t find it funny it was a comedy.

A. in spite of B. despite C. although

12. beginning with a terrible disaster, the film has a happy ending.

A. In spite B. Despite C. Although

II: Matching.

A B

13. Although I have many friends , A.However, I admire her courage.

14. I didn’t wake up late B.Nevertheless, he is good at Literature

15.I don’t really like Mary. C.Living in it, however, is very comfortable.

16.Their project was finally successful C.he didn’t skip the class.

17.Tom is not good at science subjects. D.although my alarm clock didn’t go off.

18.In spite of his headache, E.I feel lonely sometimes

19.My apartment is quite small. F.despite all the obstacles

20.I rarely go travelling G.although many friends want to travel with me.

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

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

1 we went out ..................the rain

A in spitte of B however C althuogh

2 We went out ...................it rained

A despite B although C however

3 She went on working ...................she was tired

A although B despite C however

4 The number of these endangered animals has multiplied over the last ten yeasr......................... there are good reasons for continuing their protection

A although B Nevertheless C despite

5 She went on working ....................the fact that she was tired

A despite B however C although

6... ..................she is nice girl, I don't quite like her

A although B despite C however

7 .....................it was expensive, it was a good watch

A however B although C despite

8 Profits hve increases over the past months...........we are not in a strong financial position

A although B nevertheless C In spite of

9 I didn't like the film ......................................,everybody else seemed to enjoy it.

A however B despite C in spite of

10 .........................I didn't like the film,everybody else seemed to enjoy it

A although B however C despite

11 We managed to do it,.........................the fact that he was not there

A although B despite C however

12 In the developing world salaries are now............................goods cannot always be produced more cheaply that may leads to famine

A although B nevertheless C despite