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

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

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 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

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

REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES….

1. I couldn’t do the test although it wasn’t difficult.

In spite of …………………………………………………….……………………………..…

2. Although he got up early, he was late for the first train.

In spite of …………………………………………………….……………………………..

3. Although English grammar is difficult, we like to study it.

Despite ………………………………………………………………….………………..…

4. Although he is an excellent doctor, he can’t cure lever cancer.

Despite …………………………………………………………………………….………

5. Although my friend doesn’t have enough money, she wants to buy that new car.

Despite ………………………………………………………………………….……..….

6. Although Mai didn’t speak English well, she decided to live in London

In spite of…………………………………………..………………………………….….

7. Although he is sick, he goes to school.

In spite of …………………………………………………………………………………

8. Although Lan was tired, she did all her homework carefully.

Despite …………………………………………………………………….…………

9. Everybody has a great regard for her despite her poverty.

Although …………………………………………………………………..………

10. They worked very hard although they were old.

In spite of …………………………………………………………………………………

11. Peter didn’t go to school yesterday because he was sick.

Because of …………………………………………………………

12. Mary went to bed early because she felt tired.

Because of …………………………………………………………

13. She didn’t go to the circus with Betty because she had a bad cold.

Because of ……………………………………………………………………………

14. John succeeded in his exam because he worked hard.

Because of ……………………………………………………………………

15. She stayed at home because her mother was sick.

Because of ………………………………………………………………………

16. I like him because his father is kind to me.

Because of ……………………………………………………………………

17. I couldn’t do the test because it was difficult.

Because of ……………………………………………………………………

18. Although he got up early, he was late for the first train.

In spite of …………………………………………………………………

19. Although English grammar is difficult, we like to study it.

In spite of…………………..…………………………………………………

20. Although he is an excellent doctor, he can’t cure lever cancer.

Despite ……………………………………………………………………..

21. Although my friend doesn’t have enough money, she wants to buy that new car.

Despite ………………………………………………………………………

22. Although Mai didn’t speak English well, she decided to live in London.

In spite of…………………………………………………………