Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions

The building work is still on schedule         a problem in digging the foundation

A. due to

B. despite

C. so as

D. only if

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

The building work is still on schedule _________ a problem in digging the foundation.

A. due to 

B. despite 

C. so as 

D. only if 

In Germany, it's important to be serious in a work situation. They don't mis work and play so you shouldn't make jokes ___(1)__ you do in the UK and USA when you first meet people. They work in a very organized way and prefer to do one thing at a time. They don't like interruptions or __(2)___ changes of schedule. Punctuality is very important so you should arrive on time for appointments. At meeting, it's important to follow the ageda and not interrput __(3)___ speaker. If you give a presentation, you should focus ___(4)__ facts and technical information and he quality of your company's products. You should also prepare well as they may ask a lot of questions. Colieagues normally use the family names and title - for example 'Doctor' or 'Professtor' so you shouldn't use first names __(5)___ a person asks you to.

1/ A. while B. as if C. such as D. as

2/ A. sudden B. suddenly C. abruptly D. promptly

3/ A. other B. others C. another D. the other

4/ A. on B. to C. at D. in

5/ A. if only B. as C. unless D. since

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

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

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 between them.

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

21. _______ of the difficulty, they managed to climb to the top of the mountain.

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

22. _____________, 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

23. He went to work _____________ his headache.

A. despite B. although C. because D. because of

24. Despite the fact that _______, we enjoyed our trip.

A. the weather is bad B. it is a bad weather

C. the bad weather D. the weather was bad

25. Julie failed the exam _______ of working very hard.

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

26. Tom went to work despite _______.

A. that he did not feel very well B. of the fact not feeling well

C. he did not feel very well D. not feeling very well

27. Though _______, they are good friends.

A. their sometimes quarrel B. to have a quarrel sometimes

C. they sometimes have a quarrel D. of having a quarrel sometimes

28. Despite _______, we arrived on time.

A. the traffic B. of the traffic

C. there was heavy traffic D. of there was heavy traffic

29. ___________it was very cold, she did not put on her coat.

A. In case B. But C. Even if D. Although

30. __________ rain or snow, there are always more than fifty thousand fans at the football games.

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

31. __________it was so cold, he went out without an overcoat.

A. If B. Since C. Although D. Because

32. We understood him __________ he spoke very fast.

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

33. _________ all my warnings, he tried to fix the computer himself.

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

34. Hans finished school __________ his leg injury.

A. because of B. despite C. though D. because

35. I try to do my homework ___________ the noise

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

36. ___________ it rained heavily, we enjoyed our holiday.

A. Because of B. Because C. Despite D. Though

37. ___________ having little money, they are happy.

A. Despite B. Because of C. Although D. Because

38. ____________ she was not well, she still went to work.

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

39. We are going to have a picnic _____________ the bad weather.

A. because B. despite C. although D. because of

40. __________ his physical handicap, he has become a successful businessman.

A. Because of B. Because C. Though D. Despite

41. Although the sun was shining, __________.

A. it wasn’t very hot B. it was very hot C. yet it was very hot D. but it was very hot

42. Nowadays, the divorce rate is higher than it used to be________ young people are allowed to decide on their marriage.

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

43. _________ his poor health, Mr. Brown still works hard to support his family.

A. Despite of B. Despite C. Although D. Because of

44. I gave up the job ________ the attractive salary.

A. because B. because of C. although D. despite

45. _________ my father is old, he still goes jogging.

A. Although B. Because C. So that D. Despite