141. We stayed in that hotel despite the noise

A. Despite the hotel is noisy, we stayed there.                     

B. We stayed in the noisy hotel and we liked it.

C. Although the hotel was noisy, we stayed there.   

D. Because of the noise, we stayed in the hotel.

142. They can’t work and travel because they are old.

A. Because of their old age, they can’t work and travel.

B. In spite of their old age, they can work and travel.

C. Despite their old age, they still work and travel. 

D. Even though they work and travel, they are old.

143. Despite the bad weather, people travel by air

A. Even though the weather is bad, people travel by air.

B. Because the weather is bad, people travel by air.

C. In spite of people travel by air, the weather is bad.

D. Although the bad weather, people travel by air.

144. She is learning English because she wants to get a better job.

A. She is learning English so that she gets a better job.

B. She is learning English so as she gets a better job.

C. She is learning English in order she can get a better job.

D. She is learning English so that she will be able to get a better job.

145. He was very tired but he kept on working.

A. Despite he was very tired, he kept on working.

B. In spite of he was very tired, he kept on working.

C. Though his tiredness, he kept on working.

D. Although he was very tired, he kept on working.

146. Although she was very old, she looked very grateful.

A. Despite she was very old, she looked very grateful.

B. Despite her old age, she looked very grateful.

C. In spite of very old, she looked very grateful.

D. In spite her being old, she looked very grateful.

147. She was so busy that she couldn’t answer the phone.

A. Because she was very busy, she couldn’t answer the phone.
B. Because she was very busy, she could answer the phone.        
C. Although she was very busy, she couldn’t answer the phone.  
D. Although she was very busy, she could answer the phone.

141. Despite feeling cold, we kept walking.
A. Although we felt cold, but we kept walking

B. Although we felt cold, we kept walking
C. However cold we felt, but we kept walking

D. However we felt cold, we kept walking

149. The children laughed a lot because of the funny story.
A. The children laughed  because the story is funny. 

B. The children laughed  because of the story funny.

C. The children laughed  because it was funny.                     

D. The children laughed  because the story was funny.

150. Although she tells lies, I believe her.

A. In spite of telling lies, I believe her.        

B. In spite her telling lies, I believe her.

C. In spite of her telling lies, I believe her.

D. In spite of her tell lies, I believe her.

151. Although he is intelligent, he doesn't do well at school.

A. Despite being intelligent, he doesn't do well at school.

B. In spite he is intelligent, he doesn't do well at school.

C. Although his intelligence, he does well at school.

D. In spite of intelligent, he doesn't do well at school.

152. We stayed in that hotel despite the noise

A. Despite the hotel is noisy, we stayed there.

B. We stayed in the noisy hotel and we liked it.

C. Although the hotel was noisy, we stayed there.

D. Because of the noise, we stayed in the hotel.

153. Although his legs were broken, he managed to get out of the car before it exploded.

A. Despite his legs to be broken, he managed to get out of the car before it exploded.

B. Despite his broken legs, he was able to get out of the car before exploding.

C. Despite his legs were broken, he managed to get out of the car before it exploded.

C. Despite of his broken legs, he managed to get out of the car before it exploded.

154. I usually drive to work, but today I go by bus.

A. Although I can drive to work, I go by bus today.

B. Although I can go by bus, I drive to work today.

C. Instead of driving to work, I go by bus today.

D. Instead of going by bus, I drive to work today.

155. The woman was too weak to lift the basket.

A. She was so weak that she couldn’t lift the basket

B. The woman shouldn’t have lift the basket because she was so weak.

C. Although she was very weak, she could lift the basket

D. The woman lift the basket, so she wasn’t very weak.

121. In spite her serve pain, she tried to walk to the auditorium to attend the lecture. 

              A            B                                C                                        D

122.Friends advised her to stop doing the housework because her old age

                                    A     B                              C            D

123. I knew him until I was a child.

           A                B      C       D

124. My friend was crazy although he was informed of the news of his mother’s death.

                                 A        B                         C                                                     D

125. Thunder is rarely heard beyond 15 miles because of temperature and wind vary at different

                                 A                                                                B                C

heights in the region around a thunderstorm.

    D

126. Despite of growing industrial activity, the majority of the American people continued to make

             A                      B                                                                                                C

their living from farming until the beginning of the twentieth century.

                           D                                    

127. Because the invention of machines such as vacuum cleaners, washing machines, women spend less

             A                                                    B                                                                                 C

time doing the housework.

                              D                                       

128. Although our grandfather was old but he could help us.

                                                    A          B         C             D

129. John didn’t go to work because of he was seriously ill.

                                A                B            C                     D

130. I’ll give him a map so as to he can find the way all right.

                A                          B              C                     D

131. He tried to explain, so she refused to listen.

                          A            B             C          D

132. He doesn't buy a ticket every day so he has a season ticketName=hwd1; HotwordStyle=None; .

                 A             B                            C                   D

133. Mrs. Green was cooking dinner but her daughter Susan was laying the table.

          A                       B                            C          D

134. Mrs. Young is big and her husband isn't.

                             A         B    C                  D

135. People in Spain are very friendly with visitors and we weren't able to speak Spanish when we stayed there.               A                          B                  C                                                           D

136. He decided not to get that job because of the salary was low

                               A                          B                          C   

137. Although the bad traffic, I managed to arrive at the meeting on time.

               A                B                                   C      D

138. In spite of my father is old, he still goes to work.

              A                              B                 C          D  

139. Though he loves her very much, but he can’t talk to her.

                             A                 B           C                       D

140. She always behaves childishly despite she has grown up.

                                  A           B            C                   D