28. ______ I tried to persuade her , I didn’t succeed .

a. Because       b. So             c. Although         d. However

29. Lan woke up late _____ she didn’t have time for breakfast

a. so                 b. since         c. as                 d. though

30. I like fish ____ I don’t like catching them myself .

a. or                 b. but            c. so                 d. and

31. He had an accident ____ he was careful .

a. even though                          b. because            c. so       d. since

32. _____ it was raining , I went swimming .

a. So           b. Because         c. However      d. Although

33. Ann felt ill , ____ she insisted on going to work .

a. though          b. so              c. and               d. but

34. _____ I felt tired , I went to bed early .

a. Although      b. So             c. As                d. However

35. _____ he’s got an English name , he is German .

a. Although      b. However   c. Because       d. Since

36. They decided not to go out for a meal _____ they were too tired .

a. so                 b. because     c. but               d. if

37. We were the better team ____ we lost the match .

a. so                 b. and           c. but               d. because

38. Keith decided to give up his job ____ I advised him not to

a. because        b. however    c. although       d. since

39. ______ we were in town , we often met him .

a. For               b. Although   C. So                d. When

40 . She didn’t get the job ____ she had all the necessary qualifications .

a. because        b. although    c. so                 d. but

41. I could not eat ____ I was very hungry .

a. even though                      b. in spite    

c. despite                              d. in spite the fact that

42. In pite _____ , the baseball game was not cancelled .

a. the rain                              b. of the rain   

c. it was raining                     d. there was a rain

43. ______ he had enough money , he refused to buy a new car .

a. In spite      b. In spite of       c. Despite      d. Although

44. ______ , he walked to the station .

a. Despite being tired            b. Although to be tired

c. In spite being tired            d. Despite tired

45. The children slept well , despite _____

a. it was noise b. the noise   c. of the noise d. noisy

46. She left him __________ she still loved him .

a. even if     b. even though      c. in spite of     d. despite

47. _______ her lack of hard work , she was promoted .

a. In spite         b. Even though   c. in spite of   d. despite of

48. _______ they are brothers, they do not look like .

a. Although      b. Even         c. Despite         d. In spite of

49. We are concerned with the problem of energy resouces ________ we must also think of our environment .

a. despite         b. though      c. as though     d. but

50. ______ some Japanese women are successful in business , the  majority of Japanese  companies are run by men .

a. But               Even if          c. If                  d. As though

51. The team played on in spite of the rain

a. even if       b. if               c. in case          d. despite

52. ………….. the storm, the ship couldn’t reach its destination on time.

 A. In case of               B. In spite of               

C. Because of              D. But for

52. He was offered the job ………. he had no experience.

            A. even though                        B. despite                                 C. while                       D. however

53. We postponed the picnic ………………………

            A. because it is raining heavily                                                B. because of the raining heavily

            C. because the heavily rain it was                                D. because it was raining heavily

54. ……… her severe pain, she tried to walk to the auditorium to attend the lecture.

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

55. She went to bed early ……….. she felt tired.

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

56. I couldn’t read the letter ………..  the darkness.

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

57. The boys were punished -------------- he made many mistakes.  A. in spite of                          B. because                  

 C. even though                          D. as if

58-------------- the liberation of women, women can take part in social activities.    A. Because   B. Thanks to     C. While      D. As

59. 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

60. She decided to leave her job in the company ------------ she could earn a lot of money there.          A. because                        B. although

          C. despite                          D. since

61. 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

62. Although he took a taxi, Bill still arrived late for the concert. A. Bill arrived late for the concert because he takes a taxi.    B. Bill arrived late for the concert because of the taxi.

 C. In spite of taking a taxi, Bill arrived late for the concert.  D. Although Bill took a taxi he can’t come to the concert on time.

63. The flight was delayed -------------- the fog.

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

64. Hong  didn’t participate in the contest -------------- her lack of confidence.A. because    B. because of     C. since         D. despite

  65. He hid that letter in a draw -------------- no one could read it.       A. so that   B. because  C. although   D. in spite of

66. -------------- Tom was unable to see anything, he knew some one was in his room.       A. Because   B. In case    C. If     D. Even though

 67. -------------- other workers’ constant objection, the director dismissed the worker. A. Because  B. Because of   C. Although  D. In spite of

 68. The mother got angry because --------------.   A. her son behaved badly   B. her son's bad behavior  

   C. her son will behave badly D. her son bad behaving

 69. He lost his job -------------- his laziness.        A. due to  B. in spite of  C. despite   D. because

 70. She is looking for a new job -------------- she is tired of doing a routine job day after day.        A. since B. as   C. because          D. all are correct

71. 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.

 72. No matter how hard I tried I couldn't open the door.

A. Although I tried very hard, I couldn't open the door.

B. Although I tried very hard, I could open the door.

C. In spite of I tried very hard, I couldn't open the door.

 D.I couldn't open the door,even though trying very hard.