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6. They (build)………………………..that house for 5 months.

2. It is …………………… in Peru. (CELEBRATION)

3. What I like about festivals is that they show the …….…… values of different communities. (CULTURE)

4. Japanese people hold the Japanese Boy’s Day with special …………. (CELEBRATE)

5. We were _______ at the ending of the film. (MOVE)

6.  Thanksgiving is a _______ festival held in the USA and Canada. (SEASON)

7.  You should strictly obey traffic ……………… (SIGN)

8.  I don’t think Stallone is a very good …………. although he was very good in the Rocky films. (ACT)

III. Complete the sentences with the correct tense of the verbs in brackets:

1. Nam (learn) …………………………….. English for 2 years.

2. Mr. Tam used (go) ………. to work by car some years ago, but now he cycles.

3. My mum (catch)………. the bus to work every morning, but Dad drives. 

4. Listen! The children (sing)……………………………….a song.

5. Nick (attend) …………………one of the most well-known music festival last year.

6. They (build)………………………..that house for 5 months.

7. Don’t worry! She (come) ……………………….. back in a few minutes.

8. …………………..you (watch)………………….TV yesterday?

178. I found French hard at first. ………………….., I soon started to enjoy it.

A. Although                      B. Nevertheless                           C. Despite

1.        Glenne Close hasn’t won a single Oscar. She has been nominated six times, (although)

2.        Brian Stone is a famous singer. He can’t sing folk song. (despite)

3.        Some people said the film was terrible. I found it quite gripping. (Though)

4.        It was a horror film. It wasn’t frightening at all. (in spite of)

5.        The movie was a box-office failure. It had an all-star cast. (even though)

6.        The film had good reviews. It was entirely ignored by awards bodies, (despite)

7.           People criticized the movie for being too violent. The movie was a commercial success. (in spite of)

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8.        I liked it a great deal. I will likely never watch it again, (although)

9.        The film had largely negative reception. Penn was nominated for Best Actor. (despite)

10.    Critic reviews were favorable. The film was pulled early from theaters due to low ticket sales. (although)