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.
