6. She didn’t feel well, but ____________ this she went to work.
A. although B. because C. because of D. in spite of
7. He managed to win the race __________ hurting his foot before the race.
A. although B. because of C. despite of D. in spite of
8. _______ some German and British management styles are similar, there are many differences between them.
A. In spite B. In spite of C. Despite the fact that D. Despite
9. I could not eat _______ I was very hungry.
A. even though B. in spite C. despite D. in spite the fact that
10. In spite _______, the baseball game was not cancelled.
A. the rain B. of the rain C. it was raining D. there was a rain
11. _______ he had enough money, he refused to buy a new car.
A. In spite B. In spite of C. Despite D. Although
12. _______, he walked to the station.
A. Despite being tired B. Although to be tired C. In spite being tired D. Despite tired
13. The children slept well, despite _______.
A. it was noise B. the noise C. of the noise D. noisy
14. _______ her lack of hard work, she was promoted.
A. In spite B. Even though C. In spite of D. Despite of
15. _______ they are brothers, they do not look like.
A. Although B. Even C. Despite D. In spite of
16. Our new neighbors are quite nice _______ they are sometimes talkative.
A. despite B. in spite of the fact C. though D. as though
17. _______ of the difficulty, they managed to climb to the top of the mountain.
A. In spite B. Despite C. But D. Although
17. 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
18. 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
19. 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
20. John rarely sees Paul _______ they live in the same town.
A. notwithstanding + N/ ving B. despite C. in spite of D. although
21. Even though it was raining heavily, the explorers decided to continue their journey.
A. It rained so heavily that the explorers could not continue their journey.
B. The explorers put off their journey due to the heavy rain.
C. The heavy rain could not prevent the explorers from continuing their journey.
D. If it had rained heavily, the explorers would not have continued their journey.
22. 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
23. 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.
24. 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.
25. He is very rich, but he isn’t very happy.
A. Although he is very rich, but he isn’t very happy.
B. Although he is very rich, he isn’t very happy.
C. Although he isn’t very rich, but he is very happy.
D. Because he is very rich, but he isn’t very happy.
26. Despite the terrible noise, I kept on studying.
A. In spite the terrible noise, I kept on studying.
B. Although the terrible noise, I kept on studying.
C. Because of the terrible noise, I kept on studying.
D. Although it was terribly noisy, I kept on studying.
27. The flight was not delayed though it was foggy.
A. The flight was not delayed because it was foggy.
B. The flight was delayed although it was foggy.
C. The flight was delayed though it was not foggy.
D. The flight was not delayed in spite of the thick fog.
28. “We expected Larry to accept the job, but he didn’t.” is closest in meaning to “________”.
A. Larry accepted the job even though we didn’t expect so.
B. even though Larry was expected to accept the job, he didn’t.
C. Although Larry was expected to accept the job but he didn’t.
D. That Larry accepted the job was beyond our expectation.
29. She has the windows open_________it is cold outside.
A. however B. therefore C. although D. so
30. _________hard he tried, he couldn’t open the door.
6.A
7.D
8.D
9.A
10.B
11.D
12.A
13.B
14.C
15.A
16.C
17.C
18.C
19.D
20.D
21.D
22.B
23.C
24.B
25.B
26.D
27.D
28.B
29.C
30.However
6. She didn’t feel well, but ____________ this she went to work.
A. although B. because C. because of D. in spite of
7. He managed to win the race __________ hurting his foot before the race.
A. although B. because of C. despite of D. in spite of
8. _______ some German and British management styles are similar, there are many differences between them.
A. In spite B. In spite of C. Despite the fact that D. Despite
9. I could not eat _______ I was very hungry.
A. even though B. in spite C. despite D. in spite the fact that
10. In spite _______, the baseball game was not cancelled.
A. the rain B. of the rain C. it was raining D. there was a rain
11. _______ he had enough money, he refused to buy a new car.
A. In spite B. In spite of C. Despite D. Although
12. _______, he walked to the station.
A. Despite being tired B. Although to be tired C. In spite being tired D. Despite tired
13. The children slept well, despite _______.
A. it was noise B. the noise C. of the noise D. noisy
14. _______ her lack of hard work, she was promoted.
A. In spite B. Even though C. In spite of D. Despite of
15. _______ they are brothers, they do not look like.
A. Although B. Even C. Despite D. In spite of
16. Our new neighbors are quite nice _______ they are sometimes talkative.
A. despite B. in spite of the fact C. though D. as though
17. _______ of the difficulty, they managed to climb to the top of the mountain.
A. In spite B. Despite C. But D. Although
17. 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
18. 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
19. 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
20. John rarely sees Paul _______ they live in the same town.
A. notwithstanding + N/ ving B. despite C. in spite of D. although
21. Even though it was raining heavily, the explorers decided to continue their journey.
A. It rained so heavily that the explorers could not continue their journey.
B. The explorers put off their journey due to the heavy rain.
C. The heavy rain could not prevent the explorers from continuing their journey.
D. If it had rained heavily, the explorers would not have continued their journey.
22. 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
23. 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.
24. 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.
25. He is very rich, but he isn’t very happy.
A. Although he is very rich, but he isn’t very happy.
B. Although he is very rich, he isn’t very happy.
C. Although he isn’t very rich, but he is very happy.
D. Because he is very rich, but he isn’t very happy.
26. Despite the terrible noise, I kept on studying.
A. In spite the terrible noise, I kept on studying.
B. Although the terrible noise, I kept on studying.
C. Because of the terrible noise, I kept on studying.
D. Although it was terribly noisy, I kept on studying.
27. The flight was not delayed though it was foggy.
A. The flight was not delayed because it was foggy.
B. The flight was delayed although it was foggy.
C. The flight was delayed though it was not foggy.
D. The flight was not delayed in spite of the thick fog.
28. “We expected Larry to accept the job, but he didn’t.” is closest in meaning to “________”.
A. Larry accepted the job even though we didn’t expect so.
B. even though Larry was expected to accept the job, he didn’t.
C. Although Larry was expected to accept the job but he didn’t.
D. That Larry accepted the job was beyond our expectation.
29. She has the windows open_________it is cold outside.
A. however B. therefore C. although D. so
30. ____ However _____hard he tried, he couldn’t open the door.