Bài 1. Chọn đáp án đúng nhất cho các câu dưới đây.

1. _____ Lisa likes ice cream, she tries not to buy it.
A. As             B .Though         C. Since         D. Despite
2. In spite _____ , the basketball game was not postponed.  
A. the rain         
B. of the rain       
C. it was raining       
D. there was a rain
3. ______ he could afford , he refused to buy a new car .  
A. In spite        B. In spite of          
C. Despite           D. Although 
4. Mrs.Johnson couldn’t come to the meeting on time, though she
took a taxi.
A. Even though taking a taxi, Mrs Jonhson couldn’t come to the
meeting on time.
B. In spite of taking a taxi, but Mrs.Johnson couldn’t come to the
meeting on time.
C. Mrs Jonhson couldn’t come to the meeting on time despite he
took a taxi
D. Mrs Jonhson couldn’t come to the meeting on time although
having taken a taxi.
5.  _______ they are twins, they do not look alike . 
A. Although   B    B. Even             C. Despite            D. In spite of 
6. Even though Taylor had a cough and running nose, she still
went to Rihana's concert.
A. In spite of her  cough and running nose, Taylor went to
Rihana’s concert.
B. Taylor had a cough and running nose because she went to
Rihana’s concert.
C. Taylor went to Rihana’s concert despite having a cough and
running nose. (despite having had a cough)
D. Taylor had a cough and running nose. However, she went to
Rihana’s concert. (2 sentences)
7. ___________ the heavy rain, the flight still takes off.
A. In terms of     B. Regarded as     C. In spite of     D. Because of
8. I won’t change my decision _________what you say.
A. whether         B. no matter         C. because         D. although
9. In spite of not being fluent Chinese , Cealan decided to live in
Beijing.
A. Eventhough Cealan wasn’t fluent in Chinese, but he decided to
live in Beijing.
B. Cealan decided to live in Paris despite he wasn’t fluent Chinese.
C. Cealan decided to live in Chinese though the fact that not fluent
Chinese.
D. Although Cealan wasn't fluent Chinese; he decided to live in
Beijing.
10. Janny is a successful model even though the fact that she is
short.
A. Short as she is, Janny is a successful model
B. In spite of she is short, Janny is a successful model.
C. Janny is a successful model much as short.
D. Much to she is short, Janny is a successful model.
Bài 2. Viết lại các câu sau, sử dụng từ gợi ý 
1. Jessica studied very hard. Jessica didn’t get a high mark.
→ No
matter________________________________________________
2. In spite of the expensive cost , my friend decided to buy that
dress. 
→ Even
though______________________________________________
3. Although it snows heavily, his house is very warm. 
→
Despite_______________________________________________
___
4. In spite of his 40 years (his 40-year age/his age of 40), he still
looks very young. 
→ Even
though______________________________________________
5. She is going on a diet but she can’t lose any weight.
→However____________________________________________
_____
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Bài tập vận dụng: trừ câu 1,2