Bài 1: Hoàn thành những câu sau đây với although/in spite of/because/because of
1. ………….. it rained a lot, we enjoyed our holiday.

2. I went home early ………………………….. I was feeling unwell.

I went to work the next day ………………………….. I was still feeling unwell.

3. I managed to get to sleep …………………………. there was a lot of noise.

I couldn’t get to sleep ………………………. the noise.

4. …………………. all our careful plans, a lot of things went wrong.

………………….. we’d phoned everything carefully, a lot of things went wrong.

5. She only accepted the job ………………………. the salary, which was very high.

She accepted the job …………………………… the salary, which was rather low.

Bài 2: Viết lại câu với although/ in spite of/ despite/ even though/ though
1. Even though he usually tells lies, many people believe him.

2. Despite the fact that he got bad grade in the university entrance exam, he was admitted to the university.

3. Although she was out of money, she went shopping

4. In spite of missing the bus, we went to school on time.

5. Although the weather was bad, we had a wonderful holiday with a lot of interesting activities.

Bài 3: Hoàn thành các câu dưới đây bằng cách sử dụng although/ despite/ in spite of.
1………………….. the story of the film was good, I didn’t like the acting.

2. I really enjoyed the Water War…………………. most of my friends said it wasn’t a very good film.

3………………….. the film was gripping, Tom slept from beginning to end.

4. I went to see the film …………………. feeling really tired.

5………………….. careful preparation, they had a lot of difficulties in making the film.
Bài 5: Viết lại câu sao cho nghĩa không thay đổi
1. Although his friend was sick, she still went to work yesterday.

=>  ……………………………………………………………………………………….

2. Despite her unkind behavior, we still love her.

=>  ……………………………………………………………………………………….

3. Despite the fact that Tony learnt very hard, he failed this test.

=>  ……………………………………………………………………………………….

4. Her brother really enjoy this job although the salary was very low.

=>  ……………………………………………………………………………………….

5. In spite of the dirty room, Salim didn’t clean it.

=>  ……………………………………………………………………………………….

6. Although there was the traffic jam, they went to the post office.

=>  ……………………………………………………………………………………….

7. Although my uncle was tired, he still drove a hundred kilometers to the next city.

=>  ……………………………………………………………………………………….

8. The film poster is wonderful. I don’t like to see it.

=>  ……………………………………………………………………………………….