Task 1. Choose the best answer to complete these sentences.

1. _______ he likes chocolate, he tries not to eat it.

A. as                                  B. though                           C. since                              D. despite
2. _______________ he had enough money, he refused to buy a new car.
A. In spite                          B. In spite of                      C. Despite                         D. Although
3. _______________, he walked to the station.
A. Despite being tired                                                  B. Although to be tired
C. In spite being tired                                                  D. Despite tired
4. ________________ her lack of hard work, she was promoted.
A. Because                        B. Even though                 C. In spite of                     D. Despite of
5. She left him _______________ she still loved him.
A. even if                           B. even though                  C. in spite of                      D. despite
5. B. even though
Task 2. Choose the best answer to complete these sentences.
1. Mr. Ba was late for the meeting though he took a taxi.
A. Even though taking a taxi, Mr. Ba was late for the meeting.
B. In spite of taking a taxi, but Mr. Ba was late for the meeting.
C. Mr. Ba was late for the meeting despite the fact he took a taxi.
D. Mr. Ba was late for the meeting although having taken a taxi.
2. We came to the meeting on time though the traffic was heavy.
A. Despite the traffic was heavy; we came to the meeting on time.
B. In spite of the heavy traffic, we came to the meeting on time.
C. Even though the heavy traffic, we came to the meeting on time.
D. Although the traffic was heavy, but we came to the meeting on time.
3. Although he took a taxi, Bill still arrived late for the concert.
A. Bill arrived late for the concert whether he took a taxi or not.
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. Bill took a taxi to the concert, but he couldn’t catch it.
4. Although she is rich, she can’t afford to buy the car.
A. She doesn’t have enough money to buy the car she likes.
B. Rich as she is, she can’t afford to buy the car.
C. The car is too expensive for her to buy.
D. She wants to buy the car but it costs a lot.
5. Although Sue felt tired, she stayed up late talking to Jill.
A. Despite feeling tired, Sue stayed up late talking to Jill.
B. In spite feeling tired, Sue stayed up late talking to Jill.
C. Sue wouldn’t feel tired despite staying up late talking to Jill.
D. Sue stayed up late talking to Jill. As a result, she was tired.
1. C. Mr. Ba was late for the meeting despite the fact he took a taxi.
2. B. In spite of the heavy traffic, we came to the meeting on time.
3. C. In spite of taking a taxi, Bill arrived late for the concert.
4. B. Rich as she is, she can’t afford to buy the car.
5. A. Despite feeling tired, Sue stayed up late talking to Jill.
Task 3. Choose the best answer to complete these sentences.
1. I could not eat ____ I was very hungry.
A. even though                  B. in spite                          C. despite                          D. in spite the fact that
2. In spite _____, the baseball game was not cancelled.
A. the rain                          B. of the rain                      C. it was raining                D. there was a rain
3. ______ he had enough money, he refused to buy a new car.
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A. In spite                          B. In spite of                      C. Despite                         D. Although
4. ______, he walked to the station.
A. Despite being tired       B. Although to be tired     C. In spite being tired       D. Despite tired
5. The children slept well, despite _____.
A. it was noise                   B. the noise                        C. of the noise                   D. noisy
6. She left him __________ she still loved him.
A. even if                           B. even though                  C. in spite of                      D. despite
7. _______ her lack of hard work, she was promoted.
A. In spite                          B. Even though                 C. in spite of                      D. despite of
8. _______ they are brothers, they do not look like.
A. Although                      B. Even                              C. Despite                         D. In spite of
Task 4. Viết lại câu.
1. Although Nam is not an intelligent student, he can learn very fast.
⇒ Despite / In spite of . . . . . . . . .
2. Because Hoa was rich, she could buy that house.
⇒ Because of Hoa’s richness,
3. Because the rain was so heavy, I couldn't go to school.
⇒ Because of . . . . . . . . . .
4. His father asked him to go to stay at home because he was sick.
⇒ Because of his sickness,
5. Because there was an accident, I was late.
⇒ Because of .the . accident. . . . . . . .
Task 5. Complete the sentences. Use although + a sentence from the box
I didn't speak the language he has a very important job
I had never seen her before we don't like them very much
It was quite cold the heating was on
I'd met her twice before we've known each other a long time
1. Although he has a very important job, he isn't particularly well-paid.
2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , I recognized her from a photograph.
3. She wasn't wearing a coat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4. We thought we'd better invite them to them to the party . . . . . . . . . . .
5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , I managed to make myself understood.
6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , the room wasn't warm.
7. I didn't recognize her. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
8. We're not very good friends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Task 6. Make one sentence from two. Use the word(s) in brackets in your sentences.
1. I couldn't sleep. I was very tired.
(despite) I couldn't sleep despite being vey tired.
2. They have very little money. They are happy.
(in spite of) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3. My foot was injured. I managed to walk to the nearest village.
(although) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4. I enjoyed the film. The story was silly.
(in spite of) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5. We live in the same street. We hardly ever see each other.
(despite) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6. I got very wet in the rain. I was only out for five minutes.
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Task 7. Complete the sentences, using although, despite/in spite of. Sometimes, two answers are
possible.
1. ______ the story of the film was good, I didn’t like the acting.
2. I went to see the film ______ feeling really tired.
3. I really enjoyed the Water War_____ most of my friends said it wasn’t a very good film.
4. ______ careful preparation, they had a lot of difficulties in making the film.
5. ______ the film was gripping, Tom slept from beginning to end.
Task 8. Rewrite these sentences below withh Althought, Despite, In spite. .
1. Although Bean is not an intelligent children, he can speak English very well
⇒ Despite / In spite of . . . . . . . . .
2. Because Phuong was tall, she never wear high heels
⇒ Because of . phuong’s height. . . . . . . .
3. Because the wind was so heavy, I couldn’t go to home
⇒ Because of . . . . . . . . .
4. Her mother asked her to go stay at home because she was headache
⇒ Because of her headache,
5. Because there was traffic jams, I was late.
⇒ Because of . . . . . . . . ..
Task 9. Viết lại câu.
1. She failed the University entrance exam because her grades were bad.
⇒ Because of her bad grades ,
2. Although he has a physical handicap, he has become a successful business man.
⇒ Despite . . . . . . .
3. Because of the cheap price, my wife insists on buying the Tivi.
⇒ Because the TV’s price is cheap,
4. Although it was raining heavily, we still went to school.
⇒ Despite / In spite of . . . . . . .
5. Because I studied hard, I passed the exam.
⇒ Because of . . . . . . .
Task 10. Choose the best answer to complete these sentences.
1. Last night we came to the show late _______the traffic was terrible.
A. although                        B. despite                        C. and                                  D. because
2. _______there is a lot of noise in the city, I prefer living there.
A. despite                          B. in spite of                      C. because of                     D. though
3. _______ the weather, we went sailing.
A. despite                          B. in spite of                      C. although                        D. A and B
4. _______Hudson led early, he lost the race.
A. though                          B. although                        C. even though                  D. all are correct
5. In spite of not speaking French, Mike decided to settle in Paris.
A. Even though Mike didn’t speak French, but he decided to settle in Paris.
B. Mike decided to settle in Paris despite he didn’t speak French.
C. Mike decided to settle in Paris though the fact that not speaking French.
D. Although Mike didn’t speak French; he decided to settle in Paris.