Exercise 1: Choose the best answer to complete these sentences.

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

A. As
B Although
C. Since
D. Despite
2. _______there is a lot of noise in the city, I prefer living there.
A. despite
B. in spite of
C. becacuse of
D. Although
3. _______ the weather, we went sailing.
A. despite
B. in spite of
C. although
D. A and B
4. Last night we came to the show late _______the traffic was terrible.
A. although
B. despite
C. and
D. because
5. Lan couldnt pass the exam_______she was too lazy.
A. because
B. because of
C. although
D. in spite of
6. _______Hudson led early, he lost the race.
A. despite
B. although
C. In spite of
D. all are correct
7. _____it was raining heavily he went out without a raincoat.
A. In spite
B. In spite of
C. However
D. Although
8. _____ Mr Graham wasnt feeling very well, he went to visit his aunt as usual.
A. Although
B. However
C. Therefore
D. Still
9. He was offered the job______his qualifications were poor.
A. despite
B. in spite of
C. although
D. Because
10. She didnt get the job ____ she had all the necessary qualifications.(bng cp)
A. because
B. although
C. so
D. but
11. I could not eat ____ I was very hungry.
A. even though
B. in spite
C. despite
D. in spite the fact that
12. In pite _____, the baseball game was not cancelled.
A. the rain
B. of the rain
C. it was raining
D. there was a rain
13. ______ he had enough money, he refused to buy a new car.
A. In spite
B. In spite of
C. Despite
D. Although
14. The children slept well, despite _____.
A. it was noise
B. the noise
C. of the noise
D. noisy
15. She left him __________ she still loved him.
A. even if
B. although
C. in spite of
D. despite
16. _______ her lack of hard work, she was promoted.
A. In spite
B. Although
C. in spite of
D. despite of
17. _______ they are brothers, they do not look like.
A. Although
B. Even
C. Despite
D. In spite of
Exercise 2: Rewrite the sentences, beginning with the words in parentheses
1. She has plenty of money, but she is very mean.(xu tnh) (although)
=> ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
2. They have a car, but they rarely (him khi) use it. (although)
=> ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
3. He was innocent (v ti), but he was sent to prison. (in spite of)
=> ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
4. The traffic was bad. I arrived at the airport on time. (despite)
=> ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
5. I didnt get the job. I had all necessary qualifications. (although)

=> ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
6. We enjoyed the vacation. It rained a lot. (although)
=> ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
7. She felt sick. She went to work. (although)
=> ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
8. I was really tired. I couldnt sleep. (although)
=> ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
9. He is very rich. He isnt happy. (although)
=> ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
10. She couldnt answer the question. She is very intelligent. (though)
=> ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Exercise 3: Rewrite the sentences, using although or in spite of.
1. Although the salary (tin lng) was low, he accepted the job.
=> Despite ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
2. In spite of the bad weather, they went out for dinner.
=> Although ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
3. In spite of his hard work, Ba he failed his exam.
=> Although ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
4. In spite of the heavy rain, we decided to go to see the match.
=> Although ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
5. Even though it was raining, I still went to school on time.
=>In spite of ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................
6. The house isnt nice, but I like the garden.
=> Even though .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................

ALTHOUGH, IN SPITE OF, DESPITE

1. Mnh ch s nhng b
Definition: L mnh ch s tng phn gia hai mnh trong cu.

Although

+ Clause (S + V )

Ex1: He was lazy. He passed the test.

-> Although he was lazy, he passed the test.
Ex2: We had a picnic. The weather was bad.
-> Although the weather was bad, we had a picnic
2. Cm t ch s nhng b
Bt u bng IN SPITE OF/ DESPITE (mc d) sau n l mt cm t (phrase) c th l cm
danh t hoc cum danh ng t.

IN SPITE OF/ DESPITE

+ phrase (noun phrase/ gerund phrase

Ex1: Despite studying hard, he failed the final test.

Ex2: We had a picnic in spite of the bad weather.
3. Cch i mt mnh thnh cm t
Ex1: Although he was lazy, he passed the test.
Despite his laziness, he passed the test.
Ex 2:
Although the driver was careless, the car didnt crash
The car didnt crash in spite of the drivers carelessness.
Ex 3: Although he studied hard, he didnt passed the test.
In spite of studying hard, he didnt passed the test.
Ex 4: Although there were many people there, they couldnt rescue him.
Despite many people there, they couldnt rescue him.